Politics

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Rep. George H.W. Bush, R-Texas., who is seeking a seat in U.S. Senate, talks with a group of young people at a rally in Houston, Texas., on Oct. 9, 1970. Bush is opposed by Lloyd Bentsen, wealthy Houston businessman, who defeated Sen. Ralph Yarborough in the State Democratic Primary. (AP Photo)

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Both President Barack Obama and fromer President George H.W. Bush, right, talk after speaking at the Points of Light Institute forum at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Former President George H. W. Bush rides tandem with Sgt. Michael Elliott of the Army Golden Knights parachute team as he celebrates his 85th birthday with a parachute jump, Friday, June 12, 2009, in Kennebunkport, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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President George H.W. Bush talks to reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House on Feb. 11, 1991, after meeting with top military advisors to discuss the Persian Gulf war. From left are, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, Vice President Dan Quayle, White House Chief of Staff John Sununu, the president, Secretary of State James A. Baker III, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Colin Powell. The president said that the air campaign in the Gulf will continue. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

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U.S. President George H. Bush clenches his fist while meeting with reporters in the White House briefing room, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1990 in Washington to discuss the talks in Geneva between Secretary of State James A. Baker III and Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz. The president said that Iraq mat U.S. efforts for a peaceful settlement in the Parsian Gulf with "a total stiff arm, a total rebuff," also stating that it left him discouraged that war cloud be avoided. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)