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CRAWFORD, Texas -- George W. Bush is a pretty good neighbor to the 700-plus citizens who live in this tiny central Texas village. Last week, he brought the president of Russia to a Crawford High School assembly and gave the students an opportunity to ask questions. Any school in the country would be honored to host such a historic event. Earlier in the year, Bush visited with the elementary school students to talk to them about the importance of reading. And he has also seen fit to deliver the commencement address at the high school graduation. The president plainly enjoys ...

CRAWFORD, Texas, Nov. 15 – Something didn't add up. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Bush were at Crawford High School this morning, discussing their three days of meetings together. Bush said the two leaders would take questions from the students. "No math questions," an uncharacteristically impish Putin interjected. "Good idea," Bush replied, then recalled an old campaign line. "Particularly no fuzzy math questions." The reason for the aversion to mathematics soon became apparent. Moments later, Bush explained how the two leaders had learned to move beyond the zero-sum relations of the Cold War. "We now understand one plus one ...

W and Vladimir are getting along great and embedded in the Afghani war is the greatest event of the centuary so far. America and Russia are friends.

Wednesday November 14 6:15 PM ET Bush Drives Putin to Texas Ranch in Pickup Truck By Randall Mikkelsen CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to his Texas ranch on Wednesday, hoping some down-home hospitality would soften Putin's skepticism over U.S. missile defense plans. With a light rain falling, Bush drove the Russian leader to his ranch house in a white pickup truck as their summit moved to the wide open spaces of Texas.v ``The president brought rain for which we are always grateful in the state of Texas,'' Bush shouted to reporters from behind the ...

Putin arrived at about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at Ellington Field, where Mayor Lee Brown presented him with a key to the Bayou City.Putin was then airlifted by helicopter to Rice University where he was the guest speaker at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.Former President George Bush and former Secretary of State Baker, for whom the institute is named, introduced Putin who spoke about economic issues.After his speech, Putin will head to President George W. Bush (news - web sites)'s ranch in Crawford, Texas, where he will attend a state dinner in his honor."The best diplomacy starts ...

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) to his Texas ranch on Wednesday in a light rain that he described as a good omen for the visit.``The president brought rain for which we are always grateful in the state of Texas,'' Bush shouted to reporters from behind the wheel of his white Ford pickup truck with Putin at his side.Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, arrived at the ranch aboard a presidential Marine One helicopter. Bush and his wife, Laura, greeted them at the helicopter then all four climbed ...