US: Bush seeks $950 million in tsunami aid
President Bush said Wednesday he will ask Congress for an additional $600 million to aid victims of the December 26 tsunami that ravaged parts of southern Asia.
That aid would be in addition to the $350 million the United States already has pledged, according to a written statement from the White House.
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Andrew Natsios, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, told reporters Wednesday that the $950 million humanitarian pledge would represent "the most generous and the most extensive in American history for the U.S. government."
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That aid would be in addition to the $350 million the United States already has pledged, according to a written statement from the White House.
[...]
Andrew Natsios, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, told reporters Wednesday that the $950 million humanitarian pledge would represent "the most generous and the most extensive in American history for the U.S. government."
Read the Full Article from CNN
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