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rooboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 12:36 PM
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Germany ups aid to $900m
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder has confirmed his country will give almost $900 million dollars for tsunami relief.

The increase makes Germany the biggest international donor so far.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has also flagged a much greater contribution from his Government.

"My estimate is that we will end up needing to spend probably several hundred million pounds," he said.

"So we will far and away more than match the generosity of the British people, that has been remarkable."

Public and private contributions to tsunami relief now total over $4 billion.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1277181.htm
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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 12:38 PM
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1. Damn that Old Europe!
How dare they be more generous than us!
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Barkley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 12:49 PM
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2. Good, Old Europe! -nt
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Gothmog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 12:52 PM
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3. Way to to Europe
This may put some pressure for Bush to increase our contributions.
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gnofg Donating Member (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 12:56 PM
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4. funny
We are saying we are so generous. Instead of just us vs. Germany How about us vs. all of europe. We suck in comparison
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 12:58 PM
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5. LOL-there goes the "What is GERMANY doing?" line from radio callers
I have heard that several times on a local station.
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 12:59 PM
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6. *cough*
Australian *cough*


Yes, I should do something about my cold.
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robcon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:00 PM
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7. Sounds like a competition to spend - and that's good.
But it matters a lot how that money is spent. There are a lot of agencies and organizations with their hands out. Let's see if the money is spent wisely.
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rooboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:07 PM
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10. I somehow doubt that concern for how the money is spent...
is the cause of President Bush's 'fiscal caution'.
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OKNancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:01 PM
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8. Sort of a duplicate
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1121101

???
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:07 PM
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12. it is a dupe
This one is in Australian Dollars.

But the original (actually there are several, including one locked "real" original from monday) deserves a kick ;-).
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alexisfree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:03 PM
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9. funny CNN
has the info in very tiny little space regarding the help from Germany and the 3 minutes silence in Europe!...FOX forget it they have Powell being a christian willing victim...:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: oh america you got to love this madness!!
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goforit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:07 PM
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11. Whoooo Hoooooooo!!!!.........Go Germany!!Win the hearts of the world!!
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:47 PM
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13. As I recall, Germany has a population of around 85 million. Hmm.
That means on a per-capita basis they are being MUCH more generous that some other nation states which shall not be mentioned.
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lebkuchen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:20 PM
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14. Is the US still at the embarrassing $350 million contribution level?
I'd like to see France match Germany. This is the EU's time to fill the world leadership vacuum left by the US. They shouldn't squander it.
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