Bush praises heart health advances - Amarillo.com

Former first lady Laura Bush said she felt right at home Thursday at a luncheon raising funds for the health institute bearing her name, and her comfort level almost led her to make an ill-advised joke.

“I was thinking of beginning this speech with ‘Guns up,” she said, referring to the gesture signifying support for Texas Tech University. “But then I decided it would be a little risky with so many Secret Service agents around.”

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