Bush Says Tsunami Aid Helps U.S. Image
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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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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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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday that American aid to the stricken Indian Ocean region and other foreign assistance programs can help turn the developing world away from terrorism and thus strengthen US security.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday a $35 million U.S. pledge for victims of the Asian  tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions America was  stingy were "misguided and ill-informed."
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The Bush administration took steps Thursday to counter increasing criticism that it squandered an opportunity to show global leadership by responding too slowly -- and with too little relief aid -- to the tsunami disaster that has devastated southern Asia
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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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President Bush, savoring his healer-in-chief role, spent Monday promoting U.S. aid to Africa where a mere mosquito bite can be fatal
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President Bush on Monday tapped two former presidents &#151; his father, President George H.W. Bush, and his predecessor, President Clinton &#151; to lead a nationwide, private fund-raising campaign to help victims of the Asian tsunamis.
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President George W. Bush said that US aid to tsunami victims will help defeat extremists who have convinced Muslims around the world that the United States is the enemy.
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President George W. Bush expressed the sympathy of the United States for the victims of a major earthquake in Indonesia, and pledged help in recovery efforts.
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President Bush will send a delegation headed by Secretary of State Colin Powell and the president&#39;s brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, to the tsunami-affected region on Sunday to assess
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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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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday the United States' initial grant of $35 million in  the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was  "only the beginning of our aid."
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday that a $35 million U.S. pledge for victims of the  Asian tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions  America was stingy were "misguided and ill-informed."
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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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US President George W. Bush, trying to soften his image overseas as a heavy-handed unilateralist, is using his annual address to the United Nations to offer up a brighter vision
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President Bush signed legislation on Friday giving Americans an early tax break for donations to charities supporting Asian tsunami relief efforts.