Washington, Jan 17 : US President George W Bush was overcome with emotion on November 4,2008, while watching TV coverage of Americans rejoicing over the election of the nation's first black president.
"We saw so many people that were telling the news cameras that they never thought they would see this day," White House press secretary Dana Perino told reporters on Friday.
"President Bush was overcome and delighted that people would now realize that this is a country for everybody," The Washington Times quoted her, as saying.
Washington - Long before sunrise, with the crescent moon still high in the sky, inauguration revellers left warm homes to stand in long, cold lines and ride packed trains to the once-in-a- lifetime event unfolding Tuesday in the nation's capital.
Washington - Barack Obama arrived at the White House Tuesday for a pre-inaugural coffee with President George W Bush, just two hours before he takes the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States.
Washington - With just one full day left in office, US President George W Bush spent Monday holding farewell telephone calls with more than a dozen world leaders, the White House said.
Geneva, Jan. 19 : The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at U. S. President George W. Bush during the latter''s surprise visit to Baghdad last month, will seek political asylum in Switzerland, his Geneva-based lawyer has said.
London, January 19 : Gordon Brown tried to woo U. S. President George W Bush by gifting him a big box of chocolates when they met for the first time, after the former was appointed British Prime Minister in the summer of 2007.
