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Former U.S. president Clinton looks out onto areas of Bolivar Peninsula that were affected by Hurricane Ike
14 Oct 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton looks out onto areas of Bolivar Peninsula that were affected by Hurricane Ike as he tours the area by helicopter with former president George H.W. Bush, October 14, 2008, in Port Bolivar, Texas. The two former presidents have created the Bush-Clinton Coastal Recovery Fund to focus on long-term recovery efforts all along the Gulf coast. The effort is patterned after their previous partnerships to help survivors of the Indonesian tsunami and of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. REUTERS/Smiley N. Pool/Pool (UNITED STATES)
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Former U.S. president George H.W. Bush (R) and former Secretary of State James Baker III tour areas affected by Hurricane Ike by helicopter October 14, 2008, in Crystal Beach, Texas. Bush ...


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