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First Lady to Junta: Free Burma

Laura Bush blasts 'friendless regime' in Journal piece

(Newser) - The recent violent crackdown on peaceful protests in Burma have left the military regime friendless in the international community and reviled by its people, Laura Bush writes in the Wall Street Journal. The junta “must immediately stop their terror campaigns against their own people,” she writes, and then... More »

First Lady Prods UN Head on Burma Policy

Laura Bush urges tougher stance on crackdown on protests

(Newser) - As part of her ongoing campaign to raise awareness about strife in military-led Burma, Laura Bush called on the UN to condemn recent arrests of political dissidents. The first lady made her passion clear with a phone call to Secretary General Ban Ki Moon last week, in which she called... More »

Laura Bush Will Skip APEC Trip to Australia

First Lady's pinched nerve could indicate surprise stops for president

(Newser) - Laura Bush plans to sit out the president's trip to Australia early next month for the APEC summit, due to a pinched nerve. Washington Post blogger Mark Silva speculates that the First Lady's decision may presage other stops being added to the president's itinerary for the trip, which comes just... More »

Jenna Bush Engaged

(Newser) - Jenna Bush will beat her twin sister Barbara to the altar. The President's fair-haired daughter plans to wed Henry Hager, son of former Virginia Lieutenant Governor John Hager, and himself a former intern to outgoing Bush aide Karl Rove. The couple, who've   been seeing one another for several years,... More »

Why Can't the Media Cheer Up?

First Lady talks to Larry King about the war, and a dour media

(Newser) - Her mission was to talk about women and heart disease. But Laura Bush couldn't help telling Larry King how she really felt about the media portrayal of her husband's war in Iraq. "Many parts of Iraq are stable now," the First Lady told King. "But, of course,... More »

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