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Bush Daughter Backs Gay Marriage

Rob Quinn — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:55:00 CST

One of George Bush's twin daughters has added her voice to calls to legalize gay marriage in New York, Politico reports. "I’m Barbara Bush and I’m a New Yorker for marriage equality,” says the former first daughter, 29, in an ad for a gay rights advocacy group. “New York is...

Palin Swings Back at Barbara Bush

Rob Quinn — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 04:31:01 CST

Sarah Palin managed to slight not one, but two First Ladies in an interview with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham. Asked if Barbara Bush's recent comment that she hopes Palin stays in Alaska shows that the GOP elite wants to "kneecap" her, Palin replied, "I don't think the majority of...

Barbara Bush: I Didn't Put That Fetus in a Jar

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:33:05 CST

Another fun moment from Larry King's interview of George and Barbara Bush last night: Turns out it wasn't actually Barbara who put that fetus in a jar and showed it to her son. "Paula put it in the jar," she told King, referring to the family's housekeeper, and adding that...

Bushes Really Love Bill Clinton

Kevin Spak — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:25:25 CST

No one can stay mad at Bill Clinton—not even the guy he kicked out of the White House. Poppy and Barbara Bush sang his praises on Larry King last night, Mediaite observes, with George touting their “really good personal relationship.” Barbara Bush admitted that it took her a while...

Barbara Bush: I Hope Palin Stays in Alaska

John Johnson — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:27:09 CST

Not much love for Sarah Palin from the Bush matriarch: Asked by Larry King her opinion, Bush responded, "I sat next to her once. Thought she was beautiful. And she's very happy in Alaska, and I hope she'll stay there." At least she was smiling when she said it. CNN...

Bush: Mom Showed Me Her Miscarried Fetus

Matt Cantor — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:14:00 CST

When George W. Bush’s mother suffered a miscarriage, she showed her teenage son the fetus in a jar—an event that pushed him toward his pro-life stance, he tells Matt Lauer in an interview set to air tonight. “There's no question that affected me, a philosophy that we should respect...

Chelsea, Bush Twins: We Have Great First Kids

John Johnson — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:20:03 CDT

Gail Collins doesn't want to hear any griping about Chelsea Clinton's wedding. "Let her have her day," she writes at the New York Times . She's "been a national public figure against her will since she was 12, and in all that time she has never embarrassed her family—or us....

Bush’s Daughter Glad Health Reform Passed

PoeticLovette — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:41:04 CDT

Barbara Bush, daughter of George W. Bush, told Fox News yesterday that she was glad the Democrats' health care reform package passed, reports the Raw Story. "Health care should be a right for everyone," said the 28-year-old co-founder of a nonprofit promoting "health equity" in the US and Africa.

Barbara Bush Out of Hospital

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:53:53 CDT

Former first lady Barbara Bush has been released from a Houston hospital, where she underwent tests after being admitted last weekend. Doctors at Methodist Hospital aren't positive, but she might have had a mild relapse of Graves disease, a thyroid condition for which she was treated in 1989. Her doctors...