Word: ranched
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...Bush himself, he is curtailing his traditional August working vacation at the ranch so that he can barnstorm before the midterm elections. Their outlook thus far seems so ominous for the G.O.P. that one presidential adviser wants Bush to beef up his counsel's office for the tangle of investigations that a Democrat-controlled House might pursue...
...Bush himself, he is curtailing his traditional August working vacation at the ranch so that he can barnstorm before the midterm elections. Their outlook thus far seems so ominous for the G.O.P. that one Presidential adviser wants Bush to beef up his counsel's office for the tangle of investigations that a Democrat-controlled House might pursue...
...occasions are more sensitive than a visit to the U.S. of a foreign head of state, and few such events during the Bush years have been as closely watched as Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's visit to the President's Texas ranch in 2002. But a Taiwanese spy named Isabelle Cheng had the inside track on Jiang's trip, according to a recent court filing. Federal prosecutors say vaunted State department Asia hand Donald Keyser sent Cheng long e-mails detailing his "conversations with Chinese president Jiang" in Texas. At some point prosecutors say, the spy became his lover...
...Lajitas, a stretch of 25,000 desolate acres on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Mexican border, hardly seems the ideal spot for an idyll. But lay down a strip of asphalt long enough for a Lear to land, then build a rich dude's dude ranch loaded with Old West ambiance--and, voilą, Lajitas, the Ultimate Hideout, is born. The resort stands as a paean to cowboy culture, attracting wealthy city slickers and adventure seekers...
...occasions are more sensitive than a visit to the U.S. of a foreign head of state, and few such events during the Bush years have been as closely watched as Chinese leader Jiang Zemin?s visit to the President?s Texas ranch in 2002. But a Taiwanese spy named Isabelle Cheng had the inside track on Jiang?s trip, according to a recent court filing. Federal prosecutors say vaunted State Department Asia hand Donald Keyser sent Cheng long e-mails detailing his ?conversations with Chinese President Jiang? in Texas. At some point, prosecutors say, the spy became his lover...