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To: LindyBill who wrote (49580)	6/9/2004 11:50:10 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793862

Bush twins could give speeches, first lady says By Judy Keen and Richard Benedetto, USA TODAY SEA ISLAND, Ga. — The Bush twins, who have tried to stay out of view for most of their father's political career, may give campaign speeches this year, Laura Bush said Tuesday. In an interview in the library of a borrowed house on the island where leaders of the world's industrial nations are meeting, Bush said Barbara and Jenna, 22, will work at the Arlington, Va., campaign headquarters when they return soon from a European vacation. They graduated from college this spring. "They'll go work at the headquarters and then, if they feel confident enough, they may go out on the campaign trail a little bit," she said. Their focus will be young voters. "Jenna said, 'Dad, I don't want to say when I'm 50 years old that I never worked on a single one of your campaigns,' " the first lady said. She meets today with the spouses of other leaders at the summit and women from the governments of Afghanistan and Iraq. Bush hopes the wives will encourage universities in their nations to emulate U.S. schools that have given scholarships to Afghan women. Bush also said: •She met Ronald Reagan on visits to Washington when her father-in-law was vice president. "What I remember ... was his huge presence," she said. "He was a very large man. He was a very attractive man and he was funny and fun and he had that great self-deprecating humor and a modest way of acting that was very appealing." •She believes "the stakes are higher" in this fall's election than they were in 2000, "because of the uncertain times that we're in." She feels "a certain amount of relief" that this is her husband's final campaign. •She wouldn't detail differences with President Bush on issues but suggested there are some. "Even if we're not exactly on the same page with every issue, we're certainly on the same page with our values," she said. •She has never met Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic candidate John Kerry. Asked if she empathizes with Heinz Kerry because of the scrutiny her finances and life story are getting from the news media, Bush said, "I haven't read anything I thought was really extremely critical. ... I don't think I got as much attention when we ran last time as she has." Find this article at: usatoday.com