That’s the USS George H.W. Bush, his grandson is proud to note, that launched the first of many drones the Navy hopes to deploy aboard aircraft carriers. The GHWB making waves today…X-47B makes historic carrier launch cnet.co/128V9f3 via @cnet #gonavy...
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The X-47B drone is launched from the USS George H.W. Bush, on May 14, 2013.
George Bush Launches Drone
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Former President George W. Bush and Alan Lowe, director of the George W. Bush Presidential Center arrive for a signing ceremony for the joint use agreement between the National Archive and the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University on April 24, 2013 in Dallas, Texas.
George W. Bush Unplugged
George W. Bush hasn’t done much talking since leaving the White House. Tomorrow, with the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Texas, the former governor of the Lone Star state and two-term president is uncapping. Charlie Rose...
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Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, stands with his wife Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, as he waves to a gathering on Feb. 15, 2013, in his hometown of Paterson, N.J., where he announced plans to retire at the end of his current term.
Retiring Lautenberg is Senate’s Only Remaining World War II Veteran
New Jersey Democrat Frank Lautenberg’s decision not to seek re-election in 2014 almost assuredly will close an era in the U.S. Senate. With Lautenberg’s departure, the chamber won’t have any World War II veterans, barring the election in next year’s races of someone else...
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Singer Beyonce performs the national anthem during the presidential inauguration in Washington on Jan. 21, 2013.
Beyonce’s Watch-My-Lips-Spangled Banner
Updated Jan. 23 Is it Karaoke, if it’s your own song? Is it real, or is it Memorex? Beyonce’s lip-synced rendition of the National Anthem at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration wasn’t ground-breaking: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma bow-synced his performance at...
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The crowd watches a large screen on the National Mall during President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20, 2009.
Obama’s Second-Term Inauguration: `Era of Responsibility,’ Take Four
The White House is preparing for another inauguration. This one will span two days, with an official swearing in on the day required under the Constitution, Sunday the 20th, and a ceremonial swearing in outside the Capitol on Monday the...
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Delegates sit at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa.
RNC Asks What Went Wrong — Working on Getting it Right in 2016
The Republican National Committee has created a study group to examine ways to improve the party’s image and win more elections. The initiative, called the Growth and Opportunity Project, was announced today by party chairman Reince Priebus and comes after...
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Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush’s New Job
Jeb Bush is taking on a task that Bill Clinton before him, and George H.W. Bush before that, has performed. No, it’s not the presidency of the United States. John Ellis Bush has been elected chairman of the board of...
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The Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California.
GDP and Presidential Elections: 2 Pct Worked for Reagan’s Party
The nation’s gross domestic product grew by 2 percent in the last quarter. The Obama White House hailed this as “further evidence that the economy is moving in the right direction” — Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan Krueger’s words...
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John Sununu, chairman of rules for the Republican National Committee, at the Republican National Convention.
Sununu Questions Powell’s Obama Endorsement, Then Doesn’t Question
Updated at 11:04 am EDT John Sununu, former governor of New Hampshire and a co-chairman of Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign for president, says he does “not doubt” the motive of retired Army Gen. Colin Powell’s endorsement of President Barack Obama....
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney with former President George Herbert Walker Bush in this file photo.
Cheney, Bush 41 Headline Romney Fundraisers in Texas
Former President George H.W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney will headline fundraising events in Texas for Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the coming days. Cheney, who hosted a Romney fundraiser in July at his home in the mountain...
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