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On top of extra defence spending and emergency disaster relief already approved by Congress, there is strong support for more spending and tax cuts.
ECONOMIST: Interest rates
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The decision, according to a Manx government spokesman, "does not preclude emergency or disaster relief".
BBC: Isle of Man to end financial aid to India
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Dozens of other applications have been mapped out for U.S. and foreign military users ranging from peacekeeping support, emergency and disaster relief, search and rescue, medical evacuation, drug interdiction and other post-Cold War priority missions.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Peace dividend on wings of the Osprey
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The international community is trying to help Myanmar recover from the catastrophic cyclone that struck last weekend, but the reclusive military government there continues to make it hard for disaster relief teams and emergency supplies to enter the country.
NPR: U.S. Gets Mixed Signals on Helping Myanmar
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Global health and disaster relief nonprofit AmeriCares has an emergency response team helping in Oklahoma.
CNN: Tornadoes rip through heartland again: How to help
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In nearby Pakistan, however, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority, which coordinates emergency relief, said the death toll was 39 so far.
WSJ: Strong Quake Hits Southeastern Iran
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In case of a national emergency, Americans are most trusting in local law enforcement in case of a shooting (58%), the FBI in case of a terrorist attack (53%), the Centers for Disease Control in case of a pandemic (49%), and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in case of a natural disaster (45%).
FORBES: Americans Neither Worried Nor Prepared In Case of a Disaster: SUNYIT-Zogby Analytics Poll
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In nearby Pakistan, however, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority, which is tasked with coordinating emergency relief, said the death toll was much higher, at 39 so far.
WSJ: Strong Quake Hits Southeastern Iran