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George W. Bush offers tepid endorsement of Romney

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 10:28am

WASHINGTON — George W. Bush is backing presumptive Republican White House nominee Mitt Romney.

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, meets with former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush to receive their endorsements Thursday, March 29, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Bush senior backing Romney, but no sign of George W.

Steve Peoples The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 10:25am

HOUSTON -- George W. Bush is as hard to find in his father's office, as he is in the 2012 presidential contest.

The 43rd president appears in a gold-framed picture tucked into a far corner of the room, partially hidden by a Texas flag and a cabinet door. The placement -- whether intentional or not -- is a reminder of the Republican presidential campaign and the lengths to which Romney and his rivals have tried to marginalize the two-term president.

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(J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/The Associated Press) A statue of a contemplative Benjamin Franklin overlooks the empty hallways of Congress as the deadline of the deficit Supercommittee approaches with no expectations for success, Sunday morning at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 20, 2011. On various talk shows Sunday, Democrats and Republicans on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction exchanged blame for the a deepening impasse that has all but doomed chances for an accord.

Bush tax cut debate dooms deal to cut deficit

Stephen Ohlemacher The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 10:18am

WASHINGTON — A long-running war between Democrats and Republicans over Bush-era tax cuts doomed the debt supercommittee’s chances of reaching a deal. Efforts to overhaul the tax code may await the same fate as both parties gear up to make taxes a central issue in 2012 elections.

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