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To: Snowshoe who wrote (72142)	1/20/2010 9:51:38 PM
From: carranza2	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Brazil is still a Scroogian miser compared to the US: UNITED STATES: $130 million in aid, according to USAID. Has sent more than 11,200 military personnel, 265 government medical personnel, five Navy ships, five Coast Guard cutters and seven cargo planes to assist in aid delivery, support and evacuations. Has delivered more than 90,000 pounds of aid and supplies and is managing operations at the Port-au-Prince airport. BRAZIL: $19 million in aid pledged. Eighteen flights have delivered 200 tons of aid including food, water, tents, medicine, a hospital and medical equipment. Forty six medical doctors and nurses have been sent, along with 50 firefighters who specialize in search and rescue using search dogs. Nearly 1,300 Brazilian U.N. peacekeepers are working in rescue operations