U.S. Embassy Asks Bush Twins to Leave Country
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.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/11/us_embassy_asks.html
meant to ping you.
Yep, I had my article pulled after reading another article that said the U.S. Embassy is denying the report.
This one is from Reuters:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-11-28T002533Z_01_N27178211_RTRUKOC_0_US-ARGENTINA-BUSH-TWINS.xml&WTmodLoc=USNewsHome_C2_domesticNews-3
"Embassy denies asking Bush twins to leave Argentina"
Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:25pm ET
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ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Argentina rejected reports that it had told President George W. Bush's twin daughters to leave the country after a widely publicized purse-snatching incident.
ABC News reported on its Web site on Monday that embassy officials had "strongly suggested" that the twins, Jenna and Barbara Bush, cut short their visit to Buenos Aires due to security concerns.
Argentine officials confirmed last week that one of Bush's daughters had her purse stolen in San Telmo, a neighborhood popular with tourists. The incident led to teasing by Argentine media about the twins' seemingly ineffective Secret Service bodyguards.
"We have seen a report from news sources stating that embassy officials strongly suggested that President Bush's daughters curtail their visit in Argentina," the U.S. Embassy said in a written statement. "This is false."