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Judge urges new approach for Gitmo detainee cases

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:19:28 -0400

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court judge Tuesday called on the president and Congress to consider a different approach to the handling of legal cases of Guantanamo Bay prisoners.

Bush's 89th birthday a socks celebration in Texas

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:35:34 -0400

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - A socks celebration has been planned in Texas for the 89th birthday of former President George H.W. Bush of Houston.

H.S. grad gets video message from Barbara Bush

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:12:08 -0400

KENNEBUNK, Maine - A Kennebunk High School graduate has received a send-off from former First Lady Barbara Bush in Maine.

Former Mass. governor, ambassador Cellucci dies

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:16:21 -0400

BOSTON - Just before former Gov. Argeo Paul Cellucci announced publicly that he had ALS, he told the chancellor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School that he was determined to do something to turn the diagnosis into a positive.

Appeals court says USTR can withhold document

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:38:46 -0400

WASHINGTON - An appeals court ruled Friday that the U.S. Trade Representative can withhold a classified position paper prepared during free-trade negotiations, reversing a lower court that had ordered the document's release under a Freedom of Information Act request.

George P. Bush, wife have baby boy

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:11:25 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas land commissioner candidate George P. Bush has become a father.

Social Security, Medicare still face big challenge

Thu, 30 May 2013 16:15:50 -0400

WASHINGTON - As the U.S. recovery slowly gathers steam, federal deficits are finally coming down from their nosebleed $1-trillion-plus heights. That will postpone until fall a new budget showdown between Congress and the White House - and also will probably delay the days of reckoning, feared by millions of aging Americans, when Social Security and Medicare could become insolvent.

Jeb Bush calls for education, immigration reform

Wed, 29 May 2013 21:36:17 -0400

MACKINAC ISLAND, Michigan - Boosting education standards and crafting an immigration policy that recognizes the valuable role newcomers play in creating jobs is essential to long-term economic growth, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday.