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<p>A laughing President Bush yesterday ruled out any chance that his super-popular wife Laura will do a Hillary Rodham Clinton and run for U.S. Senate, vowing, "Never."</p> <p>At a Virginia storage company, a woman asked the president "when we'll see our lovely First Lady run for the Senate?"</p>

STERLING, Va. - The Senate may be the place for some former first ladies, but President Bush on Thursday categorically ruled out a run for office by his wife, Laura Bush. "She's not interested in running for office. She's interested in literacy," Bush said during an appearance at JK Moving & Storage here. The topic came up as the president took questions from his audience after a speech on the economy. A woman asked if Mrs. Bush would ever run for Senate from the first couple's home state of Texas, and Bush responded "never" — twice. He also declined the...

   Newburgh – Hey, America!   Are you ready for another President Bush?   No, not Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the president's brother.   We're talking about Laura Bush, the first lady.   Scoff if you want, but a small (four or five members right now) ad hoc committee has formed right here in Newburgh, and its goal is to promote Mrs. Bush as the next president of the United States.   Town of Newburgh resident Richard Lang says they're quite serious. "I don't see anybody else on the horizon who can win," Lang said.   Not even former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani?   "Maybe Giuliani would make a good vice president," he said.   Mrs....

<p>WASHINGTON - There's nothing like the prospect of a good catfight to get the Cheney family blood flowing.</p> <p>The vice president and his wife, Lynne, entertained themselves recently by publicly conjuring up the possibility of a Laura Bush vs. Hillary Clinton presidential showdown. "You know, people are thinking of Mrs. Clinton running for president," Lynne Cheney commented during an appearance on CNN's Larry King Live. "I think Mrs. Bush ought to run for president. If we want to have a Bush dynasty, let's get Laura Bush." Her husband, not one to shrink from a kneecapping, offered a prognosis. "It's a great idea," Dick Cheney said. "And I think I know who would win, too."</p>

FIRST lady Laura Bush would defeat US senator Hillary Rodham Clinton if the two were to face each other in the 2008 presidential contest, Vice President Dick Cheney said overnight. Mr Cheney made the prediction after his wife, Lynne Cheney, suggested the matchup in an interview on CNN's Larry King Live. Mrs Cheney noted the rampant speculation that the former first lady, now a senator from New York, would make a bid in the next presidential contest. President George W. Bush cannot seek a third term in office. His father, former President George Bush, was defeated after one term by...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First lady Laura Bush would defeat U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton if the two were to face each other in the 2008 presidential contest, Vice President Dick Cheney said on Monday. Cheney made the prediction after his wife, Lynne Cheney, suggested the matchup in an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live." Mrs. Cheney noted the rampant speculation that the former first lady, now a senator from New York, would make a bid in the next presidential go-around. President Bush cannot seek a third term in office. His father, former President Bush, was defeated after one term by...

WASHINGTON Vice President Dick Cheney says he's not running for president in 2008. So his wife has a suggestion about who should run. Lynne Cheney says maybe first lady Laura Bush should seek the nomination. On C-N-N's "Larry King Live" scheduled to air tonight, Mrs. Cheney says, "If we want to have a Bush dynasty, let's get Laura Bush." There's been speculation that Governor Jeb Bush might run for the White House. And, some Democrats support former first lady, and now-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. During the interview, the vice president says he's not planning to run for any office after...

It would be the perfect media match, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton versus First Lady Laura Bush for president in 2008. Not possible, you say? Mrs. Clinton, after all, is almost certain to be running for her party's nomination. After her recent hilarious and deft comic performance at the recent White House correspondents' dinner in the nation's capital, Mrs. Bush, already far more popular than her husband, is now clearly the most well-liked woman in America.