DALLAS, Dec. 4  -- President Bush and his wife, Laura, have bought a house in an upscale neighborhood in Dallas, the White House confirmed Thursday.

Laura Bush's office would not give the exact location of the house, The Dallas Morning News reported.

The newspaper said the couple's future home appears to be on a cul-de-sac in the Preston Hollow neighborhood. Robert McCleskey, Bush's accountant in Midland, Texas, bought a house on Daria Place appraised at more than $2 million as a trustee in October, records on file with the Dallas Central Appraisal District showed.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30  -- First Lady Laura Bush said Sunday that the official White House Christmas tree was safely ensconced in the Blue Room.

The Fraser fir shipped in from North Carolina will be decorated with ornaments from around the United States for what will be the Bush family's final Christmas in the presidential residence.

The theme of the tree's decoration scheme will be announced later this week, the first lady told the audience, which included a delegation from the National Christmas Tree Growers Association.

New York, Nov 12: The First Lady of the US, Laura Bush, is in talks for a multimillion-dollar deal to write her memoirs, while her husband George W. Bush may have to wait years before he can write his.

As things have not been going very well during his two terms as President, Bush has been advised to wait for some years before he can publish his memoirs.

“Laura is interviewing publishers who are bidding on her memoirs,” the New York Post quoted one biographer as saying.

“The publishers are coming to the White House to meet with her and discuss the book,” the biographer said.

New York, Sept. 26 : US First Lady Laura Bush has said that Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin does not have any significant foreign policy background, but can rely on John McCain for help in this area.

In an interview with CNN, Bush was asked whether Palin, who is McCain''s running mate, had sufficient foreign policy experience.

"Of course she doesn''t have that. You know, that''s not been her role. But I think she is a very quick study, and fortunately John McCain does have that sort of experience," Fox News quoted her, as saying.

St Paul, Minnesota - US First Lady Laura Bush gave a first jolt of energy to Republican delegates starved of star power on the first day of the centre-right party's presidential nominating convention.

She has remained a popular national figure across party lines, even with approval ratings for her husband, President George W Bush, languishing around 30 per cent.

The president and Vice President Dick Cheney were due to headline the first night of the four-day convention before Hurricane Gustav's landfall on the Gulf Coast led Republicans to scuttle Monday evening's speeches.

Washington - First lady Laura Bush cancelled an appearance for Monday near the Republican convention city of St Paul, Minnesota, as the party readjusted its schedule to accommodate the impending drama of Hurricane Gustav.

On Sunday, President George W Bush cancelled his speech which was to be the centre point of Monday's convention opening.

Instead, he will travel to Texas to be near headquarters for federal operations during the category 3 storm, which was expected to make landfall by noontime (1500 GMT).