Bush Raises Tsunami Aid Tenfold to $350 Million
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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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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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President Bush and two former U.S.  presidents, George Bush and Bill Clinton, made a joint appeal  on Monday for "every American" to contribute money to help  victims of the South Asia tsunami.
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Private US donations to aid tsunami victims reportedly passed 337 million dollars and could soon dwarf the 350 million dollars pledged by the federal government, while European governments marshaled additional resources to bolster relief operations.
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US President George W Bush seeks to boost US aid to the tsunami-hit nations to a total of $950m (Â£511m).
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The United States expects to provide  an initial $15 million in aid for victims of a devastating  tsunami in Asia and has already released $400,000, a top U.S.  aid official said on Monday.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - 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 used his weekly radio  address on Saturday to urge Americans to keep opening their  wallets for South Asia tsunami victims as he prepared to get an  assessment of what further help is needed.
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The United States will fulfill its pledge of &#36;350 million in tsunami relief and add more if necessary to a total that is "more than generous," Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday.
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Former President George H.W. Bush has appealed for nearly $100 million in aid for survivors of last year's South Asia earthquake, saying tens of thousands face another winter living in tents.
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President Bush is sending a high-level delegation to Asia to assess needs in areas most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami. Secretary of State Colin Powell and the president&#39;s brother, Jeb Bush, will lead the group.
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African nations and citizens to date raise $5m to help the tens of thousands affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami.
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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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US aid to victims of an earthquake that sent deadly waves crashing onto shores in Asia and Africa has been doubled to $35 million and is likely to be much more in an international
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President Bush expressed his "sincere condolences" Sunday to the victims of the massive earthquake and tidal waves that hit southern and southeast Asia. Officials said U.S. relief efforts already were underway.
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LONDON  - Britons have so far raised the equivalent of nearly 30 million US dollars for victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, matching the sum pledged a day earlier by their government, charities announced.
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United States President George W Bush said on Wednesday the United States&#39; initial grant of $US35 million in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was &quot;only the beginning of our help&quot; but he did not announce an immediate increase in aid