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NEWS ABOUT: Laura Bush

Laura Bush stories: 51 news summaries

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 Laura Bush: 
 Obama Doing 
 a Good Job 

Former first lady addresses school speech controvery in CNN interview

Sep 8, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's doing a good job, Laura Bush tells CNN during a wide-ranging chat yesterday about life after the White House. "I think he has got a lot on his plate, and he has tackled a lot to start with," she said, "and that has probably... More »

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education • Michelle Obama • Laura Bush • speech • first lady • George W. Bush • President Obama • schoolchildren

(AP) - Michelle Obama's performance as first lady is getting high marks from her predecessor, Laura Bush. Speaking after a change-of-command ceremony for the USS Texas submarine in Connecticut, Bush said today she's watched the current first lady from afar and is impressed. More »

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Bush administration • Michelle Obama • Laura Bush • first lady • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama

Interview

Laura Bush: Sotomayor a 'Good Nominee'

Former first lady says hubby is too gracious
to attack Obama

Jun 8, 09 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - George and Laura Bush aren’t interested in criticizing the new administration, Laura Bush tells ABC News, and she actually supports Sonia Sotomayor. The former first lady called Sotomayor “a very interesting and good nominee,” adding, “As a woman, I’m proud that there might be another... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • torture • Michelle Obama • Laura Bush • first lady • Sonia Sotomayor

 'Candid' 
 Laura Bush 
 Tells Her Story 

Met with historians to discuss her little-known legacy

May 24, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shortly before the election last November, Laura Bush sought to shape her somewhat hazy legacy. The former first lady spoke to historians, reporters, and other DC insiders in a 3-hour “legacy lunch,” at which she was called “candid,” “funny,” and “open” as she... More »

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women's rights • Laura Bush • literacy • history • historian • first lady • legacy

Condi Commands Same Speaking Fee as Ex-Boss

$150,000 price tag shows Bush may not be  biggest star of his own administration

Apr 17, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice isn't playing second fiddle to George W. Bush any longer: The former secretary of state charges a $150,000 speaking fee—the same as her old boss, The Hill reports. Rice will even get a jump on the former president later this month when she addresses the Economic... More »

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Bush administration • Condoleezza Rice • Laura Bush • David Plouffe • Tucker Carlson • speaking engagements • Paul Begala • George W. Bush • speaking fee • Washington Speakers Bureau

Bush's Simpler New Life Has No Talk of 'L Word' (Legacy)

He moves firmly among the 33% who supported him

Apr 11, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush began his new life in an "insulated bubble" the day he left Washington toting a plane of teary-eyed friends watching a rosy video tribute on the Bush era. Low approval ratings? Bah. "He lives squarely in the remaining 33%" who supported him, writes Washington Post's Eli... More »

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Texas • Laura Bush • Dallas • retirement • Bush legacy • George W. Bush

 Condi Last Hope for 
 'Suicidal' Bush: Tabloid 

'Midnight calls' to Rice sustain ex-president, 'estranged' from Laura

Apr 1, 09 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - On the brink of suicide and estranged from his wife, George Bush is leaning on his former secretary of state to ease his pain, the Globe tabloid reports. The "broken and desperate" Dubya has been dialing Condoleezza Rice, who, of course, "many believe was his secret lover,"... More »

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suicide • Condoleezza Rice • Laura Bush • tabloids • George W. Bush

Obama's Big Speech? 'Totally Forgot,' Says Laura Bush

Life's on different pace for former first couple

Feb 27, 09 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Post-White House life is decidedly less hectic for the Bushes—so much so that Laura “totally forgot” to watch President Obama’s address to Congress, People reports. “It came and went and I didn't even think about it,” the former first lady said in an interview with... More »

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Laura Bush • State of the Union Address • first lady • George W. Bush • former presidents

 Bush on Brink, Says Tabloid


Feb 18, 09 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Former President George W. Bush is “depressed and paranoid,” even “suicidal,” proclaims the tabloid glossy the Globe. Yes, “insiders fear” that the erstwhile leader of the free world will terminate himself: He’s “boozing up a storm,” and is “terrified of... More »

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suicide • depression • Laura Bush • rumor • George W. Bush • former presidents • British tabloids • President Obama

glossies

 Gangbangers 
 Struggle to 
 Leave 'the 
 Life' 

On road to rehabilitation, even success stories are bumpy

Feb 8, 09 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Job-hunting and laser tattoo removal are painful parts of leaving an LA street gang, but nothing compared to the lure of going back, Newsweek reports. Gabriel, 29, wandered into a gang rehabilitation center to leave "the life," but only stopped getting "G'd up" with his homeys... More »

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crime • Laura Bush • gangs • Los Angeles • tattoos • gangsters

Bush Gets Misty-Eyed During Anthem

Ex-president pops up
at women's college
hoops game in Waco

Jan 30, 09 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - In his first public appearance since Barack Obama’s inauguration, George W. Bush took in a women’s basketball game Wednesday at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, about 25 miles from their Crawford ranch. Bush received applause when he and Laura walked onto the court, and seemed to almost tear... More »

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Texas • basketball • NCAA basketball • Laura Bush • Baylor University • George W. Bush • former presidents • national anthem

 Hometown Crowd 
 Greets Bush in Texas 

'We're back, and we're here to stay,' says ex-Prez

Jan 20, 09 8:33 PM CST
(Newser) - George W. and Laura Bush arrived in Texas today amid the cheering of a crowd waving “W” signs, CNN reports. The former first couple touched down in Midland, Laura’s hometown and the former president’s childhood home, as country stars including Rodney Atkins and the Gatlin Brothers performed.... More »

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Texas • Laura Bush • George W. Bush • homecoming

UPDATED

Obamas Visit Bushes While Huge Crowd Waits

DC's mood lightens as thousands crowd the Mall for inauguration

Jan 20, 09 9:43 AM CST
(Newser) - A tell-your-grandchildren moment is happening in DC right now, reports CNN. Barack and Michelle Obama went from church to the White House to meet George and Laura Bush; then they’re on to the Capitol. Hundreds of thousands are gathered, with up to 2 million expected. One local says Washington’... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • White House • Laura Bush • National Mall • inauguration • George W. Bush • President Obama

Bush and Condi Find Something to Celebrate

Crisis, what crisis? It's all backslapping at Foggy Bottom

Jan 16, 09 8:33 AM CST
(Newser) - India and Pakistan are at loggerheads, Afghanistan is a narco-state, and the Middle East is almost unspeakably troubled—so how did George W. Bush's diplomatic team see off their president? With yesterday's "Ceremony to Commemorate Foreign Policy Achievements," a State Department lovefest complete with billowing flags and commemorative... More »

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Condoleezza Rice • State Department • Laura Bush • ceremony • George W. Bush

Bush Wants a Gate to Keep
Public Off His Dallas Street

And public money can foot the bill to do it

Jan 7, 09 10:12 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush wants to limit access to his new Dallas home by putting up a gate on a public street, the Dallas Morning News reports. City officials must approve the plan, but it seems the Bushes' Preston Hollow neighbors are willing to go along with it. "It's great the... More »

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Texas • Laura Bush • Dallas • inauguration • George W. Bush • former presidents

 Laura Bush Lands Memoir Deal 

First lady signs deal to write White House memoir

Jan 6, 09 8:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Laura Bush has signed on with Scribner to share her take on the Bush years with the world, Politico reports. The first lady is being paid a sum believed to be between $3.5 million and $5 million, reports the Wall Street Journal, and will offer a "candid... More »

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Laura Bush • memoir • book • first lady • George W. Bush

Talk Show Roundup

Axelrod to Warren Haters: Get Over It

Obama aide says tax cut coming; Laura
Bush defends George

Dec 28, 08 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - To those who object to Rick Warren delivering the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration, chief adviser David Axelrod has a message: chill out. On today's Meet the Press, he heralded the choice as political bridge-building: A conservative pastor praying for a progressive president "is a healthy thing and... More »

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Laura Bush • Fox News • tax cuts • tax hikes • Meet the Press • Rick Warren • David Axelrod • evangelist • President Obama

Bush Twins Eager to Get Their Dad Back

President has been under plenty of stress, but still the same guy underneath

Dec 19, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush’s daughters are excited to see their father take a load off, People reports. “He's been under a lot of stress, so we're ready for him to go back to Texas and be warmly received,” says Jenna Hager. The twins agree their parents hadn’t... More »

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Texas • Barbara Bush • White House • Jenna Bush • Laura Bush • Henry Hager • George W. Bush • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • Jenna Hager

(Newser) - Laura Bush is not among those laughing along at her husband's recent shoe-dodging moves. "As a wife, I saw it as an assault, and that's what it was," she told USA Today. "So I didn't laugh it off." The first lady did, however, have an insight... More »

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White House • Laura Bush • shoes • first lady • George W. Bush

(AP) - President Bush and first lady Laura Bush have bought a home among business leaders and prominent Republican donors in an affluent North Dallas neighborhood, where they will live after the president leaves office in January. "We picked out a house, but we don't have occupancy of it," said... More »

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Laura Bush • Dallas • George W. Bush

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