Powell Allays Fears on U.S. Tsunami Casualties
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell tried to allay fears that thousands of Americans may have lost their lives in the Asian tsunami, saying he did not believe "the numbers will be anything like what some of our fellow nations have suffered over the last week."
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Florida Governor Jeb Bush, witnessing firsthand the devastation wrought by the Asian tsunami yesterday, described their shock at the scale of the destruction and pledged to speed aid flights to needy areas.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  Monday he did not expect U.S. financial aid for tsunami-hit  Asian nations to increase for now as he visited the region  after criticism that Washington's initial response was slow and  stingy.
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The United States is condemning Thursday&#39;s terrorist attacks in Egypt&#39;s Sinai peninsula &quot;in the strongest terms.&quot; Secretary of State Colin Powell telephoned condolences to the foreign minister of Israel, whose citizens made up most of the casualties.
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Colin Powell says the US will not desert tsunami survivors, as he visits Indonesia, where most lives were lost.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  on Friday rejected suggestions that Washington was trying to  edge out the United Nations as leader of the international  relief effort for the Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, seeking to raise the American profile in the international relief effort in Asia, will tour devastated parts of the region next week to
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WASHINGTON -- Ahead of his firsthand look at the devastation from the tsunamis, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday the United States has responded appropriately to what he called one of the world's greatest catastrophes.
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TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Jeb Bush will travel to southeast Asia with Secretary of State Colin Powell and visit the areas devastated by tsunamis, his office said Thursday.
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An effort by the United States, Japan,  India and Australia to coordinate tsunami relief will be  disbanded and folded into the broader U.N.-led operations,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday.
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SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I wanted to give you an update on the situation in South Asia as a result of the tsunami and the loss of life that was so tragic.
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PHUKET, Thailand  - The United States will help  the millions devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami rebuild  their lives, but an effort on the scale of the Marshall Plan is  probably not needed, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on  Tuesday.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, criticized for  his slow reaction to the Asian tsunami disaster, said on  Thursday he would send a delegation led by Secretary of State  Colin Powell to the region on Sunday to assess the need for  U.S. assistance.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell reached out to Indonesia on Wednesday to accelerate the pace of dealing with human rights violations committed during 1999 violence in East Timor that killed 1,500 people.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell tried Wednesday to allay fears that thousands of Americans may have died in the South Asian tsunami, saying he did not believe "the numbers will be anything like what some of our fellow nations have suffered over the last week."
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said on  Tuesday he hoped American aid for Asia's tsunami victims would  strengthen U.S. and regional security by removing any  discontent that could fuel terrorism.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has backed debt relief for Asian countries devastated by this week&#39;s killer tsunami, and said Washington was ready to play a major role in the long term recovery.