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Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Research Ban

Apr 29th 2011 – 12:10PM

WASHINGTON -- Opponents of taxpayer-funded stem cell research lost a key round in a federal appeals court Friday. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. court of appeals in Washington overturned a judge's order that would have blocked taxpayer funding for stem cell research. The judges ruled that opponents of...

Former Presidents Pay Tribute to Bush 41 [VIDEO]

Mar 23rd 2011 – 11:18AM
Carolyn Kaster, AP

Carolyn Kaster, AP

A star-studded group including all of the living ex-presidents gathered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to honor George H.W. Bush for his dedication to volunteering.

Opinion: History Says Mitt's the Man for 2012

By Michael MedvedNov 29th 2010 – 5:11AM
Cliff Owen, AP

Cliff Owen, AP

(Nov. 29) -- Conventional wisdom says the battle for the GOP nomination in 2012 is wide open and unpredictable, but Republican history suggests that there is an obvious front runner who is nearly certain to represent his party in the presidential race. For nearly 70 years -- long before most of the current contenders were...

A Thanksgiving Tradition: Top Presidential Turkey Pardon Videos

By Steven HofferNov 23rd 2010 – 1:21PM

(Nov. 23) -- It is a tradition of great importance. Since President George H.W. Bush administered the first ever Presidential Turkey Pardon in 1989, one lucky bird has been spared the fate of his many feathered friends heading for Thanksgiving tables across the country. Although Bush Sr. was the first to officially...

Barbara Bush Hopes Palin Stays in Alaska

By Lauren FrayerNov 21st 2010 – 6:00AM
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WireImage / Getty Images

(Nov. 21) – Asked what she thinks about Sarah Palin, the matriarch of the Bush family responded with characteristic diplomacy. "I sat next to her once. Thought she was beautiful," Barbara Bush told CNN's Larry King. "And she's very happy in Alaska, and I hope she'll stay there." The 85-year-old former first lady...

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Bush Shows Off Patriotic Fashion Choice During White House Visit

May 31st 2012 - 06:58PM

While attending a ceremony at the White House on Thursday for the unveiling of his son's presidential portrait, former President George H.W. Bush showed off a particularly patriotic fashion choice.

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George W. Bush Requests More Taxpayer Dollars Than Any Other Former President

By Lucia Graves May 09th 2012 - 11:00AM

George W. Bush is slated to receive $1.3 million in taxpayer dollars for fiscal year 2013, including $85,000 in phone costs and $26,000 in printing costs, according to a budget proposal compiled by the General Services Administration.

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George H.W. Bush Gets HBO Documentary

By The Huffington Post Apr 26th 2012 - 08:15PM

HOUSTON, TX - MARCH 29: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (L) meets with Former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush at Bush's office on March 29, 2012 in Houston, Texas.

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  • 06/01/12 Alongside Obama, George W. Bush steals White House show Source: TriValleyCentral.com - Casa Grande AZ "Thank you so much for inviting our rowdy friends to my hanging," the former president said, referring to members of his family and former staff, invited back to the executive mansion for the unveiling of his and Laura Bush's official portraits.
  • 06/01/12 On Assad, Obama is Repeating Bush 41′s Saddam Mistake Source: Commentary On February 15, 2001, at a campaign stop in Ohio, President George H.W. Bush called for "the Iraqi people [to] take matters into their own hands and force Saddam Hussein the dictator to step aside."
  • 05/31/12 A Bush reunion at the White House Source: Houston Chronicle - Houston TX Former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush were in the front row in the East Room. Political guru Karl Rove sat behind the president.
  • 05/31/12 The worthlessness of June polls Source: Politico Larry Sabato offers some much-needed perspective today on how to view presidential polls at this point in the 2012 race.
  • 05/31/12 First Circuit Court of Appeals Finds DOMA... Source: Firedoglake A three-judge panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has affirmed a ruling declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional , bringing the case one step closer to an ultimate resolution at the Supreme Court.

Background on george h w bush

George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989–93).

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