Presidents Call on U.S. to Help Tsunami Survivors
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U.S. presidents past and present  appealed to Americans on Monday to help victims of the Asian  tsunami as one of the biggest aid efforts in history struggled  to bring food and water to millions of desperate survivors.
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President Bush signed messages of condolence Monday at embassies of the four nations hit hardest by the tsunami. The messages also were signed by First Lady Laura Bush and former Presidents Clinton and Bush. Here is what the president wrote in each book:
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The United States has received official requests for help from five of the 11 countries hit by the tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The State Department said so far the governments of Indonesia, Maldives, Somalia
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President Bush welcomed newly elected members of Congress to town Monday with a call "to achieve big things," beginning with help for foreigners devastated by the tsunami.
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The United States is moving on several fronts toward a global tsunami warning system following the Asian catastrophe.
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CRAWFORD - President Bush announced Wednesday that the United States would head a group of nations coordinating relief to areas devastated by Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunami, while defending the speed and scope of the American response to the tragedy.
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THE President of Sri Lanka and the leader of the countryâs rebel Tamil Tigers have appealed for international assistance after the tsunami left at least 4,300 dead and made up to one million people homeless.
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Ohio Gov. Bob Taft is asking Ohioans to reach into their pockets to help victims of the Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster. In a statement, Taft asked for cash donations to be made to the American Red Cross International Response Fund.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - President Bush said U.S.  aid efforts after Asia's killer tsunami would improve the U.S.  image in the Muslim world as fears receded that diseases and  infections could kill many thousands of survivors.
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Former U.S. President  Bill Clinton said on Saturday that Indonesia's Aceh province  needed full recovery from both the deadly tsunami of 2005 and  decades of civil conflict, urging follow-through on elections  and a peace plan.
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COLLINSVILLE, Ill.  - President Bush, who called  on Americans this week to make a donation to help victims of  the Asian tsunami, has contributed $10,000 himself, the White  House said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON/JAKARTA  - U.S. presidents past and  present appealed to all Americans Monday to aid victims of the  Asian tsunami, as rescuers struggled to get food and water to  those clinging to life on shattered coastlines.
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U.S. officials held a conference call Sunday to discuss ways to aid the south Asian countries inundated by the Indian Ocean tsunami. A White House statement said aid had begun flowing to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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President Bush said U.S. aid efforts following Asia's killer tsunami would improve America's image in the Muslim world as fears receded that diseases and infections could kill many thousands of survivors.
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President Bush is sending condolences and promising aid to those affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake that spawned massive tidal waves felt from Indonesia to Sri Lanka.
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The United States will play a leading role in the international relief operation after the Asian tsunami disaster, the White House vowed Monday.
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The United States will respond to the unprecedented international catastrophe caused by the tsunamis that engulfed nations on the Indian Ocean.