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May 11, 2008

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White House

President calls Jenna's wedding "spectacular"

5 hours, 24 minutes ago

(AP) President Bush spent months joking about being a father of the bride, but on Sunday he was downright wistful about giving his daughter Jenna away to her longtime bow."Our little girl, Jenna, married a really good guy, Henry Hager," Bush said, standing next Mrs. Bush at an airport in Waco ...

President calls daughter Jenna's wedding 'spectacular'

7 hours, 44 minutes ago

(AP) President Bush and first lady Laura Bush didn't share their daughter's wedding with the nation, but the president eagerly shared their joy on Sunday about Jenna Bush's marriage to Henry Hager."We're mighty blessed," Bush said at an airport in Waco where he and the first lady boarded Air Force One ...

President calls wedding 'spectacular'

9 hours, 4 minutes ago

(AP) President Bush and first lady Laura Bush didn't share their daughter's wedding with the nation, but the president eagerly shared their joy on Sunday about Jenna Bush's marriage Saturday night to Henry Hager."We're mighty blessed," Bush said at an airport in Waco where he boarded Air Force One to return ...

Jenna Bush's wedding is low-key affair at ranch

18 hours, 4 minutes ago

(AP) Jenna Bush couldn't see herself getting married at the White House surrounded by antique furniture and oil portraits of presidents. She and Henry Hager said "I do" Saturday at President Bush's ranch in Crawford where the corn is thigh-high, roads are named Cattle Drive and the Texas flag is painted ...

President Bush wishes mothers a happy day

19 hours, 9 minutes ago

(AP) President Bush, who often jokes about being sure to listen to his mother, will be with her on Mother's Day _ the day after celebrating the wedding of his daughter Jenna."This is a joyous occasion for our family, as we celebrate the happy life ahead of (Jenna) and her husband, ...

Military considering new cremation policies

19 hours, 14 minutes ago

(AP) The Pentagon is recommending changes in the handling of troops' remains, after it was revealed that a crematorium contracted by the military handles both human and animal cremations.A military official said there have been no instances or charges that human and pet remains were mixed. But officials are now recommending ...

Jenna Bush picks 'You Are So Beautiful' for dance with Dad

23 hours, 4 minutes ago

(AP) Jenna Bush picked "You Are So Beautiful," the ballad made famous by Joe Cocker, for the father-daughter dance with President Bush at her wedding reception Saturday night in Texas, the band leader said.Tyrone Smith of Nashville and his 10-piece party band, The Tyrone Smith Revue, were hired to play at ...

Jenna Bush's marries in low-key affair at ranch

1 day ago

(AP) Jenna Bush couldn't see herself getting married at the White House surrounded by antique furniture and oil portraits of presidents. She and Henry Hager said "I do" Saturday at President Bush's ranch in Crawford where the corn is thigh-high, roads are named Cattle Drive and the Texas flag is painted ...

Invoking history, Bush wants court out of subpoena fight

1 day, 9 hours ago

(AP) If there's one thing Congress and the Bush administration can agree on, it's that they've got a fight of historic proportions on their hands.The House Judiciary Committee is demanding documents and testimony from President Bush's closest advisers about the firing of federal prosecutors.When the White House refused, the Democrat-led committee ...

Bush wants court out of subpoena fight

1 day, 9 hours ago

(AP) If there's one thing Congress and the Bush administration can agree on, it's that they've got a fight of historic proportions on their hands.The House Judiciary Committee is demanding documents and testimony from President Bush's closest advisers about the firing of federal prosecutors.When the White House refused, the Democrat-led committee ...

Background details on Henry Chase Hager

1 day, 11 hours ago

(AP) Here is biographical information about Henry Chase Hager, who is getting married to President Bush's daughter, Jenna Welch Bush, on May 10.Birth: May 9, 1978.Hometown: Richmond, Va.Parents: John Henry and Margaret Chase Hager. Father is chairman of Republican Party in Virginia, former lieutenant governor in Virginia and former assistant secretary ...

Biographical information about Jenna Welch Bush

1 day, 11 hours ago

(AP) Here is biographical information about President Bush's daughter, Jenna Welch Bush, who is getting married May 10.Birth: Nov. 25, 1981.Parents: President Bush and first lady Laura BushSibling: Twin sister, Barbara Pierce BushEducation: Graduated 2000 Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas; earned English degree 2004 from University of Texas ...

Jenna is not first twin to wed while dad in Oval

1 day, 11 hours ago

(AP) 1. President Bush's daughter, Jenna, is not the first twin to be married while their father was in the Oval Office. Andrew Jackson Jr., a twin boy born to President Jackson's sister-in-law, was adopted at birth by the president and his wife, Rachel, and raised as their own child. He ...

Details on Jenna Bush-Henry Hager Wedding

1 day, 11 hours ago

(AP) Here are basic facts about President Bush's daughter Jenna's wedding Saturday to Henry Hager.Bride: Jenna Welch BushGroom: Henry Chase HagerPlace: President Bush's Prairie Chapel Ranch, Crawford, TexasGuests: More than 200 friends and relativesAttendants: 14 women known as members of the "house party," not bridesmaidsBride's gown designer: Oscar de la RentaRing: ...

Jenna Bush's wedding is low-key affair at ranch

1 day, 12 hours ago

(AP) Jenna Bush couldn't see herself getting married at the White House surrounded by antique furniture and oil portraits of presidents. She and Henry Hager opted to say "I do" Saturday at President Bush's ranch in Crawford where the corn is thigh-high, roads are named Cattle Drive and the Texas flag ...

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