America Gets Behind Tsunami Relief Effort

"Where's my Mai Tai?"
Spin control goes into overdrive as politicos attempt to soften America's warhawk image by parlaying the Southeast Asia tsunami disaster, or as it's referred to in the oval office, "Operation Save Face," into a world popularity ratings bonanza.
White House spokesman Clunt Sazzy says that "while the President is grief stricken over the suffering, it's all relative."

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