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    Fifth-Grader Gets Spotlight at Pentagon Town Hall By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 12, 2004 — Eleven-year-old Ashley Pearson had no idea how much excitement she'd stirred up when she sent a letter to President Bush earlier this year asking what she could do to help save the county and telling the troops that she believes in them. Marine Maj. Jonathan Gackle thanks 11-year-old Ashley Pearson from Lincoln, R.I., for her support for the troops during a Pentagon town hall meeting March 12. Ashley wrote President Bush a letter earlier this year asking what she...

Restore the RepublicJanuary 21, 2004 It used to get a big laugh among conservatives and Republicans to tell any story which contained the words, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you." But, increasingly, what you hear President Bush say, in so many words, in so many areas, is that --- well, he's from the government and he's here to help us --- even if his help is unconstitutional. In his recent State of the Union address, Mr. Bush praised his own Medicare program, which will cost hundreds of billions of dollars.He praised his latest immigration scheme, which...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- President Bush wound up last week's State of the Union address by recounting a letter he received from a 10-year-old Lincoln, R.I., girl who had written to him expressing a desire to help "save our country." Whereas Bush's commentary earlier in the night on homeland security sent the cameras gazing on Secretary Tom Ridge, the President's discussion of young Ashley Pearson's letter, no doubt intended to be the night's most heartwarming moment, precipitated a screen shot of Laura Bush, glowing and clapping. The camera's gaze on Mrs. Bush at that moment reaffirmed the image of her as...