Elder Bush, Clinton to lead tsunami aid effort
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President George W. Bush put his father, George Bush, and his predecessor, Bill Clinton, in charge of efforts to raise private US donations for countries devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunamis.
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President Bush faces a daunting array of challenges -- complicated by Asia's tsunami disaster -- that will be pivotal in determining how much momentum he can generate for the intensely ambitious agenda of his second term.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush, seeking to highlight America's concern over the Asian disaster, named his father and his predecessor yesterday to spearhead a private fund-raising campaign to help victims of last month's tsunamis, calling on Americans to ''contribute as they are able to do so."
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under pressure  over the pace and scale of American aid to Asian tsunami  victims, abruptly raised the U.S. contribution to $350 million  on Friday, 10 times the amount pledged just two days ago.
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Crawford, Texas -- President Bush said Wednesday the United States would spearhead a worldwide effort to provide financial, military and humanitarian assistance to the Asian nations devastated by one of the world&#39;s deadliest natural disasters.
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President George W Bush and two of his predecessors call on US citizens to aid the Asian tsunami's victims.
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President Bush pledged a long-term  U.S. commitment to helping the tsunami-hit nations of South  Asia on Monday and said the Banda Aceh area of Indonesia is  going to require the most intense effort.
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Former US President Bill Clinton is due to visit the region of southern India worst hit by the 2004 tsunami.
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US President George W. Bush on Wednesday will visit disaster-relief efforts in Florida as he makes his way to the first debate of the 2004 White House race, his spokesman said.
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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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President Bush on Saturday offered a long list of ways the United States is trying to help victims of the deadly tsunami in South Asia.
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President Bush assembled a four-nation coalition to organize humanitarian relief for Asia and made clear Wednesday the United States will help bankroll long-term rebuilding in the region leveled by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.
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United States President George Bush was tonight accused of trying to undermine the United Nations by setting up a rival coalition to coordinate relief following the Asian tsunami disaster.
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Former U.S. President Bill  Clinton has been chosen as a special U.N. envoy to ensure the  reconstruction effort for the Asian tsunami victims remains a  high-profile operation, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration will seek $950 million in federal aid for the areas affected by the Asian tsunami, nearly tripling a previous commitment of $350 million that was announced when the administration was under fire for what critics called a sluggish response to the crisis.
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Breaking his holiday silence, President Bush promised a long-range American commitment today to help countries battered by earthquake-spawned waves.
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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.