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 Bush Warns 
 of 'Too Much' 
 Government 

But he doesn't mention Obama by name

Nov 13, 09 8:05 AM CST
(Newser) - George Bush has promised to steer clear of criticizing his successor's policies, but he seemed to come awfully close yesterday during a speech at SMU. "As the world recovers, we will face a temptation to replace the risk-and-reward model of the private sector with the blunt instruments of government... More »

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free markets • Southern Methodist University • George W. Bush • former presidents • Wall Street bailout

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Bush as Motivational Speaker? It's Not That Funny

Ex-president's new gig elicits generates mockery, some populist cred

Oct 22, 09 1:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - George W. Bush's upcoming gig as a motivational speaker in Fort Worth has wags weighing in:
  • Jason Zengerle, New Republic: A bit "undignified," for sure, but remember that Bill Clinton and others make buckets of cash from speaking gigs. "At least Bush's buckraking is sort
... More »

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Goldman Sachs • Bill Clinton • motivational speaker • George W. Bush • former presidents • speaking fee

INTERVIEW

 Forget GOP, 
 Full Speed 
 Ahead on Health 
 Reform: Clinton 

It's OK Obama's 'jamming a lot of change down the system'

Sep 8, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton has a hopeful exhortation for Congressional Democrats trying to push through health care reform. “The president's doing the right thing. It is both morally and politically right,” Clinton tells Esquire. “I wouldn't even worry about the Republicans,” who are just “sitting around... More »

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Barack Obama • Al Gore • Bill Clinton • Republican Party • health care reform • Election 2000 • interview • former presidents • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - All four living former presidents will attend Ted Kennedy’s invitation-only funeral, the Boston Herald reports. President Obama will also be there, breaking off his Martha’s Vineyard vacation to deliver a eulogy. Gordon Brown also plans to attend, as will Irish PM Brian Cowen. “Sen. Kennedy is... More »

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Barack Obama • Jimmy Carter • Gordon Brown • Bill Clinton • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • George HW Bush • funeral • senator • George W. Bush • Brian Cowen • former presidents • US Senate • President Obama

(Newser) - Longtime Bill Clinton aide John Podesta, who accompanied the former president on his recent rescue mission to North Korea, says leader Kim Jong-Il was "fully engaged" during the visit, Reuters reports. “I would basically say that the discussions were pretty straightforward and he was fully engaged,” Podesta... More »

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North Korea • Bill Clinton • Kim Jong Il • former presidents • John Podesta • Euna Lee • Laura Ling • state visit

NY Times Video Obits Give the Departed 'The Last Word'

Non-Bush ex-president  has already made one

Jul 30, 09 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obituaries are a newspaper standby, but the New York Times has removed the journalistic middleman with its series of video obits, Editor & Publisher reports. After starting 2 years ago with humorist Art Buchwald’s greeting of “Hi, I’m Art Buchwald and I just died,” the Times... More »

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New York Times • Jimmy Carter • Bill Clinton • obituary • video • George HW Bush • George W. Bush • former presidents • celebrity death • Art Buchwald • video obituary

 Skydiving Bush Sr. Turns 85 


Jun 12, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(AP) - George H.W. Bush celebrated his 85th birthday by skydiving over the coast of Maine today. The 41st president made a tandem jump with a member of the Army's Golden Knights parachute team onto a landing zone near a church in Kennebunkport, where the family has a summer home. "... More »

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Kennebunkport • Maine • George HW Bush • skydiving • airplane • George W. Bush • parachute • former presidents • Golden Knights

 Reagan Statue 
 Unveiled on Hill 

Bronze statue graces Capitol rotunda

Jun 3, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(AP) - An overjoyed and teary-eyed Nancy Reagan watched with delight as a bronze statue of her beloved late husband Ronald Reagan was unveiled at the US Capitol today. Reagan-era policymakers also looked on in the Capitol's Rotunda as blue cloth was pulled to reveal a 7-foot statue that casts the 40th... More »

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Congress • Ronald Reagan • statue • Nancy Reagan • former presidents • U.S. Capitol

(Newser) - The audience probably expected a throw-down. What they got was a sewing circle. Bill Clinton and George W. Bush sat down for a friendly chat yesterday in Toronto, emphasis on the friendly. The ex-presidents went out of their way to be agreeable, at times almost seeming like a support group,... More »

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Bill Clinton • president • Toronto • George W. Bush • former presidents

 Bill Settles In to New Role 


May 27, 09 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton: globetrotter, world diplomat, crafts shop enthusiast. Peter Baker profiles the former president in New York Times magazine as he adjusts to his new role—this time as the spouse of a Cabinet member. "We've reversed roles," says Clinton, who loves to shop for Hillary and female... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • former presidents

(Newser) - London officials have overcome their distaste for an American artist and approved a 10-foot, bronze statue of President Reagan, the Independent reports. The Westminster City Council also waived a rule delaying statues for 10 years after a figure's death; Reagan died 5 years ago. Nancy Reagan and former PM... More »

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London • Ronald Reagan • statue • Margaret Thatcher • Nancy Reagan • former presidents • Chas Fagan

Bush Likes His 'Liberating' New Life in the Burbs

Former president tells high school seniors he's relieved to be in suburbia

May 22, 09 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Being wrist-deep in dog poo makes a nice change of pace from being neck-deep in responsibilities, George W. Bush told a group of New Mexico high school seniors yesterday. Bush, in one of his few public appearances since leaving office, said it felt liberating to be out of the Oval... More »

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Dallas • George W. Bush • former presidents

(Newser) - In his first speech as a former president, George W. Bush declined to offer any criticism of his successor. "He deserves my silence," Bush told a group of business leaders in Calgary, reports the Toronto Globe and Mail. “I want the president to succeed. I love my... More »

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Canada • Calgary • George W. Bush • former presidents • President Obama

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

Clinton Gives Obama High Marks, Blasts Bush

Bill Clinton praises Obama, urges him not to get depressing

Feb 20, 09 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Bill Clinton knows a thing or two about dealing with recalcitrant Republicans, and he has some advice for President Obama: "It takes two to tango." The ex-president tells ABC News he gives Obama an “A” for his performance so far, along with a warning about appearances.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • economic stimulus package • George W. Bush • former presidents • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

 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

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

Carter Gives 
Clinton the
Cold Shoulder 

Ex-presidents, in longtime feud, frostily ignore each other

Jan 20, 09 2:17 PM CST
(Newser) - The bad feeling between Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter was on display today as the two ex-presidents ignored each other on the way to the inaugural platform, ABC reports. Carter greeted Barbara and George HW Bush warmly but walked straight past Bill and Hillary. The feud goes back to 1980,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Jimmy Carter • Bill Clinton • feud • Monica Lewinsky • inauguration • snub • former presidents • President Obama • Inauguration Day

 10 Obscure Inauguration Tidbits 

Which president was forgotten at his successor's ceremony?

Jan 18, 09 12:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Ahead of Tuesday’s inauguration, the Chicago Tribune compiles a list of the 10 best little known facts about ceremonies past.
  • George Washington had to borrow money to attend his own inauguration.
  • No, William Henry Harrison’s long-winded, “fatal” speech on a chilly morning in 1841 didn’
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Washington DC • John F. Kennedy • inauguration • Ulysses Grant • former presidents • Dwight Eisenhower • George Washington • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

(Newser) - It's no secret that Barack Obama is an avid hoopster and that his presidency could usher in an era of basketball diplomacy, but a New York Times feature on the politics of presidential sports notes a potential hurdle for the president-elect: He's inheriting a cruddy basketball court. Little-used since Bush... More »

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Barack Obama • sports • basketball • golf • White House • former presidents • bowling • President Obama

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