Obama says US working on new ways to screen passengers for Ebola

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U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks at the dedication of the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, near the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, October 5, 2014.

Obama told reporters he also planned to step up pressure on large countries, which he did not identify by name, to contribute aid to West African nations struggling to contain the worst outbreak of Ebola on record.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Steve Holland; Editing by Peter Cooney)