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George H.W. Bush sponsored Filipino child through Colorado-based charity
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Nearly 20 years ago, former President George H.W. Bush wanted to sponsor a Filipino boy named Timothy through Colorado Springs-based nonprofit Compassion International – but first, he needed a pseudonym. “He’s passed away now, so it’s probably not a classified name anymore – it was George Walker,” said Wess Stafford, Compassion president emeritus. “That’s the…
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Presidents club assembles for Bush funeral, Trump on fringes
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WASHINGTON – The nation’s most exclusive fraternity – the presidents club – assembled Wednesday to mourn George H.W. Bush, putting on public display its uneasy relationship with the current occupant of the Oval Office. The uncomfortable reunion brought President Donald Trump together in the same pew with past White House residents who have given him…
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Bush celebrated with praise and humor at cathedral farewell
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WASHINGTON – George H.W. Bush was celebrated with high praise and loving humor Wednesday as the nation bade farewell to the man who was America’s 41st president and the last to fight for the U.S. in wartime. Three former presidents looked on at Washington National Cathedral as a fourth – George W. Bush – eulogized…
