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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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former presidents stories: 26 news summaries

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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

 Do Deciders Age Prematurely? 

Stress causes grays and wrinkles, but nobody agrees whether presidents die early

Jan 4, 09 5:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Four to eight years as leader of the free world gave George W. plenty of wrinkles and gray hairs—but just what are the presidency’s long-term aging effects? One doctor found that presidents generally have shorter-than-average lifespans, the Boston Globe reports, while another pegs two years for every one... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • Jimmy Carter • age • Bill Clinton • wrinkles • aging • life expectancy • stress • Ronald Reagan • heart attack • George HW Bush • aging process • George W. Bush • former presidents

The Real Father of the Modern Presidency

Not George or Abe, but Andy Jackson started today's political culture

Nov 2, 08 4:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Most people probably remember Andrew Jackson as an Indian-fighter, if at all, but Abraham Lincoln looked to him for inspiration, and so should we, writes Jon Meacham in Newsweek. Jackson had a hand in making America what it is, for better and for worse—the legacy of this uneducated orphan... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • politics • Abraham Lincoln • populism • former presidents • Andrew Jackson

OPINION

 How Would 
 Cool Hand 
 Obama 
 Govern?

Brooks asks: How would someone so calm actually govern?

Oct 17, 08 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama, like LBJ and Bill Clinton, may rise from an outsider's position to the highest echelon of American politics. But while those presidents sought power for respect or public adoration, writes David Brooks, Obama exudes an "untroubled self-confidence" in the mold of FDR and Ronald Reagan. Watching Obama's... More »

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Barack Obama • Lyndon Johnson • Bill Clinton • Ronald Reagan • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Election 2008 • former presidents

 Ex-Presidents 
 Call for More Ike Funds 

Bush and Clinton, having raised $1.5M, see more need in devastated Texas

Oct 14, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton called today for more money to aid Texas communities devastated by Hurricane Ike, the Houston Chronicle reports. The pair, who toured the Galveston area, has raised $1.5 million for their Bush-Clinton Coastal Recovery Fund. The money will be used to... More »

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Texas • Bill Clinton • George HW Bush • Galveston • former presidents • Hurricane Ike • Bush-Clinton Coastal Recovery Fund • disaster relief

 Bill's Bills Cost US
a Record $8M 

Clinton costs twice as much as Carter

Apr 11, 08 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton is costing taxpayers significantly more in publicly funded perks than the two other surviving former presidents, reports Politico. From 2001 through the end of this year, $8 million will be spent on Bill Clinton, compared with $5.5 million for George H. W. Bush and $4 million for... More »

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Jimmy Carter • Secret Service • Bill Clinton • Ronald Reagan • George HW Bush • Government Accountability Office • taxpayer money • Harry Truman • taxpayers • former presidents • retirement benefits • National Taxpayers Union • Congressional Research Service • Former Presidents Act

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