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2nd Woman Accuses George HW Bush of Groping Her

She says he joked about 'David Cop-a-Feel'

(Newser) - George HW Bush issued his second apology in two days Wednesday after another actress accused him of groping her during a photo-op. Jordana Grolnick told Deadspin that the former president touched her inappropriately in 2016, when he came backstage during the intermission of a Maine production of The Hunchback of ...

Actress Accuses George HW Bush of Sexual Assault

He's apologized for his 'attempt at humor'

(Newser) - Actress Heather Lind accused former President George HW Bush of sexual assault in a now-deleted Instagram post Tuesday, saying the former president "touched her from behind" during a photo-op in 2014. The Turn: Washington's Spies star said the inappropriate behavior occurred during a special screening before the AMC...

On One Stage: Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Carter

All living former presidents get together for hurricane relief effort

(Newser) - The five living former presidents put aside politics and appeared together for the first time since 2013 at a concert on Saturday to raise money for victims of devastating hurricanes in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Democrats Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter and...

Every Living Ex-President Will Be at Hurricane Relief Concert

Alabama will headline Texas charity event

(Newser) - There are now five living former US presidents for the first time since Ronald Reagan's death in 2004, and they will all gather to help their fellow Americans later this month. Jimmy Carter, George HW Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama will attend a hurricane relief...

George HW, George W. Respond to Charlottesville

'America must always reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism, and hatred in all forms'

(Newser) - Two former Republican presidents are coming out strong against racism following the Charlottesville violence. "America must always reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism, and hatred in all forms," say George HW Bush and George W. Bush in a statement released Wednesday. "As we pray for Charlottesville, we are reminded...

George HW Bush Released From Hospital
George HW Bush
Is Out of Hospital
Apr 28, 2017 3:03 PM CDT

George HW Bush Is Out of Hospital

Latest stay lasted 2 weeks

(Newser) - Former President George HW Bush was released Friday from a Houston hospital where he received treatment for a mild case of pneumonia and chronic bronchitis during a two-week stay , the AP reports. "President and Mrs. Bush are very pleased to be home spending time with family and friends and...

George HW Bush Hospitalized in Houston

He's suffering from a recurrence of a case of pneumonia

(Newser) - Former President George HW Bush has been hospitalized in Houston for four days with a recurrence of a case of pneumonia he had earlier in the year, a family spokesperson said Tuesday. The 92-year-old former president and father of a former president has been in Methodist Hospital in Houston since...

Bush Senior Is Out of Hospital
George HW Bush Heads Home
Jan 30, 2017 12:58 PM CST

George HW Bush Heads Home

41 is grateful for 'world-class care' during 2-week hospitalization

(Newser) - A week after leaving the ICU , former President George HW Bush has been released from the Houston hospital where he received treatment for pneumonia for more than two weeks, reports the AP . Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement Monday that the 92-year-old Bush is thankful for the prayers...

Good Health News for Both Bushes
Good Health News
for Both Bushes
Jan 23, 2017 11:07 AM CST

Good Health News for Both Bushes

Barbara leaves hospital, while George is leaving ICU

(Newser) - A double dose of good news for the elders of the Bush family: Barbara Bush, 91, is out of the hospital, and husband George HW, 92, is about to leave ICU, reports the AP . The former president was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital on Jan. 14 because of breathing trouble,...

Barbara Bush Is Hospitalized, Too
Barbara Bush Now
Hospitalized, Too
Jan 18, 2017 12:46 PM CST

Barbara Bush Now Hospitalized, Too

After experiencing fatigue and coughing

(Newser) - Barbara Bush was hospitalized Wednesday morning, soon after husband George HW Bush's own hospitalization . Per ABC 13 , Barbara Bush experienced fatigue and coughing and was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital as a precaution. A Bush spokesperson also tells the station the former president, who was initially described as "...

George HW Bush Hospitalized in Texas

Chief of staff says 92-year-old is 'fine'

(Newser) - Former President George HW Bush has been hospitalized in Houston but the 92-year-old is "fine" and is expected to go home in a few days, his chief of staff says. Bush chief of staff Jean Becker tells the Houston Chronicle that the 41st president was recently admitted to Houston...

Bush Letter to Clinton Has People Longing for Civil Politics

'Your success now is our country's success'

(Newser) - A 1993 letter from George HW Bush to Bill Clinton is suddenly back in the news, being hailed as a great example of grace in defeat and a reminder of what a peaceful transition of power looks like. The letter, which is mentioned in autobiographies by both former presidents, was...

A Kennedy Outs Bush Sr. as a Hillary Voter

RFK daughter Kathleen Kennedy Townsend met with HW on Monday

(Newser) - George HW Bush might've been trying to stay out of this election , but a Facebook post has just thrown him into the center of it. "The President told me he’s voting for Hillary!!" wrote Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Robert F Kennedy's daughter, in the caption of...

The Last 2 GOP Presidents Won't Endorse Trump

In a rare move, both say they're staying out of the election

(Newser) - Jeb Bush chose not to endorse Donald Trump. His father and brother are now following suit. In statements to the Guardian , George HW Bush and George W Bush each say they're staying out of the 2016 election, which means they won't endorse Trump, though he's now the...

Elder Bush's Book Sets Off Rare Family Disagreement

Sons George and Jeb backtracking from father's views

(Newser) - The elder George Bush's surprising public slam of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld has resulted in what the Washington Post sees as a rarity: a "public quarrel," or something close to it, among a family known for its loyalty. Sons Jeb and George were busy trying to...

Bush Sr. Slams Cheney, Rumsfeld in New Book

'Iron-ass' advisers 'served the president badly'

(Newser) - George HW Bush has finally broken his silence on what he thought about his son's administration—and it turns out he was no fan of Dick Cheney or Donald Rumsfeld. In Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush, the senior Bush tells biographer Jon Meacham...

Jenna Bush Names Daughter After Grandpa

Meet Poppy Louise

(Newser) - Jenna Bush Hager has named her newborn in honor of her famous grandfather, George HW Bush. Problem: It's a girl. Solution: Meet Poppy Louise Hager, who entered the world this morning at 7 pounds, 9 ounces in New York City, reports People . In a statement, the 33-year-old and husband...

George HW Bush Leaves Hospital

Former president is 'very grateful' to head home after broken neck bone

(Newser) - Four days after he entered the hospital rather abruptly with a broken neck bone suffered in a fall , former President George HW Bush—at an apparently sprightly 91 years of age—has left the hospital in Portland, Maine, reports ABC News . "A very grateful President @GeorgeHWBush was discharged today,...

Elder George Bush Falls, Breaks Bone in Neck

Spokesman says it's not life-threatening

(Newser) - The elder George Bush has suffered what sounds like a scary fall—he "broke a bone in his neck," says spokesman Jim McGrath via tweet . But McGrath adds that it's not life-threatening. George HW Bush, 91, fell at home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and remains hospitalized in Portland,...

Jeb Bush: &#39;I&#39;m My Own Man&#39;
 Jeb Bush: 'I'm My Own Man' 
Feb 18, 2015 9:02 AM CST

Jeb Bush: 'I'm My Own Man'

Possible 2016 candidate seeks to distinguish himself from HW, Dubya

(Newser) - He's got two former presidents—and about two dozen top-level advisers to those presidents—by his side, but Jeb Bush says he's got his own foreign-policy views. "I love my father and my brother. I admire their service to the nation and the difficult decisions they had...

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