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Laura Bush Memoir Bares First Family 'Poisoning'

She also reveals struggle after deadly car crash

(Newser) - The New York Times has snagged a copy of Laura Bush's new memoir, which isn't officially due out until next month. Some highlights from Spoken From the Heart:
  • She suggests that she, her husband, and members of their entourage were poisoned during a G8 summit when they all mysteriously fell
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At Least Michelle's Still Popular
 At Least Michelle's 
 Still Popular 
Poll Numbers
Jan 21, 2010 1:13 PM CST

At Least Michelle's Still Popular

First lady's approval rating soars over her husband's

(Newser) - President Obama’s approval ratings are sinking, but Michelle Obama’s remain sky-high, with 71% of the country holding a favorable opinion of her. Only 16% of respondents in a new Pew Research survey held a negative view of the first lady. That puts her well above Hillary Clinton and...

Bizarre Collection Headed to Bush Library

From cowboy hats to swords to classified files

(Newser) - George W. Bush’s $300 million presidential library will be filled with documents, including many classified files. In all, it’ll boast roughly 68 million pages of documents, 175 million e-mails, 3,845,912 photos, and more videos than any previous president's library. But it’ll also have a wide...

Michelle Could Be Dems' Secret Weapon
 Michelle Could Be 
 Dems' Secret Weapon 

2010 election
Dec 21, 2009 9:07 AM CST

Michelle Could Be Dems' Secret Weapon

First lady may well return to campaigning for midterm elections

(Newser) - Though Michelle Obama has taken on junk food rather than Republicans during her first year in the White House, the first lady is popular—so much so that tongues are already wagging at the Hill about how useful a weapon she'll be in the Democrats' 2010 arsenal. Obama is “...

Laura Bush: Obama Doing a Good Job

Former first lady addresses school speech controvery in CNN interview

(Newser) - President Obama's doing a good job, Laura Bush tells CNN during a wide-ranging chat yesterday about life after the White House. "I think he has got a lot on his plate, and he has tackled a lot to start with," she said, "and that has probably...

Michelle O. 'Doing a Great Job:' Laura Bush

(Newser) - Michelle Obama's performance as first lady is getting high marks from her predecessor, Laura Bush. Speaking after a change-of-command ceremony for the USS Texas submarine in Connecticut, Bush said today she's watched the current first lady from afar and is impressed.

Laura Bush: Sotomayor a 'Good Nominee'
Laura Bush: Sotomayor a 'Good Nominee'
Interview
Jun 8, 2009 11:51 AM CDT

Laura Bush: Sotomayor a 'Good Nominee'

Former first lady says hubby is too gracious to attack Obama

(Newser) - George and Laura Bush aren’t interested in criticizing the new administration, Laura Bush tells ABC News, and she actually supports Sonia Sotomayor. The former first lady called Sotomayor “a very interesting and good nominee,” adding, “As a woman, I’m proud that there might be another...

'Candid' Laura Bush Tells Her Story

Met with historians to discuss her little-known legacy

(Newser) - Shortly before the election last November, Laura Bush sought to shape her somewhat hazy legacy. The former first lady spoke to historians, reporters, and other DC insiders in a 3-hour “legacy lunch,” at which she was called “candid,” “funny,” and “open” as she...

Condi Commands Same Speaking Fee as Ex-Boss

$150,000 price tag shows Bush may not be biggest star of his own administration

(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice isn't playing second fiddle to George W. Bush any longer: The former secretary of state charges a $150,000 speaking fee—the same as her old boss, The Hill reports. Rice will even get a jump on the former president later this month when she addresses the Economic...

Bush's Simpler New Life Has No Talk of 'L Word' (Legacy)

He moves firmly among the 33% who supported him

(Newser) - President Bush began his new life in an "insulated bubble" the day he left Washington toting a plane of teary-eyed friends watching a rosy video tribute on the Bush era. Low approval ratings? Bah. "He lives squarely in the remaining 33%" who supported him, writes Washington Post's Eli...

Condi Last Hope for 'Suicidal' Bush: Tabloid

'Midnight calls' to Rice sustain ex-president, 'estranged' from Laura

(Newser) - On the brink of suicide and estranged from his wife, George Bush is leaning on his former secretary of state to ease his pain, the Globe tabloid reports. The "broken and desperate" Dubya has been dialing Condoleezza Rice, who, of course, "many believe was his secret lover,"...

Obama's Big Speech? 'Totally Forgot,' Says Laura Bush

Life's on different pace for former first couple

(Newser) - Post-White House life is decidedly less hectic for the Bushes—so much so that Laura “totally forgot” to watch President Obama’s address to Congress, People reports. “It came and went and I didn't even think about it,” the former first lady said in an interview with...

Bush on Brink, Says Tabloid
 Bush on Brink, Says Tabloid
Feb 18, 2009 2:20 PM CST

Bush on Brink, Says Tabloid

(Newser) - Former President George W. Bush is “depressed and paranoid,” even “suicidal,” proclaims the tabloid glossy the Globe. Yes, “insiders fear” that the erstwhile leader of the free world will terminate himself: He’s “boozing up a storm,” and is “terrified of Barack...

Gangbangers Struggle to Leave 'the Life'

On road to rehabilitation, even success stories are bumpy

(Newser) - Job-hunting and laser tattoo removal are painful parts of leaving an LA street gang, but nothing compared to the lure of going back, Newsweek reports. Gabriel, 29, wandered into a gang rehabilitation center to leave "the life," but only stopped getting "G'd up" with his homeys...

Bush Gets Misty-Eyed During Anthem
Bush Gets Misty-Eyed During Anthem
Jan 30, 2009 12:30 PM CST

Bush Gets Misty-Eyed During Anthem

Ex-president pops up at women's college hoops game in Waco

(Newser) - In his first public appearance since Barack Obama’s inauguration, George W. Bush took in a women’s basketball game Wednesday at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, about 25 miles from their Crawford ranch. Bush received applause when he and Laura walked onto the court, and seemed to almost tear...

Hometown Crowd Greets Bush in Texas

'We're back, and we're here to stay,' says ex-Prez

(Newser) - George W. and Laura Bush arrived in Texas today amid the cheering of a crowd waving “W” signs, CNN reports. The former first couple touched down in Midland, Laura’s hometown and the former president’s childhood home, as country stars including Rodney Atkins and the Gatlin Brothers performed....

Obamas Visit Bushes While Huge Crowd Waits
Obamas Visit Bushes While Huge Crowd Waits
UPDATED
Jan 20, 2009 9:43 AM CST

Obamas Visit Bushes While Huge Crowd Waits

DC's mood lightens as thousands crowd the Mall for inauguration

(Newser) - A tell-your-grandchildren moment is happening in DC right now, reports CNN. Barack and Michelle Obama went from church to the White House to meet George and Laura Bush; then they’re on to the Capitol. Hundreds of thousands are gathered, with up to 2 million expected. One local says Washington’...

Bush and Condi Find Something to Celebrate

Crisis, what crisis? It's all backslapping at Foggy Bottom

(Newser) - India and Pakistan are at loggerheads, Afghanistan is a narco-state, and the Middle East is almost unspeakably troubled—so how did George W. Bush's diplomatic team see off their president? With yesterday's "Ceremony to Commemorate Foreign Policy Achievements," a State Department lovefest complete with billowing flags and commemorative...

Bush Wants a Gate to Keep Public Off His Dallas Street

And public money can foot the bill to do it

(Newser) - President Bush wants to limit access to his new Dallas home by putting up a gate on a public street, the Dallas Morning News reports. City officials must approve the plan, but it seems the Bushes' Preston Hollow neighbors are willing to go along with it. "It's great the...

Laura Bush Lands Memoir Deal
 Laura Bush Lands Memoir Deal 
Jan 6, 2009 8:20 AM CST

Laura Bush Lands Memoir Deal

First lady signs deal to write White House memoir

(Newser) - Laura Bush has signed on with Scribner to share her take on the Bush years with the world, Politico reports. The first lady is being paid a sum believed to be between $3.5 million and $5 million, reports the Wall Street Journal, and will offer a "candid and...

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