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Jeb Bush: My Brother Accomplished Mission in Iraq

He won't rule out return to torture

(Newser) - George W. Bush left Iraq in pretty good shape, only for President Obama to mess it all up, according to Jeb Bush. The candidate, speaking at a national security forum in Iowa yesterday, continued to defend his brother's war record, arguing that "taking out Saddam Hussein turned out...

Jeb Bush About to End His Ceasefire on Hillary Clinton

As ISIS grew, 'where was Secretary of State Clinton?" he will ask

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton hasn't been shy about calling out Jeb Bush, but Bush has largely held his return fire . It appears that will change in a big way tonight during a Bush foreign policy speech in California, reports Politico . Excerpts released in advance show that Bush intends to talk about...

Republicans Wrap Up Fiery First Debate

Donald Trump was a central figure, as expected

(Newser) - The GOP debate on Fox News tonight proved to be Trump-centric as he and his nine rivals—Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, and John Kasich—tried to emerge from the pack. (As Carly Fiorina did in the early debate....

Jeb Bush: I 'Misspoke' on Women's Health

He said he wasn't sure if $500m is needed

(Newser) - Jeb Bush, having apparently remembered that women make up half the electorate, has walked back comments he made yesterday suggesting that too much money is spent on their health. "I'm not sure we need half a billion dollars for women’s health issues," he told a Southern...

Clinton Goes After Bush as They Address Same Event

He does not return fire before the National Urban League

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush both spoke before the National Urban League in Florida today, and Clinton lit into him surprisingly hard when she went first, reports the New York Times . His super PAC's slogan is "Right to Rise," and Clinton played off theme again and again:...

Hillary Clinton to Jeb Bush: Americans 'Don't Need a Lecture'

The Democratic candidate outlines her economic ideas in New York

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton outlined her economic ideas today at The New School in New York City, taking cracks at Republican candidates and even a subtle jab at the Obama administration, the AP reports. Among the highlights:
  • Clinton took umbrage at Jeb Bush's remark that Americans "need to work longer
...

Jeb Bush: 'People Need to Work Longer Hours'

Bush camp says he was talking about part-time, underemployed workers

(Newser) - Democrats are having a field day after Jeb Bush told New Hampshire's The Union Leader that "people need to work longer hours." To achieve his plan of 4% growth, "we have to be a lot more productive, workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern...

'Racially Charged' Trump Tweet Targets Wife of Jeb Bush

The Donald makes reference to her Mexican heritage

(Newser) - Donald Trump lashed out at presidential candidate Jeb Bush today with a tweet that Time is calling "racially charged." Trump posted that "#JebBush has to like the Mexican illegals because of his wife," a tweet that stayed up on the money mogul's account for 24...

Jeb Bush's Net Worth: Up to $22M

He has made $29M since serving as Florida's governor

(Newser) - Jeb Bush raised the pressure on his fellow candidates today by releasing 33 years worth of tax returns on his campaign website , with most stories focusing on the $29 million he has earned since leaving the Florida governor's office. He made that total from 2007 to 2013, mostly as...

Jeb Bush on His Criminal Associates: I Need 'Better Radar'

Presidential candidate made iffy connections in the old days

(Newser) - Running for the White House, Jeb Bush portrays himself as a man who has "worked his tail off" to get ahead in life. But in his business dealings—which involved such diverse fields as real estate, credit card services, and water pumps—the candidate seemed to benefit from his...

Fallon, Jeb Bush Slow Jam the News

Or should we say, the 'white LeBron'

(Newser) - Now that he's an official candidate, Jeb Bush got the "slow jam" treatment on Jimmy Fallon's show last night on NBC . Among other things, he picked up the nicknames the "white LeBron," "little Jebby," "Jebediah," and "master debater." Fallon...

Jeb Bush: 'I Know We Can Fix This'

Former Florida governor declares run for US president

(Newser) - Jeb Bush made it official today: He's now the eleventh declared Republican running for president of the United States. "We will take Washington—the static capital of this dynamic country—out of the business of causing problems," he told a supportive crowd at Miami Dade College, per...

Bush&#39;s &#39;16 Logo Is Very Excited
 Bush's '16 Logo Is Very Excited 
Jun 14, 2015 9:35 AM CDT

Bush's '16 Logo Is Very Excited

Jeb Bush set to announce presidential run tomorrow

(Newser) - The third member of the Bush political dynasty to seek the Oval Office will announce his intentions officially tomorrow, but today the candidate put some punctuation on it: Jeb Bush tweeted his campaign slogan today, completing his "Jeb 2016" sentiment with an exclamation point. The excited-looking slogan harkens back...

Where Jeb Bush's Troubles Began: Dallas?

Washington Post looks at his not-so-stellar start

(Newser) - Jeb Bush has not yet announced his presidential candidacy, but some critics contend that his campaign is already struggling—and in a front-page piece, the Washington Post delves into why that might be. One of the first blunders may have been allowing his political consultant, Mike Murphy, to hold senior...

Rick Perry Is Running—and Hopes We Forgot 'Oops'

Ex-Texas governor will try to overcome 2011 flub and run on policy record

(Newser) - Rick Perry is hoping America will forgive an "oops" moment : He's trying again for the country's top spot. A senior adviser speaking on condition of anonymity to the AP says the ex-Texas governor will announce today in Dallas that he's jumping into the presidential fray—and...

Jeb Bush: OK, I Wouldn't Have Invaded Iraq

But he wants a bigger US presence there now

(Newser) - After a week of Iraq headaches for Jeb Bush, he gave what sounds like a final answer yesterday: "Here's the deal: If we're all supposed to answer hypothetical questions, knowing what we know now, what would you have done, I would have not engaged. I would not...

Jeb Walks Back Endorsement of Iraq Invasion

Ex-governor acknowledges that 'mistakes were made'

(Newser) - Jeb Bush appears to be changing his tune after comments he made on Fox News this Sunday. Asked by Megyn Kelly whether, "knowing what we know now," he would "have authorized the invasion," Bush said he "would've," the New York Times reports: "...

Scott Walker a Big Hit at CPAC
 Scott Walker 
 a Big Hit at 
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Feb 28, 2015 2:01 PM CST

Scott Walker a Big Hit at CPAC

And Jeb Bush holds his own

(Newser) - Today saw the conclusion of the Conservative Political Action Conference, a gathering which a GOP strategist calls "the starting gun of the Republican primary campaign," the Los Angeles Times reports. The event saw a number of possible candidates offer their pitches, and Scott Walker was among its stars:...

Noonan: No, Jeb Bush Is Not the Sure Nominee

'No one should bow to his inevitability,' she writes

(Newser) - A common refrain these days is that Jeb Bush is locking up big donors and freezing out potential rivals so efficiently that he's cruising toward a sure GOP nomination. No way, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal . So far, she doesn't like what she sees, describing...

Jeb Bush: &#39;I&#39;m My Own Man&#39;
 Jeb Bush: 'I'm My Own Man' 
Feb 18, 2015 9:02 AM CST

Jeb Bush: 'I'm My Own Man'

Possible 2016 candidate seeks to distinguish himself from HW, Dubya

(Newser) - He's got two former presidents—and about two dozen top-level advisers to those presidents—by his side, but Jeb Bush says he's got his own foreign-policy views. "I love my father and my brother. I admire their service to the nation and the difficult decisions they had...

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