U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland backed down his comments about rich nations being stingy in contribution to a relief crisis. United States Secretary of State Colin Powell pledged more money to the relief efforts from the tsunami crisis. United States is currently one of the highest contributors to foreign aid in the world.
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