House approves hurricane aid, sends to Bush (Reuters)
5th Sep 2005, 11:45 GMT
Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives sent a $10.5-billion downpayment on rescue and recovery efforts in the hurricane-devastated Gulf Coast to President George W. Bush on Friday and promised to make much more relief money available in coming weeks.
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