Special
Ambassador
for Tsunami
Relief
Dr. Allan Schwartz, chief of cardiology at New York-Presbyterian
Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, says Mr. Clinton
passed a stress test with "flying colors" before he embarked on a
recent trip to areas of Asia devastated by the tsunami. But Dr.
Schwartz says the former U.S. leader was becoming increasing
short of breath during routine exercise.
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are anxiously awaiting your ambassadorial role
for the tsunami survivors. Best wishes for a
speedy recovery. Thank you for all that you do,"
Recovering from Successful Surgery [VOA News]
Doctors in New York say they expect former U.S. President Bill
Clinton to make a full recovery from a surgical procedure, lasting
almost four hours, to drain fluid from his left lung and remove scar
tissue. The doctors expect Mr. Clinton to be walking within 24
hours.
Doctors say the fluid and scar tissue are an uncommon
complication resulting from the quadruple bypass surgery Mr.
Clinton had just six months ago.
sense of a community of man,"
Brief Bush on Tsunami Relief " [VOA News]
The report basically says that these people have done an
unbelievable job dealing with their losses and cleaning up, but
there is a lot of work yet to be done, particularly in the hardest-hit
countries," he said.
Mr. Clinton says everywhere they went people came up and
thanked them for the help extended by Americans, from the aid
workers, to the troops who distributed emergency supplies, to
those who donated money and time to tsunami relief charities.
Former President Bush, the current president's father, says
attitudes toward the United States have changed and cites a new
poll conducted in Indonesia.
"And it is a dramatic change," he said. "They have seen the
kindness, the outpouring of support for the tsunami victims. That
has turned public opinion very much in favor of the United States."
USAID launched a program called “Cash for work”:
Photos by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai.
projects a lot of differences can be resolved,"
President Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush concluded their
three-day visit to tsunami-ravaged countries with a tour of
devastation in Sri Lanka and Maldives. They believe a total of $11
billion will be needed to complete recontruction throughout the
affected Indian Ocean nations, and about $4-5 billion dollars more
in donations is needed.
The Presidents also noted the damage goes beyond the physical
devastation to homes, buildings and fishing fleets. While visiting a
children's trauma-counseling center in Weligama, Sri Lanka and
viewing drawings by the young survivors, President Clinton said,
"There was a lot of emotional damage here that's not visible to the
eye, and it's most pronounced for these children."
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