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First lady Jill Biden next week will help unveil a new postal stamp to honor former first lady Nancy Reagan, the White House announced Wednesday. Jill Biden will host the event on Monday at the White House. She’ll be joined by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy; Fred Ryan, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation; and Anne Peterson, who is Nancy Reagan’s niece.

A newly erected statue of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been vandalised again, not even a month after it was first put up. Having been standing for less than a month in the English town of Grantham, the statue of the former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has once again been vandalised.

Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) was in the Capitol on Wednesday for the unveiling of his official portrait. Former President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were also on hand for the event. Below is our pool report on the gathering, ..... *snip* Scores of current and former senators, aides and administration officials - including former President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney -- filled the Old Senate Chamber shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday for the unveiling of the portrait of former Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), who served as majority leader from 2003 until...

Baseball's big party got thrown a curveball before it even began. Officials from the sports world and the city government were in Union Station today to confirm what was already widely known -- that the Expos are being re-named the Washington Nationals. But before the media event got underway, D-C Statehood Green Party member Adam Eidinger jumped onto the stage holding a sign protesting Mayor Tony Williams' planned stadium deal. Eidinger was jumped by several men, including former Washington Senators announcer Charlie Brotman. A tussle ensued, and the podium nearly fell over, before security managed to drag Eidinger off stage....

This past Sunday, Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton had a chance to return to the scene of their many crimes - the White House - as President Bush hosted the unveiling of dual portraits of Bill and Hill.  I guess it really was a co-presidency.    For the first time ever, a former First Lady is portrayed in a pantsuit - and a black one at that.  I found it interesting that she came to the White House on Sunday dressed in a bright pastel – still a pantsuit – but one that would be suitable for a nationwide photo-op. ...

Bull Klinton's mug on canvas...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush praised his predecessor's "energy and joy" Monday as the official portraits of former President Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton were unveiled in a lighthearted ceremony at the White House. The Clintons received a standing ovation from guests in the East Room of the executive mansion before the paintings by artist Simmie Knox were revealed.

         www.sfgate.com       Return to regular view Portrait of a truce: Bush, Clinton chat Presidential painting brings foes together at the White House - David E. Sanger, New York Times Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Washington -- For a moment in the White House on Monday morning, it seemed like a political mirage: President Bush and Bill Clinton, joking as they walked together into the East Room, then spending the next 20 minutes effusively praising each other. But the even stranger sight was the audience, the men and women who make up Sen. John Kerry's brain trust, almost all of...

As controversy swirls around the President George Bush's unusually complimentary remarks yesterday toward former President Bill Clinton, a White House staffer has leaked the manuscript of the speech Mr. Bush was supposed to give at the unveiling of the official portrait of Mr. Clinton. "The President changed the speech," said the unnamed administration source. "He was editing on the fly--extemporaneously. For some reason he didn't feel comfortable delivering what the speechwriter gave him." Here is the leaked text of the speech Mr. Bush was supposed to give in welcoming the former president… THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I appreciate you all...

President Bush certainly didn't score any points with his conservative base on Monday when he praised Bill Clinton to the hilt during the unveiling of the impeached president's White House portrait. "President Bush was more laudatory and more passionate about Bill Clinton than he was about President Reagan [during Friday's memorial service]," contended nationally syndicated radio host Michael Savage Monday night. When Bush spoke about Reagan, said Savage, "we got empty homilies. We got less than empty homilies - we got a Mr. Rogers job." But at the Clinton portrait ceremony, Savage said, "Today we actually got a passionate President...

WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Former President Bill Clinton and former First Lady Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton came to the residence on Pennsylvania Avenue they occupied for eight years for a ceremony in which their official portraits were unveiled. The East Room event was filled with many who served during Clinton's two terms in office, despite the fact that many of them are now working with the campaign of Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) to oust their host. But partisan politics was put aside for a few hours while President and Mrs. Bush graciously entertained their predecessors. Guests included Democratic National Committee...

June 15, 2004 As Clinton Is Honored, a Brief Break From Politics. Very Brief.By DAVID E. SANGER ASHINGTON, June 14 - For a moment in the White House on Monday morning, it seemed like a political mirage: President Bush and Bill Clinton, joking as they walked together into the East Room, then spending the next 20 minutes effusively praising each other. But the even stranger sight was the audience, the men and women who make up Senator John Kerry's brain trust, almost all of them veterans of the Clinton era who have not set foot in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush put aside political differences with his predecessor Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton to welcome them back to the White House on Monday to unveil their official portraits. But Bush couldn't resist a dig about the imminent publication of Clinton's memoir "My Life." "I mean, I can tell you more of the story," Bush said after praising Clinton and retracing his path from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House, "but it's coming out in fine bookstores all over America." While they have tangled politically in the past, Bush had only words of praise for the...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With old political grudges left unmentioned, former President Clinton returned to the White House for the first time Monday and listened with delight as President Bush praised him for his knowledge, compassion and "the forward-looking spirit that Americans like in a president." The occasion was the unveiling of the official portraits of Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

<p>The President hosted the unveiling of the portraits of Pres. Clinton and former First Lady in the East Room of the White House. The President was very gracious in his statements about the Clinton years in the White House.</p> <p>The President is now traveling to Liberty, Missouri to participate in a 'Conversation on Medicare-Approved Prescription Drug Discount Cards.'</p>

(06-14) 11:54 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush offered a glowing tribute to former President Clinton on Monday as the White House unveiled the official portraits of the 42nd president and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Bush rode into office on a promise "to restore honor and dignity" to the White House after eight years of Clinton, and he was bitter at Clinton for defeating his father in the 1992 presidential contest. Moreover, Clinton plans to campaign for the man trying to oust Bush from office, Democrat John Kerry. But on Monday, Bush delivered a lengthy, forceful defense of...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush offered a glowing tribute to former President Clinton on Monday as the White House unveiled the official portraits of the 42nd president and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Bush rode into office on a promise ``to restore honor and dignity'' to the White House after eight years of Clinton, and he was bitter at Clinton for defeating his father in the 1992 presidential contest. But on Monday, Bush delivered a lengthy, forceful defense of his predecessor, and welcomed dozens of Clinton administration officials back into the White House.