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Washington to pay respects, bid farewell to George H.W. Bush

HOUSTON — George H.W. Bush is set to embark on his final tour of Washington, the capital city that is remembering the 41st president’s lifetime of public service that began in the Navy during World War II, ended with one term as president and was characterized throughout by […]

America mourns former president George H.W. Bush

Flags flew at half-staff across the United States on Saturday as Americans prepared for a week of solemn tributes to George H.W. Bush, in his home state of Texas and in the US Capitol, a day after the former president died at age 94. Tributes poured in from […]

From Bush to Clinton, a grace note for the ages

WASHINGTON — It was a grace note for the ages. “Dear Bill,” George H.W. Bush scribbled Jan. 20, 1993, to the Democrat about to succeed him as president. “When I walked into this office just now I felt the same sense of wonder and respect that I felt […]

Bush mourned as a great statesman, a man of uncommon decency

WASHINGTON — Former President George H.W. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of uncommon decency and kindness. Bush, who died late Friday at his […]

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush dies; oversaw end of Cold War

WASHINGTON – Tributes to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who died at the age of 94, poured in from around the world on Saturday as global leaders honored him for his role in helping to end the Cold War and reduce the danger of nuclear annihilation. Bush, […]

George H.W. Bush dies at 94; made greatest mark in Gulf War

HOUSTON — He was the man who sought a “kinder, and gentler nation,” and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips — he would not raise taxes. He was the popular leader of a mighty coalition that dislodged Iraq from Kuwait, and was turned out […]

George H.W. Bush: Great on experience, not as communicator

WASHINGTON — George Bush was a man with a matchless resume — combat pilot, diplomat, vice president, then president of the United States — but great communicator was not on the list. That was Ronald Reagan. “Fluency in English is not something I’m often accused of,” he once […]

Former US president George H.W. Bush dead at 94

Former US president George H.W. Bush, who helped steer America through the end of the Cold War, died Friday at age 94, his family announced. “Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died,” his son, former […]

George H.W. Bush in his own words

Here are some key phrases from former US president George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday at the age of 94: – ‘Thousand points of light’ – “We are a nation of communities… a brilliant diversity, spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad […]

Former US president George H.W. Bush dead at 94

who guided America through the end of the Cold War and launched the international campaign to drive Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait, died Friday at his home in Houston. He was 94. Tributes quickly poured in for the 41st US president — a decorated World War […]

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