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Aug 28, 2009 10:45 AM CDT

Senior Bushes Will Skip Kennedy Funeral

43rd president will represent family at service

(Newser) - George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush won't attend Ted Kennedy's funeral tomorrow, the AP reports. All of the living presidents had been expected at the senator's service in Boston, but the 85-year-old Bush changed his mind after learning his son would be among the mourners, a rep says. Bush...

Barbara Bush
Leaves Hospital

Mar 13, 2009 12:42 PM CDT

Barbara Bush Leaves Hospital

(Newser) - Barbara Bush was released from the hospital today, nine days after undergoing open-heart surgery, the Houston Chronicle reports. “This Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky one,” said the former first lady. “I was able to go home with George, feeling healthy and strong.”

Barbara Bush 'Fine'
After Heart Surgery

Mar 4, 2009 8:50 PM CST

Barbara Bush 'Fine' After Heart Surgery

(Newser) - Barbara Bush underwent open-heart surgery today at a Houston hospital and is doing "fine" now, a family spokeswoman said. "In fact, she is awake." Doctors described the procedure as a cautionary measure after finding hardening on part of her aorta last week, reports CNN. Doctors replaced her...

Bush Twins
Offer Tips
to Obama Girls

OPINION

Jan 20, 2009 6:11 PM CST

Bush Twins Offer Tips to Obama Girls

'Remember who your dad really is'

(Newser) - As they enter the White House, Malia and Sasha Obama can benefit from advice from two who know exactly what they’re going through: Jenna and Barbara Bush, who penned an open letter to the Obama girls in the Wall Street Journal. The twins offer advice on where to go...

Poppy Bush Bids WH Adieu, Hopes Jeb Will Make His Run

Jan 20, 2009 6:35 AM CST

Poppy Bush Bids WH Adieu, Hopes Jeb Will Make His Run

Dubya 'emotional' as family leaves 2nd time

(Newser) - The Bush family may be saying goodbye to the presidency yet again, but the family patriarch isn't letting go of his hopes to see another of his sons ensconced at the White House someday, Politico reports. “Maybe Jeb’ll do something," said President George HW Bush, during an...

A Third Bush
in the White
House?

Jan 5, 2009 5:52 AM CST

A Third Bush in the White House?

Poppy Bush wants Jeb to head to Senate, Oval Office eventually

(Newser) - Even as one son packs his bags to leave the White House, former President Bush is waxing poetic about seeing another move in one day. And since "right now is probably a bad time" with Americans Bushed out, HW suggests Jeb Bush would make "an outstanding senator."...

Bush Twins Eager to Get Their Dad Back

Dec 19, 2008 4:10 PM CST

Bush Twins Eager to Get Their Dad Back

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

(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 changed...

Barbara Bush Released
From Hospital

Dec 2, 2008 1:01 PM CST

Barbara Bush Released From Hospital

'Silver Fox' said to be in good health

(Newser) - Barbara Bush is headed home today, reports the Houston Chronicle, less than a week after surgery on a perforated ulcer that left her, in her husband’s words, “in extraordinary agony.” Though the former first lady skipped a hastily assembled news conference, her husband said she was recovering...

Ulcer Hurt 'Worse Than Childbirth'

Nov 27, 2008 12:50 PM CST

Ulcer Hurt 'Worse Than Childbirth'

Barbara Bush in good spirits after serious health scare

(Newser) - Barbara Bush is making a quick recovery after surgery for a perforated ulcer that was causing pain she described as "worse than childbirth," the Houston Chronicle reports. The 83-year-old was sitting up and joking less than a day after the procedure, which her husband called "serious and...

Barbara Bush
Has Surgery
for Ulcer

Nov 26, 2008 12:54 PM CST

Barbara Bush Has Surgery for Ulcer

(Newser) - Barbara Bush has been treated for a perforated ulcer and will likely remain in a Houston hospital through Thanksgiving, the Houston Chronicle reports. The former First Lady had been experiencing abdominal pain for a few days and was driven to the hospital last night by her husband. First Lady Laura...

Barbara Bush Hospitalized

Nov 25, 2008 11:43 PM CST

Barbara Bush Hospitalized

Former first lady rushed in for tests after complaining of stomach pain

(Newser) - Barbara Bush has been hospitalized in Houston after complaining of stomach pains, reports CNN. A spokesman for the Bush family said the former first lady, 83, is doing fine, and all tests have so far come back negative. Bush, who suffers from a thyroid condition, is expected to be released...

Jenna Bush Gets Married
at Dad's Ranch

May 10, 2008 8:29 PM CDT

Jenna Bush Gets Married at Dad's Ranch

Tourists clog tiny Crawford, Texas

(Newser) - First daughter Jenna Bush wed longtime boyfriend Henry Hager today at the presidential ranch in Crawford, Texas, the Fort-Worth Telegram reports. About 200 guests attended, but the press was not on the invitation list. In Crawford, one San Antonio woman reveled in the moment despite her distance from the 1,...

Senior Bushes
Will Endorse McCain

Feb 15, 2008 12:15 PM CST

Senior Bushes Will Endorse McCain

'41,' Barbara to announce support of senator Monday

(Newser) - George H. W. and Barbara Bush will endorse John McCain next week, making the announcement in Texas in an effort to enlist voters there to support the presumptive nominee against a formidable rival. Mike Huckabee is optimistic about his prospects in the state, where social conservatives has taken issue with...

Ex-CIA Agent Agee Dies in Cuba Exile

Jan 9, 2008 4:23 PM CST

Ex-CIA Agent Agee Dies in Cuba Exile

Critic of US policy wrote exposé of alleged spy agency misdeeds

(Newser) - Philip Agee, an ex-CIA spook who became a critic of US policies in Cuba, has died in Havana after surgery at age 72. Agee quit the CIA in 1969, and in 1975 published a book detailing the agency's alleged unethical policies against Latin American leftists. Agee moved to Cuba in...

H.W.: Country May Be Feeling
"Bush Fatigue"

Apr 24, 2007 6:11 AM CDT

H.W.: Country May Be Feeling "Bush Fatigue"

Only thing holding back Jeb, pop says

(Newser) - "Bush Fatigue" may finally be hitting the nation, patriarch George H.W. told Larry King last night. King asked whether Bush Père bought into Mitt Romney's theory of 2008: that Jeb will sit out to avoid Bush-lash. "There's something to that—there might be a little Bush...

Kelley: Bush Offspring
Should Be Serving in Iraq

Mar 19, 2007 3:40 PM CDT

Kelley: Bush Offspring Should Be Serving in Iraq

(Newser) - While the president has been busy assuring Americans that Iraq is a "noble" war, among those who haven't been listening are his wife, his children and his nieces and nephews, observes Kitty Kelley, who chronicled the Bush clan in 2004. The first family is AWOL on the war effort,...