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• Former President George H.W. Bush in intensive care

  December 26, 2012 6:51 PM

  HOUSTON (AP) - A spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital. Bush's spokesman, Jim McGrath, said Wednesday evening that the former president has been in the ICU at Methodist Hospital since Sunday. No details were immediately provided. But earlier Wednesday,... more »

• Obama rolling back Bush-era education law

  September 23, 2011 6:00 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama wants to energize school improvement at the local level by giving states the flexibility to opt out of provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind law. The Bush-era education initiative has grown increasingly unpopular as more schools risk being labeled failures. Under... more »

• Former president to speak at Colorado Springs fundraiser

  January 17, 2011 3:14 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) - Former President George W. Bush is scheduled to speak at a fundraiser for some Christian schools in Colorado. The event is scheduled for April 16 at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Colorado Christian Schools has four schools on two campuses, one in Colorado... more »

• Senate's GOP leader says tax cuts will be extended

  December 5, 2010 11:23 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Republican leader says it's become clear now that taxes will not be raised for anyone during the current economic downturn. Sen. Mitch McConnell's assessment comes a day after Senate Republicans voted down Democratic efforts to limit any extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for... more »

• Court rejects appeal of 2 ejected from Colorado event

  October 12, 2010 12:31 PM

  The Supreme Court has turned down the appeal of two people who say they were kept from attending an appearance by then-President George W. Bush in Denver in 2005 because of their opposition to the war in Iraq. The justices refused Tuesday to get involved in a case concerning... more »

• Bush, Cheney to speak at Colorado Springs forum

  October 4, 2010 10:55 AM

  Former President George W. Bush and his Vice President Dick Cheney are set to be in Colorado Springs this week to speak at an insurance forum. Cheney is listed as the keynote speaker Monday at the 97th annual Insurance Leadership Forum, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. Bush... more »

• Condoleeza Rice honored at Air Force Academy

  August 27, 2010 4:10 PM

  Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice was named the 2009 T.D. White Award recipient by the Air Force Academy, for her distinguished career working for Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. On Thursday, Rice and Lt. Gen. Mike Gould attached Dr. Rice's name to a plaque listing... more »

• Defense Secretary to retire next year

  August 16, 2010 12:08 PM

  Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he plans to leave his job next year. A Republican and holdover from the Bush administration, Gates had agreed to stay on at the request of President Barack Obama. The move was intended to maintain stability at a time of two wars, although Gates... more »

• Investigation: Firing AGs was not a crime

  July 21, 2010 6:20 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Prosecutors have concluded their two-year investigation into the Bush administration's firing of U.S. attorneys, and the Justice Department says no charges will be filed. The probe examined whether the Bush administration improperly dismissed nine U.S. attorneys in 2006 as a way to influence investigations. Criticism that... more »

• Obama taps Bush, Clinton for Haiti relief role

  January 16, 2010 11:36 AM

  President Barack Obama says the Haitian earthquake relief effort will not be measured in days or weeks, but in months and even years. Obama is asking former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to coordinate efforts to involve more Americans in the recovery and rebuilding effort that's needed in... more »

• Obama: Justice OK to conduct interrogation review

  September 20, 2009 9:14 AM

  President Barack Obama says he has no plans to ask the Justice Department to end its criminal investigation into the harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the Bush administration. Seven former CIA directors have asked the president to do just that. In a letter to Obama on Friday, they warned... more »

• 9/11 marked with mourning and a spirit of service

  September 11, 2009 12:05 PM

  Americans are marking the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with familiar rituals and a new dedication to service. On a rainy morning in New York, volunteers joined relatives of the victims at the World Trade Center site to read the names of those who died. Four moments of... more »

• Former presidents, other dignitaries, in church for funeral

  August 30, 2009 8:24 AM

  President Barack Obama and his wife have joined three former presidents and other dignitaries at a Boston church for the funeral of Sen. Edward Kennedy. Obama will be delivering the eulogy at the funeral. He and his wife are seated with Vice President Joe Biden. Directly behind them are... more »