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Saturday, September 8, 2007

Nation in Brief | WASHINGTON, D.C. - First lady will undergo surgery

National | September 8, 2007
Laura Bush will undergo surgery today to relieve pain from pinched nerves in her neck, her press secretary said. Read more
 

Monday, August 27, 2007

From Times Wire Reports - Nation in Brief | WASHINGTON, D.C. - First lady cancels trip to Australia

National | August 27, 2007
First Lady Laura Bush has a pinched nerve and so has canceled plans to accompany the president on next month’s trip to Australia, her office announced. Read more
 

Friday, August 10, 2007

QUICK TAKES - Laura, Jenna Bush to pen a kids’ book

Entertainment | August 10, 2007
First Lady Laura Bush, a former teacher well known for her advocacy of books, is now writing one. Read more
 

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Former teacher Bush gives grads a hint: public service

National | By Sandy Banks | April 29, 2007
First Lady Laura Bush had a hard act to follow Saturday when she delivered the commencement speech at Pepperdine University’s graduation ceremony. Read more
 

Thursday, March 1, 2007

First ladies talk up heart health

California | Local | By Gregory W. Griggs | March 1, 2007
First Lady Laura Bush, an advocate of the national “Red Dress” awareness campaign to improve women’s health, visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library near Simi Valley on Wednesday to hear firsthand accounts of the cardiac disease epidemic facing American women. Read more
 

Sunday, May 21, 2006

First Lady Gives College Commencement Speech

National | May 21, 2006
This year’s college graduates face problems that lie beyond U.S. borders, because disasters elsewhere can’t be ignored in a world so interconnected, First Lady Laura Bush said in an address to 900 graduates of Roger Williams University in Bristol. Read more
 

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Clinton’s Remark Criticized

National | By Edwin Chen | January 19, 2006
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

TV Show May Help Both Bush, Victims Recover

National | By Faye Fiore | September 27, 2005
Facing criticism that he appeared disengaged from the disaster wrought by Hurricane Katrina, President Bush has been looking for opportunities to show his concern. Read more
 

Saturday, September 24, 2005

First Lady’s Event Will Aid Victims

National | September 24, 2005
First Lady Laura Bush hopes to send 5 million books to schools and libraries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama with the help of donations at her book festival today. Read more
 

Monday, August 15, 2005

Woman Is Named White House Chef

National | August 15, 2005
After a six-month search, First Lady Laura Bush announced that Cristeta Comerford would be the new White House executive chef. Read more
 

Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Cheney Says First Lady Would Beat Sen. Clinton

National | May 31, 2005
First Lady Laura Bush would defeat Sen. Read more
 

Monday, May 23, 2005

First Lady Heckled at Holy Sites in Jerusalem

World | May 23, 2005
Protesters jostled and harangued First Lady Laura Bush on Sunday when she visited a Jerusalem shrine at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more
 

Sunday, May 22, 2005

Laura Bush Emphasizes Women’s Rights at Convention in Jordan

World | May 22, 2005
To foster democracy in the Middle East, women must be given a larger role in government and business, First Lady Laura Bush said Saturday in a bold challenge to some of the men who hold political and economic power in the region. Read more
 

Saturday, May 7, 2005

Bright Star indeed

Entertainment | By Robin Abcarian | May 7, 2005
It was reminiscent of that scene in the movies when the librarian whips off her glasses and shakes out her bun. Read more
 

Monday, May 2, 2005

First Lady Steals the Show

National | By Leslie Hoffecker | May 2, 2005
It isn’t often that the president of the United States gets upstaged. Read more
 

Thursday, April 28, 2005

First Lady Touts Programs for Youths

California | Local | By Robin Abcarian | April 28, 2005
The former gangbangers at Homeboy Industries were not quite sure what to expect Wednesday when First Lady Laura Bush paid them a call at their silk-screening business in a grimy warehouse district in downtown Los Angeles. Read more
 

Thursday, March 31, 2005

First Lady Makes Short Kabul Visit

World | March 31, 2005
Under heavy protection in this dusty capital, First Lady Laura Bush on Wednesday talked with Afghan women freed from Taliban repression and met with President Hamid Karzai. Read more
 

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

First Lady Sets Off for Afghanistan

World | March 30, 2005
First Lady Laura Bush left for Afghanistan, where she will spend about five hours visiting women training to be teachers and others who sell handicrafts. Read more
 

Tuesday, March 8, 2005

First Lady Takes Stage With Her No. 2

National | By Edwin Chen | March 8, 2005
As the quarter-mile-long presidential motorcade pulled up at the Community College of Allegheny County on Monday, hundreds of Bush supporters waited excitedly for a White House-sponsored event to highlight one of the president’s priorities. Read more
 

Sunday, February 13, 2005

Tuning in to the Bushes

Entertainment | By Robin Abcarian | February 13, 2005
At this point in the presidency of George W. Bush, you might think you know just about everything worth knowing about him: his love of liberty, his rejection of the Eastern elitism that is his birthright, his irresponsible youth, his profound religious conviction, his tendency to see the world in black and white. Read more
 
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