[Mb-civic] U.S. Aid Generous and Stingy

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U.S. Aid Generous and Stingy 
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It depends on how the numbers are crunched -- total dollars or a slice of the overall economy.

By Sonni Efron
Times Staff Writer

December 31 2004

WASHINGTON — Americans think of themselves as the most generous people on Earth. So to many, it came as a shock to hear that the U.S. response to the southern Asian tsunami this week was considered stingy. 

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