The Tsunami Tragedy: How the U.S. is Responding and Providing Relief : Briefing Before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, January 26, 2005U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005 - 107 pagini |
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... Sri Lanka during the course of our visit , and we spent 2 hours flying over the region in the helicopter to assess the damages , especially in Sri Lanka . In Sri Lanka , more than 30,000 people are dead , and as a result of this tragedy ...
... Sri Lanka during the course of our visit , and we spent 2 hours flying over the region in the helicopter to assess the damages , especially in Sri Lanka . In Sri Lanka , more than 30,000 people are dead , and as a result of this tragedy ...
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... Sri Lanka , Thailand and other affected nations . Yet so much needs to be done . I certainly commend the Governments of Thailand and India for recently announcing that they would provide relief and rehabilita- tion packages , including ...
... Sri Lanka , Thailand and other affected nations . Yet so much needs to be done . I certainly commend the Governments of Thailand and India for recently announcing that they would provide relief and rehabilita- tion packages , including ...
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... Sri Lanka during the course of our visit and the Senator and I spent two hours flying over the region in a helicopter to assess the damage . In Sri Lanka , more than 30,000 people are dead as a result of this tragedy . Over 115,000 are ...
... Sri Lanka during the course of our visit and the Senator and I spent two hours flying over the region in a helicopter to assess the damage . In Sri Lanka , more than 30,000 people are dead as a result of this tragedy . Over 115,000 are ...
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... Sri Lanka , in Phuket , and of course in Aceh . He did a tremendous job and , I think , served our Committee and our Congress so admirably . And it was a bipartisan group . It was made up of disparate Members with various expertise ...
... Sri Lanka , in Phuket , and of course in Aceh . He did a tremendous job and , I think , served our Committee and our Congress so admirably . And it was a bipartisan group . It was made up of disparate Members with various expertise ...
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... Sri Lanka that were mounted with rubble , vast stretches of the Acehnise coast were wiped nearly clean . Entire towns had been seemingly swal- lowed by the sea , leaving only bare foundations where numerous homes and buildings had once ...
... Sri Lanka that were mounted with rubble , vast stretches of the Acehnise coast were wiped nearly clean . Entire towns had been seemingly swal- lowed by the sea , leaving only bare foundations where numerous homes and buildings had once ...
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Pagina 39 - Commission, agreed to a 10-year implementation plan for a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).
Pagina 8 - Member, for any opening comment he might have. [The prepared statement of Mr. Smith of New Jersey follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND...
Pagina 41 - ... global economic slowdown, further reducing growth rates. It has now become all the more urgent to enhance collaboration among all stakeholders to promote sustained economic growth and to address the long-term challenges of financing for development. Our resolve to act together is stronger than ever. 6. Each country has primary responsibility for its own economic and social development, and the role of national policies and development strategies cannot be overemphasized.
Pagina 49 - Thank you. Mr. Smith. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to welcome our panel.
Pagina 2 - The committee will come to order. Good morning and welcome to today's hearing on the use of steroids by young women to enhance athletic performance and body image.
Pagina 93 - I want to thank all of the members of the panel for their testimony today.
Pagina 23 - His decorations include the Legion of Merit with three gold stars, the Meritorious Service Medal with one gold star, the Navy Commendation Medal with one gold star, and the Navy Achievement Medal.
Pagina 43 - FOR ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS, US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE General ALLEN.
Pagina 24 - FAA consults with the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and other federal agencies...
Pagina 6 - Indian seismologist, it is estimated that the energy released from the tsunami itself was 350 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 and the earthquake which caused the tsunami had the power of 32,000 hydrogen bombs.