Newstream.com Digest: American Red Cross Liberty Fund Spending Plans, Batman for a Dime, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 27, 2001 American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. Will Spend More Than $300 Million By Year-End From Liberty Fund, Exceeding Its Commitment for September 11 Aid to Families The American Red Cross announced that it will spend $317.5 million by year-end from the Liberty Disaster Fund, more than it promised just over one month ago, on aid to more than 36,000 families affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks. The American Red Cross also announced that former United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell George Mitchell may refer to:
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