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George W. absent from Bush endorsements

GOP candidates avoid the subject on campaign trail

By Steve Peoples

 |  Associated Press  

  March 31, 2012

George W. Bush is as hard to find in his father’s office as he is in the 2012 presidential contest. The 43d president appears in a gold-framed picture tucked into a far corner of the room, partially hidden by a Texas flag and a cabinet door. The placement is a reminder of the Republican presidential campaign and the lengths to which Mitt Romney and his rivals have minimalized their references to the two-term president. The younger Bush was an afterthought Thursday as former president George H.W. Bush met with Romney

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