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The President delivered his weekly radio address from the White House. In Focus: The Economy The President and Mrs. Bush and Jenna and Henry Hager participated in a commemorative tree planting ceremony Saturday, on the South Lawn of the White House. The tradition of planting commemorative trees dates back to 1830 when President Andrew Jackson planted two Southern Magnolias on either side of the South Portico of the White House. The National Book Festival continued today beginning with a breakfast in the East Room. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

People Magazine reports that in an appearance on Ellen to air this Wednesday, First Daughter Jenna Hager (nee Bush), sitting with her mother First Lady Laura Bush, tells Ellen DeGeneres that she can use the President's ranch in Crawford for DeGeneres' pending same-sex wedding with actress Portia de Rossi. "So, the ranch was a great place to get married," DeGeneres says, "it looked like nobody could fly over and get pictures or bother you, really." "Yeah," says Hager, "that was really nice." "So, can we borrow it for our wedding," DeGeneres asks. "Can we get the ranch?" "Sure," says Hager....

Henry Hager and Jenna Bush exchange vows at the altar on Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas, May 10, 2008. Proceeding over the wedding ceremony is the Rev. Kirbyjohn Caldwell. Photo taken May 10, 2008. President Bush, center, reaches for a marine dress uniform cap that fell off as his father, former President H. W. Bush, looks on before boarding Marine One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Sunday, May 11, 2008 after the wedding of their daughter Jenna Bush Saturday night to Henry Hager. Souvenir coffee mugs celebrating the wedding of President George W. Bush's daughter, Jenna Bush...

CRAWFORD, Texas -- The president's 1,600-acre ranch in Crawford, Texas, is all gussied up for this evening's wedding of Jenna Bush to long-time boyfriend Henry Hager. President Bush will walk his daughter down the aisle before about 200 friends and family members in a very private outdoor ceremony. The festivities got under way last night with a rehearsal dinner hosted by the groom's parents in the tourist town of Salado, Texas, about 54 miles from Crawford. There'll be a barbecue lunch today back at the ranch. The father of the bride uses his weekend radio chat today to pay tribute...

Groom, many guests of one wedding will be on call for another - that of the president's daughter Saturday, May 10, 2008 WEST — Nora Bartosh has been waiting for her wedding, scheduled for today, for the past six years. Now, the 34-year-old West drugstore clerk is worried that a president's daughter could steal her groom and thus her special day. The groom, all eight groomsmen and about 150 of the guests work in McLennan County law enforcement. That leaves Bartosh hoping that everything goes smoothly in and around President Bush's Crawford-area ranch today as first daughter Jenna says her...

WASHINGTON -- Talk about hush-hush wedding planning. First daughter Jenna Bush was the last in the family to know she was getting married. Months ago, her fiancé, Henry Hager, told Jenna's twin sister that he wanted to propose. Then, at the Camp David presidential retreat, Hager asked President Bush and first lady Laura Bush for their daughter's hand in marriage. Click here to find out more! For weeks, the president and Mrs. Bush kept their lips zipped. Then on Aug. 15, 2007, Hager rousted Jenna at 4 a.m. to go hiking on Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine....

<p>In Republican circles, this could constitute a form of sacrilege.</p> <p>Speaking on Larry King Live last night, first daughter Jenna Bush, who appeared alongside first lady Laura Bush, confessed that she's not sure if she'll vote for the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Sen. John McCain, and even left open the possibility that she'd support either Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. Hillary Clinton. KING: Do you have a favorite between the two, the two Democrats?</p>

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island PHOTO(s) OF THE DAY Older photo of Pres. Bush in silouette at his ranch in Crawford, TX. Older photo of Pres. Bush with reporters at his ranch in Crawford, TX. QUOTE(s) OF THE DAY President's Radio Address ~ April 12, 2008 Good morning. Fifteen months ago this week, I announced the surge. And this week, General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker gave Congress a detailed report on the results. Since the surge began, American and Iraqi forces have made significant progress. While there's more to be done, sectarian violence, civilian deaths, and military deaths...

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island PHOTO OF THE DAY Bush Family Photo - President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush, and former President George H. W. Bush sit surrounded by family in the Red Room, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005. Friends and family joined former President Bush and Mrs. Bush in celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary during a dinner held at the White House. ((check the boots ;)) QUOTE(s) OF THE DAY President's Radio Address ~ March 15, 2008 Good morning. On Friday, I traveled to New York City to talk about the state of...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna and her fiance, Henry Hager, will marry on May 10, People magazine reported on its Web site on Wednesday, citing two sources it did not identify. The wedding will be held at the president's 1,600-acre (646-hectare) ranch in Crawford, Texas, one source told the magazine. A spokeswoman for first lady Laura Bush said she could not confirm the report and had no comment on it. "It's going to be a small wedding," the source told People, adding Jenna had already selected her bridesmaids. "She's very excited. They make a great...

Yahoo Video. Click to watch. You won't be dissapointed. Jenna Bush appeared on the Ellen Degeneres show. Ellen asked Jenna how easy it was to call her dad, so they did. George W Bush shows what a great father he is and Jenna shows how much she respects her parents.

Ellen DeGeneres asked Jenna Bush a relatively simple question during her talk show appearance: Is she able to just pick up the phone and call home? Jenna dialed some digits and soon Ellen was voice to voice with President Bush. Watch for yourself.

A Day in the Life of President Bush (with photos): 11-17-07 Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island PHOTO OF THE DAY (from yesterday's National Adoption Day at the White House) QUOTE(s) OF THE DAY From the President's Radio Address ~~ November 17, 2007 Excerpt: "Good morning. In a few days, our Nation will celebrate Thanksgiving. Like millions of Americans, members of Congress will travel home for the holiday. Unfortunately, as they get to work carving their turkeys, they're leaving a lot of unfinished work back in Washington, D.C. And unless they complete this work soon, middle-class Americans will pay...

Jenna will be on Leno tonight...I think she is hocking her book.

Jenna Bush answers questions from people across America: If the war in Iraq is so noble, why aren't you and your sister serving our country there? —Donald Pence, San Francisco I understand that point, but there are many ways to serve our country, and I think my skills are better suited for teaching and representing the U.S. in Latin America through UNICEF. I respect the men and women of our country who are over there fighting. It is an unbelievably selfless thing to do. But if people really thought about it, they would know it's not even a practical question.

A Day in the Life of President Bush (with photos): 10-6-07 Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island Photos Of The Day President Bush waves as he heads to Marine One for the trip today to Camp David. ~~~~ QUOTE(s) OF THE DAY (from the President's Radio Address - 10-6-07) "Government-run health care would deprive Americans of the choice and competition that comes from the private market," he said. "It would cause huge increases in government spending." "If putting poor children first takes a little more than the 20 percent increase I have proposed in my budget for SCHIP, I...

Beelzebub, Apollyon, and Legion ... contrived here to set up a fair; a fair wherein should be sold all sorts of vanity ... at this fair are all such merchandise sold as houses, lands, trades, places, honors, preferments, titles, countries, kingdoms, lusts, pleasures; and delights of all sorts, as harlots, wives, husbands, children, masters, servants, lives, blood, bodies, souls, silver, gold, pearls, precious stones, and what not. And moreover, at this fair there is at all times to be seen jugglings, cheats, games, plays, fools, apes, knaves, and rogues, and that of every kind. Here are to be seen, too,...

Jenna Bush Ducks Iraq, Talks EngagementIn Book-Promoting Interview, First Daughter Avoids Iraq Questions, Discusses Her Romantic Engagement Story The recently engaged Jenna Bush, daughter of President Bush and first lady Laura Bush, walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, as she arrives with her parents from New York where the president attended the the annual United Nations General Assembly. In August the White House announced Jenna's engagement to Henry Hager of Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Scott Applewhite) (AP) WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2007 Jenna Bush said her "boyfriend" - she doesn't like the word...

I got her trained just right. She brings me a steady supply of cold Bud Lights while I chill on the La-Z-Boy watching the Nationals game on the plasma. Here's a funny: After any home run, I'll down whatever's left of my beer and suck in a big mouthful of air and then belch her name really, really slowly and blow it right in her face. "Oh my God that is so gross!" she squeals, and then totally cracks up and makes that funny snorting noise and goes to get us both another beer. Man, I love being married. Her...

Bush's Daughter, Jenna, Engaged Aug 16 02:07 PM US/Eastern CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - One of the president's daughters is getting married. President Bush and first lady Laura Bush announced Thursday that their daughter, Jenna, is engaged to Henry Hager of Virginia. No wedding date has been set, said Mrs. Bush's press secretary, Sally McDonough. Jenna, one of the president's twin daughters, became engaged to Hager, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hager of Richmond, Va., on Wednesday.

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Is a White House wedding in the works? Jenna Bush, one of President Bush's twin daughters, is engaged to be married to her longtime boyfriend, Henry Hager, the White House announced Thursday. Asked if the two were getting married in the Rose Garden, Sally McDonough, press secretary for first lady Laura Bush, replied: "They have not set any details, date or place." Jenna Bush, 25, and Hager, 29, were engaged in Maine on Wednesday, she said. The two have been dating for several years, and Hager is often seen at Jenna Bush's side at family Bush...

"Raleigh — During a candlelight vigil for an unborn baby that died last month when his mother was murdered, scores of people were expected to call Monday for a state law to make killing a pregnant woman a double murder. "An unborn child should be recognized if the mother's killed," said Kevin Blaine, whose daughter, Jenna Nielsen, was stabbed to death June 14. Nielsen, 22, of Fuquay-Varina, was killed as she refilled USA Today newspaper boxes. Her body was found behind a Lake Wheeler Road convenience store. She was eight months pregnant with her third son. That boy, who was...

It is not the fault of Jenna or Barbara Bush that their father, the president, has gotten us into a war that he doesn't know how to get us out of. And, although you can blame parents for almost anything, George W. and Laura Bush are no longer responsible for the behavior of their twin daughters, who are in their mid-20s. Presidents, like the rest of us, don't get to choose their relatives. Remember Billy Carter? Anyway, Jenna and Barbara are far from George W. Bush's biggest familial problem. The law of averages has given him at least one ne'er-do-well...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and First Lady spent the weekend at the White House. As is their custom when in Washington on Sunday, they attended services at St. John's Episcopal Church this morning.

9/11 babies old enough to ask for dad By SARA KUGLER, Associated Press Writer Sat Sep 9, 12:03 AM ET NEW YORK - Four-year-old Gabriel Jacobs inherited his dad's sandy hair, long nose and blue eyes. The day they buried what was left of his father — a piece of rib, part of a thigh bone, a bit of one arm — the boy released a balloon into the air, then turned that familiar face skyward to make sure his daddy caught it. This is how a son reaches out to the father he never met. Ariel Jacobs died in...

National Review Writer Uses Jenna Bush for Cheap Points and Alienates Latinos All at The Same Time- Priceless Thanks to one my readers for alerting me to this Well the most bizaree and stupid pieces are coming out again of what was once the Vatican of Conservative Thought. Yes the National review, and their hyeractive little blog on ritalin called The Corner. The National Review is where I was first introduced to great conservative articles. At times the articles were quite edgy. However there has been a subtle Change at NR. It has rapidily become nothing more than the vast...

Gym Instructor Mocks Bush In Front Of First Daughters Tue Apr 25 2006 10:32:05 ET A spinning instructor at Washington, DC's Sports Club/LA mocked President Bush without realizing (believe it or not) that a first daughter was in his class! ROLL CALL reports: The instructor, Glenn Makl, is said to be horrified to learn after class that the president's daughter Jenna was there to hear his making fun of President Bush and handing out of a video clip compilation of some of the president's more memorable gaffes and malapropisms. Jenna Bush was working out at the club with her boyfriend,...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush left the White House last Thursday for a long weekend at Camp David. The President and his family enjoyed an early Easter dinner today before returning to Washington. The family's Easter meal included two kinds of ham, spinach salad, macaroni and cheese, asparagus, deviled eggs, fresh fruit and biscuits. For dessert, could choose between double coconut layer cake and lemon curd trifle with fresh berries. Unfortunately, on this lovely day when Christians everywhere celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, the Left will not restrain itself from turning even the...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President Bush, the First Lady, the dogs and cat, and their family are spending the New Year's holiday at their Texas ranch. On this New Year's Eve, 2005, although mindful of those who will not continue the journey with us into 2006, it seemed to me we should celebrate happy times. That is the theme of this last Dose thread of 2005. HAPPY NEW YEAR, to all. May your 2006 be healthy, happy and full of love. QUOTE OF THE DAY: From the first Inaugural Address of President George W. Bush, January 20, 2001. Americans...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The President and Mrs. Bush are spending the weekend in Washington according to assistant WH press secretary Trent Duffy (from yesterday's press gaggle aboard AF1). Here's an interesting tidbit from yesterday's day trip: Bob Johnson, Chairman of BET (Black Entertainment Television) was a guest of GWB aboard Air Force One and accompanied the President throughout the day. Mr. Johnson strongly supports the CAFTA legislation. He's also on the President's Commission To Save and Strengthen Social Security. He has ties to the North Carolina region. [Bu...bu...but...isn't this the Dims' locked-in solid voting block?!] THE WEEK AHEAD:...

Washington -- When President Bush shakes 1,000 hands, Blake Gottesman is ready with the Purell. When Bush is in his daily intelligence briefing in the trailer on his ranch, Gottesman is on site to dog-sit Barney, the president's Scottish terrier. When a member of the White House senior staff wants a word with the boss, Gottesman is there to recommend yes or no. "People will say, 'Is this a good time to raise something?' " said Joe Hagin, the White House deputy chief of staff. "And Blake will say, 'Well, he's reviewing a speech right now,' or 'He's got a...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President and Mrs. Bush are spending a quiet weekend at Camp David. THE WEEK AHEAD: From White House press briefings: Monday, May 16: GWB travels to West Point, VA, to highlight the benefits of biodiesel, an alternative fuel that will help our country achieve greater energy independence. He will also discuss our need for a comprehensive national energy strategy that reduces our dependence on foreign oil. Tuesday, May 17: The President welcomes our newest United States Trade Representative, former Congressman Rob Portman, to the WH. Also on Tuesday, GWB welcomes former South African President Nelson...

It would be the perfect media match, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton versus First Lady Laura Bush for president in 2008. Not possible, you say? Mrs. Clinton, after all, is almost certain to be running for her party's nomination. After her recent hilarious and deft comic performance at the recent White House correspondents' dinner in the nation's capital, Mrs. Bush, already far more popular than her husband, is now clearly the most well-liked woman in America.

PHOENIX - Jenna Jameson is suing in federal court to bar her publisher from getting a cut of a proposed reality show featuring the adult film star. AP Photo Jameson's suit in Phoenix federal court asks a judge to rule that an April 2004 development agreement signed with Regan Media doesn't apply to a deal that Jameson negotiated herself with A&E for a show based on her daily life. Jameson says in the suit that the A&E deal was negotiated before the Regan Media agreement. Regan Media owner Judith Regan countersued, saying the 2004 agreement with Jameson gives Regan Media...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: As has become their custom while in Washington on Sundays, the President and First Lady attended St. John's Church. They are spending a quiet weekend in Washington. In DC, there is always some wag who has to nitpick just to fill column space. I saw an article the other day in which the author was speculating as to why a President who says he doesn't like Washington has spent the last several weekends in the city instead of going to Camp David. Now why can't I get paid for doing nothing -- a job situation...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The first family appears to be spending the weekend at the White House, where the President will monitor progress of the Iraqi elections tomorrow. Depending on events, it is possible he may speak with the media tomorrow. Press Secretary Scott McClellan told the WH press corps: "My understanding is that the election will be basically taking place from about -- from around 11:00 p.m. Eastern time to 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday. And he'll receive updates as needed. And, obviously, he'll be paying close attention to it. I mean, I think most people expect...

During the inaugural festivities on Tuesday, the president's daughter was photographed wearing a ring on the finger typically reserved for engagement rings. But Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for first lady Laura Bush, said Thursday that 23-year-old Jenna is not getting hitched — at least not in the immediate future. It was unclear why she chose to wear the jewelry on the ring finger of her left hand. "She's still single," Johndroe said, adding that she was not engaged and hadn't secretly wed.

President and Mrs. Bush went to church this morning, then spent the day in the White House. The President officially proclaimed Sunday National Sanctity of Human Life Day and Religious Freedom Day. The President is preparing both his Inaugural Address and the State of the Union Address to be delivered at the end of January. He is expected to travel to Europe in February. The media will describe this as a repair-the-relationships trip, but it was actually scheduled months ago. QUOTE OF THE DAY: This being the beginning of a celebratory week, I thought today's quote should be lighthearted. "It's...

President Bush once joked that he named the pool at his Crawford ranch the "whining pool" because he had it built to placate his twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara, who complained about visiting him at his Central Texas spread. These days, the daughters, who celebrated their 23rd birthday at the ranch on Thanksgiving, seek to shed their bad-girl image and become enthusiastic members of one of America's most influential political clans. Outfitted in designer gowns, they will join their parents this week at the inaugural ceremony and the accompanying festivities. The occasions will once again put the historic family on...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jenna Bush, one of President Bush's 22-year-old twin daughters, will teach at a public school in Washington. White House spokesman Scott McClellan would not give details on Wednesday but The Washington Post reported she would teach at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School, a public school for low-income children. Jenna and her sister, Barbara, put their career plans on hold to help their father on the campaign trail this year. Barbara's career plans were unknown at this point. As for Jenna, who has an English degree from the University of Texas, McClellan said the president...

President’s daughter applies for job at D.C. public school First daughters Jenna Bush, left, and her twin sister Barbara, right, speak to supporters and volunteers at Bush-Cheney campaign headquarters in Miami earlier this year. Jenna Bush, one of President Bush's two daughters, has applied for a teaching position at a public school in Washington, D.C., according to a report in the Washington Post.The president’s daughter wants to teach at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School in the Mount Pleasant/Columbia Heights neighborhood of the capital. The school serves low-income children and has 250 pupils enrolled in kindergarten through sixth...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 - Tickets to all official inaugural events, including an "elegant" candlelight dinner with a special appearance by President Bush: $100,000. Tickets to all official inaugural events, two additional tickets to an "exclusive" lunch with Mr. Bush and Vice President Cheney, plus an all-access pass to any inaugural ball: $250,000. Telling your friends, "As I explained to the president just the other day... .": priceless. Mr. Bush's inaugural committee, seeking to raise more than $40 million, a record, sent out hundreds of solicitations to the president's biggest campaign contributors this week offering packages of party benefits and access...

I wish everyone would see this and compare it to Kerry! You can see the down to earthness and humility of the President that if more people knew about his qualities, we wouldnt even be talking about a close election!

A little less than a week after President Bush campaigned in Oregon, his daughters visited the Rose City stumping for their father. The Bush twins, Jenna and Barbara, arrived in Beaverton Monday for an invite-only event at the Kingstad Center for the "Oregon: 'W' Stands For Women Coalition." The twins spoke about the president's record of achievement, and issues important to women. They also spoke about their mother's strength and influence in the halls of the White House. Bush twins speak to Oregonians "Our mom knows that all women deserve to have the opportunity to live in freedom and be...

The president was introduced by his daughter, Jenna, and the event also featured short speeches by Gov. Bill Owens, U.S. Senate candidate Pete Coors and Sen. Wayne Allard. Bush then told the crowd: "Knowing what I know today, I would have made the same decision. America and the world are safer with Saddam Hussein in a prison cell." Audience members roared with approval. Among them was Sharie Bubble, 41, of Colorado Springs. She said her brother and her 24-year-old son had served in Iraq and, after initial misgivings about the war, she is now convinced Bush's policy is the right...

I knew the Bush Twins were in town, but never thought I would ever meet them. While volunteering at the Bush/Cheney Headquarters in St. Paul, MN, I heard they were going to come to the headquarters.Cut to the chase, they came in and spoke to the College Republicans. Both are quite the talented speakers and highly personable. I shook both of their hands on the way to the speech and afterwards was able to talk to both in person briefly, but I was so honored for the monment.They even went to the Phone Bank and made calls!

Ha ha. Well, they said it, not me: "Remember all those times when you're growing up and your parents embarrased you? Well, this is payback time on live t.v.!"(I loved it and thought they we're funny. I'm sure that their family loved it too!) Video of twins convention speech courtesy msnbc.com here

Text of a speech by Jenna and Barbara Bush delivered Tuesday at the Republican National Convention, as transcribed by e-Media Inc.: JENNA BUSH: It's great to be here. We love Arnold. Isn't he awesome? Thanks to him, if one of us ever decides to marry a Democrat, nobody can complain, except maybe our grandmother, Barbara. And if she doesn't like it, we would definitely hear about it. We already know she doesn't like some of our clothes, our music, or most of the TV shows we watch. Gammie, we love you dearly, but you're just not very hip. She thinks...

WAY TO GO JENNA AND BARBERA!