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March 13, 2005

Ex-Presidents Golf for Tsunami Relief

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Former Presidents Bush and Clinton played golf last week in an event that raised money for tsunami relief in southeast Asia.

U.S. citizens and corporations have donated more than $1.1 billion for tsunami relief, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. The U.S. government has pledged about $950 million.

Clinton said the donations have earned the United States goodwill in Indonesia. He said a State Department survey he received Tuesday showed Osama bin Laden's popularity had fallen from 58 percent to 23 percent in the country since the tsunami.

"There is now a plurality in Indonesia that believes America should lead the war on terror, the first Muslim country to believe that," Clinton said. "When they were asked why, everyone cited because of the way America responded with tsunami relief. They know we had no ulterior motives. They know all these contributions came on a totally human level."

 

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Posted on March 13, 2005 06:22 PM by Recove56.
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