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Jenna Hager to Ellen: Use Our Ranch for Your Wedding By Stephen M. Silverman Originally posted Friday May 23, 2008 03:50 PM EDT From left: Laura Bush, Jenna Hager and Ellen DeGeneresJenna Hager to Ellen: Use Our Ranch for Your Wedding John McCain may disapprove of Ellen DeGeneres and partner Portia DeRossi's intentions to marry, but there's another Republican who is only too happy to help with the upcoming nuptials: Jenna Hager.

Henry Hager and Jenna Bush exchange vows at the altar on Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas, May 10, 2008. Proceeding over the wedding ceremony is the Rev. Kirbyjohn Caldwell. Photo taken May 10, 2008. President Bush, center, reaches for a marine dress uniform cap that fell off as his father, former President H. W. Bush, looks on before boarding Marine One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Sunday, May 11, 2008 after the wedding of their daughter Jenna Bush Saturday night to Henry Hager. Souvenir coffee mugs celebrating the wedding of President George W. Bush's daughter, Jenna Bush...

The President and First Lady returned to the White House yesterday after attending their daughter Jenna's wedding at their ranch in Crawford, Texas. See Daisy's Sunday ping for photos of the event. Today the First lady attended and spoke at Senate Spouses luncheon at the White House and also congratulated the recipients of the 2008 Preserve America Presidential Awards. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2797 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended a meeting with members of the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion at the State Department and also attended the swearing in of Goli Ameri as Assistant Secretary of...

First Lady Laura Bush said Monday that a sudden tornado nearly swept away preparations for her daughter's wedding this weekend, but despite that one "setback," the event went off without a hitch. "It was just perfect. It was exactly the way Jenna wanted it. She was absolutely beautiful," said Bush of her 26-year-old daughter's marriage Saturday to Henry Hager, 30. Around 200 family members and friends gathered for the outdoor ceremony was held at Bush's 1,600-acre (650-hectare) Prairie Chapel Ranch, far from the pomp and publicity of the White House. "We did have a little -- one setback on Friday...

Jenna Bush Weds slideshow.

Houston Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell said he was taken by surprise when First Daughter Jenna Bush asked him to preside over her wedding. (Video)

Against the backdrop of a stunning Texas sunset, near a lake on the Bush family's 1,600-acre ranch, President Bush walked his daughter, Jenna, down the aisle to her groom, the White House said. Jenna Bush and Henry Hager say "I do" on Saturday. "We're mighty blessed," President Bush said. Jenna, 26, married Henry Hager, the son of a well-connected Virginia Republican. "The wedding was spectacular. It was all we could have hoped for," the president said Sunday before boarding Air Force One. "We're mighty blessed." Wearing a white silk organza Oscar de la Renta gown, the bride stood with the...

Even Cindy Sheehan concedes this would be too tacky...but the Westboro Cult has never let something small like tact get in the way. I'm not sure how these attention whores twist a heterosexual marriage into an appropriate place to protest homosexuality, but then I don't see how they twist any of the funerals they protest at as appropriate settings either. Anything that will make a headline, I guess. The crowd from the Crawford Texas Peace House may be sitting this one out, but the sanctity of President Bush’s daughter’s wedding Saturday won’t necessarily stop anti-homosexual protesters from the Westboro Baptist...

Jenna Bush picks 'You Are So Beautiful' for dance with Dad By JOE EDWARDS, Associated Press Writer 38 minutes ago Jenna Bush picked "You Are So Beautiful," the ballad made famous by Joe Cocker, for the father-daughter dance with President Bush at her wedding reception Saturday night in Texas, the band leader said. Tyrone Smith of Nashville and his 10-piece party band, The Tyrone Smith Revue, were hired to play at the reception in Crawford. The band was asked to do "Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes" by Taj Mahal for the newlyweds' first dance. Smith spoke to The Associated Press...

Today at about the time this thread is posted the President will be walking his daughter Jenna down the aisle in Crawford Texas as she marries Henry Hager. The White House has promised to release a couple of photos of this very private event tomorrow. On Friday evening the President attended a wedding rehearsal dinner near his ranch and the previous evening the Vice President spoke at an event in Washington celebrating the 60th year of the nation of Israel. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2795 . Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

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Saturday, in an Oscar de la Renta gown with twin sister Barbara at her side, Jenna Bush, 26, will marry 29-year-old business school student Henry Hager at her parents' Central Texas ranch.

CRAWFORD, Texas -- The president's 1,600-acre ranch in Crawford, Texas, is all gussied up for this evening's wedding of Jenna Bush to long-time boyfriend Henry Hager. President Bush will walk his daughter down the aisle before about 200 friends and family members in a very private outdoor ceremony. The festivities got under way last night with a rehearsal dinner hosted by the groom's parents in the tourist town of Salado, Texas, about 54 miles from Crawford. There'll be a barbecue lunch today back at the ranch. The father of the bride uses his weekend radio chat today to pay tribute...

Groom, many guests of one wedding will be on call for another - that of the president's daughter Saturday, May 10, 2008 WEST — Nora Bartosh has been waiting for her wedding, scheduled for today, for the past six years. Now, the 34-year-old West drugstore clerk is worried that a president's daughter could steal her groom and thus her special day. The groom, all eight groomsmen and about 150 of the guests work in McLennan County law enforcement. That leaves Bartosh hoping that everything goes smoothly in and around President Bush's Crawford-area ranch today as first daughter Jenna says her...

The crowd from the Crawford Texas Peace House may be sitting this one out, but the sanctity of President Bush’s daughter’s wedding Saturday won’t necessarily stop anti-homosexual protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church from trying to crash the blessed event. Shirley Phelps Roper, daughter of the leader of the Topeka, Kan., church whose members picket at locations where they believe homosexuality is being encouraged, said eight church members will picket near Jenna Bush’s wedding Saturday night. The protesters will set up at Prairie Chapel Road and Farm-to-Market Road 185 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Roper said. Meanwhile, peace activist Kay...

Today the President travelled to his ranch in Crawford for the weekend where his daughter Jenna's wedding will take place on Saturday. The local shops in Crawford have banners congratulating the couple and also many of them are selling unofficial souvenirs of the wedding. I heard Katie Couric on CBS news tonight say that the White House will release a couple of photos of the wedding on Sunday. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2793 Today the Vice President made remarks at the Philadelphia Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies, in Philadelphia. Today Defense Secretary Robert...

WASHINGTON -- Talk about hush-hush wedding planning. First daughter Jenna Bush was the last in the family to know she was getting married. Months ago, her fiancé, Henry Hager, told Jenna's twin sister that he wanted to propose. Then, at the Camp David presidential retreat, Hager asked President Bush and first lady Laura Bush for their daughter's hand in marriage. Click here to find out more! For weeks, the president and Mrs. Bush kept their lips zipped. Then on Aug. 15, 2007, Hager rousted Jenna at 4 a.m. to go hiking on Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine....

President Bush gave his Radio Address today from Crawford TX. The focus of the speech was the economy. Friday evening, VP Cheney attended a fundraiser in Tulsa, Oklahoma. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice returned to the Middle East on Saturday to provide a badly needed shot in the arm for the Middle East peace process ahead of a visit by President George W. Bush. Commemorative items for the upcoming wedding of first daughter Jenna Bush and her fiance Henry Hager are now on sale at The Red Bull in Waco, Texas.

Today the President attended an event at the White House comemorating the National Day of Prayer. He also gave a statement about food distribution The President also attended and spoke at celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month event held at the White House today. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2786 First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna, attend an event at the library of a Houston elementary school where they read to the children as part of a book tour to promote the children's book they co-authored. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

By PHILIP MESSING April 24, 2008 -- A man heckling First Lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna outside the 92nd Street Y was arrested after he punched a wheelchair-bound girl whose parents had told him to shut up, authorities said yesterday.

President Bush returned to the White House last evening from the North American Leaders' Summit in New Orleans. Today, President Bush opened two days of Mideast diplomacy, welcoming Jordan's King Abdullah II to the White House for a brief breakfast meeting. President Bush, accompanied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. presented the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Michael DeBakey, Wednesday, April 23, 2008, during a ceremony in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington. U.S. President George W. Bush spoke at an East Room event marking National Small Business Week at...

The party girl image was nowhere to be seen when Jenna Bush gave the keynote address at the annual banquet held by Wisconsin Women in Government. The 25-year-old daughter of President George W. Bush, who was cited twice for underage drinking during her college days, has undergone a public relations metamorphosis since the publication last year of her bestselling book, "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope," which is about a single mother living with HIV. On Thursday night at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, Bush, who is expected to wed fiance Henry Hager this May, was gracious and humble in...

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island PHOTO(s) OF THE DAY President George W. Bush shakes hands with troops following his event in Freehold, New Jersey Friday, March 28, 2008, at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey. Mrs. Laura Bush and members of her Midland High School class of 1964 welcome President George W. Bush back to the White House Friday afternoon, March 28, 2008, following his trip to Freehold, N.J. ((A sure sign of good, down home, decent folks .... NOT the nasty portrayals made of them by some in the press and our enemies from within.. they're...

Ellen DeGeneres asked Jenna Bush a relatively simple question during her talk show appearance: Is she able to just pick up the phone and call home? Jenna dialed some digits and soon Ellen was voice to voice with President Bush. Watch for yourself.

Megachurch Aims to 'Disturb' Christians Saddleback Church’s AIDS summit kicked off Wednesday with hopes to “disturb” the hearts of those in attendance and mobilize congregations around the world to defeat the global pandemic. Thu, Nov. 29, 2007 Posted: 12:44:21 PM EST Saddleback Church’s AIDS summit kicked off Wednesday with hopes to “disturb” the hearts of those in attendance and mobilize congregations around the world to defeat the global pandemic. The third annual Global Summit on AIDS and the Church has attracted about 1,000 people to the southern California megachurch to learn how churches and individuals can help fight the deadly...

Jenna will be on Leno tonight...I think she is hocking her book.

MARY-LIZ SHAW mshaw@journalsentinel.com Posted: Oct. 26, 2007 As the privileged daughter of President Bush, jetting routinely between the spread in Texas and the little place up in Maine, Jenna Bush could have done whatever she wanted. But perhaps to the surprise of some, she chose to become an elementary-school teacher. And now she is on a tour for her first book, "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope," based on a young woman she met while working as an intern for the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund in Panama, Argentina and Paraguay last year. Jenna Bush stopped Friday at the Sharon...

Jenna Bush answers questions from people across America: If the war in Iraq is so noble, why aren't you and your sister serving our country there? —Donald Pence, San Francisco I understand that point, but there are many ways to serve our country, and I think my skills are better suited for teaching and representing the U.S. in Latin America through UNICEF. I respect the men and women of our country who are over there fighting. It is an unbelievably selfless thing to do. But if people really thought about it, they would know it's not even a practical question.

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ANNAPOLIS, Md — Jenna Bush stepped to the podium, looking poised in a floral print dress with gentle earth tones. But she couldn't quite hide the butterflies as she stood before an eager bookstore crowd to introduce her book, "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope."This is my first day, so I'm a little nervous," the 25-year-old first daughter said, laughing softly. Her face lit up, though, as soon as she started talking about the subject of her nonfiction narrative, a teenage mother from Latin America who was born with HIV. "Ana changed my life. She's only 17 years old, but...

<p>“If these members get their way, the tax relief my Administration delivered could be taken away from you.</p> <p>Let me explain what this would mean for an average taxpayer.</p> <p>If you have children, your taxes would rise by $500 for each child. If you're a family of four making $60,000 a year, your taxes would be more than $1,800 higher.</p>

Do not be fooled by Jenna Bush. She has wrapped herself in the golden glow of celebrity. But she is something else entirely. For almost seven years, the blond Bush twin has reveled in the trappings associated with Hollywood starlets -- from wearing made-to-order designer clothes to smiling brightly from the glossy pages of a Vogue photo spread. She has walked red carpets and swanned past velvet ropes. Like so many celebrities, she has taken on a cause -- education -- and is using her fame to stir interest and attract media attention to an upcoming book tour. She has...

Love at First Sight for Jenna's Guy Laura Bush may have thought the two were just flirts years ago, but first daughter Jenna's fiancé, Henry Hager, felt it was love at first sight. "He knew when they started going out," says one pal, "that she was 'the one.'" While no date is set, advisers suggest that a White House wedding could be the big society event the first lady has always longed to do but couldn't because the prez is [said to be] a party pooper. Paul Bedard says Jenna probably feels the tug of Texas, but this may be...

The President and the first lady are continuing their vacation in Crawford Texas. Today it was announced by the White House that Jenna Bush became engaged yesterday to her long term boy friend Henry Hager. This week the Vice President's wife Lynne Cheney turned 66 today I have put together a few of my thoughts about this remarkable women, including an impassioned statement from her during the 2004 campaign and some photos of her through the years. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Jenna Bush, one of President and Mrs. Bush's twin daughters, is engaged to the son of Virginia's former lieutenant governor, the White House announced Thursday. "President and Mrs. George W. Bush are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Bush, to Mr. Henry Hager, son of the Honorable and Mrs. John H. Hager of Richmond, Virginia. Miss Bush and Mr. Hager became engaged Wednesday, August 15, 2007," reads a release issued from the White House. *snip* Hager, 29, and Bush were first seen out together at the inaugural balls in 2005. He is currently in his second year...

Just posted on CNN. Announcement from White House forthcoming.

Internet rumors are buzzing over a possible secret engagement this weekend for the country’s favorite First Party Girl, Jenna Bush. Both D.C. gossip site Wonkette.com and New York gossip site Jossip.com are reporting that the blond Bush twin is planning a secret enagagment in South America to former Karl Rove intern Henry Hager. A tipster to Jossip.com wrote: “Jenna Bush is getting engaged this weekend . . . Henry Hager is on spring break and is visting Jenna. His parents are coming this weekend . . . They want to get married on the ranch in Texas.” When asked by...

Congratulations, Jenna Bush. You, too, have joined the PC crowd. Wow, your parents really taught you well...

You can soon add the title of author to first daughter Jenna Bush's résumé. Whispers learns that the 25-year-old blond twin of Barbara Bush is shopping a book proposal to major publishers in New York City. We're told that the project is vague and that she's initially only gauging publishers' interest. The White House wouldn't comment, but others say it will be a young-adult book based on the former grade school teacher's experiences with charity causes in Latin America. It ought to sell: She's represented by super lawyer-agent Robert Barnett, who squired her around publishing offices in the Big Apple...

Amid a growing barrage of front-page headlines, U.S. embassy officials "strongly suggested" President Bush's twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara Bush, cut short their trip to Buenos Aires because of security issues, U.S. diplomatic and security sources tell ABC News. But the girls have stayed on, celebrating their 25th birthday over the weekend and producing even more headlines about their activities. Officials say the media coverage upstaged publicity plans for the new U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne, who had only recently arrived in the country. Neither the White House nor the U.S. embassy in Buenos Aires responded to requests for comment. The...

First Daughter Barbara Bush had her purse and cell phone stolen as she had dinner in a restaurant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, even though she was being guarded by a detail of Secret Service agents, according to law enforcement reports made available to ABC News. It was not the only mishap on the two-week trip to Argentina by Barbara (right) and her twin sister Jenna (left). A Secret Service agent on the advance detail got into an "altercation" with someone after a night out and was badly beaten, according to the law enforcement reports. The Secret Service said today the...

US President George W. Bush’s daughter Jenna is working as an intern at the Unicef regional headquarters in Panama, located on a former US military base, a local newspaper has reported. The front-page, photo-illustrated story in La Prensa said that Jenna, 24, entered the Unicef building in Clayton, 15 kilometres southwest of the capital near the Pacific opening of the Panama Canal, with her passport. She is temporarily residing in a home in Clayton, the newspaper said on Friday. The Panamanian front-page report echoed US media frenzy over the infrequent sightings of "The First Twins", as Jenna and her fraternal...

The President departed the White House today for a 4 day visit to his parents home in Maine during which he will attend a family wedding. After arriving at Kennebunkport he went fishing with his father and daughter Jenna. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President and the first lady spent the last few days at Camp David where the President met with his economic team on Friday and they remained at Camp David until returning to the White House on Sunday. Today the President gave his first news conference in the new temporary White House pressroom. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

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President Bush and Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi held a press conference (text and video here) at the White House to discuss the war on terror, defending freedom and democracy, promoting regional security and prosperity in Asia (including North Korea), and enhancing closer cooperation on global economic issues (including Japan now agreeing to open its markets to US beef). This is Koizumi's farewell visit, as he steps down from his position as Prime Minister in September. President and Mrs. Bush will host an official dinner tonight for the Prime Minister. Secretary of State Rice continues her G8 Foreign Minister Summit...

Jenna Bush , the nation's most famous public-school teacher, is skipping the country and bidding a happy adios to the young-Washington social scene she once ruled. Uh-oh, what do we do now? Friends say that the blond, younger-by-minutes First Twin has been quietly making plans over recent months to leave D.C. for a teaching job in Latin America, most likely around the end of summer. The move reflects the growing seriousness of a 24-year-old whose collegiate partying provided endless fun for gossip columnists during her father's first years in office -- yet also offers an escape from the Washington spotlight...

JENNA BUSH doesn’t fall too far from the tree. The first daughter’s clever colloquialisms would make her dear ol’ dad, George W. Bush, proud. The 24-year-old Jenna apparently had marriage on her mind during a recent date with Henry Hager, her 28-year-old boyfriend of more than a year and half, reports the Washington Post. After a lavish meal the two shared a chocolate mousse and the waitstaff brought champagne. Jenna’s flute had a mysterious note taped to the bottom. When she read it she burst out laughing. “I thought you were proposing!” she bellowed. “I nearly (bleeped) my pants!” No...

Gym Instructor Mocks Bush In Front Of First Daughters Tue Apr 25 2006 10:32:05 ET A spinning instructor at Washington, DC's Sports Club/LA mocked President Bush without realizing (believe it or not) that a first daughter was in his class! ROLL CALL reports: The instructor, Glenn Makl, is said to be horrified to learn after class that the president's daughter Jenna was there to hear his making fun of President Bush and handing out of a video clip compilation of some of the president's more memorable gaffes and malapropisms. Jenna Bush was working out at the club with her boyfriend,...