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Maryland state offices to close Wednesday to honor Bush

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Former President George H.W. Bush wears American flag socks as he presents roses to the new Houston Texans cheerleaders during a ceremony introducing the new squad at the team's NFL football training facility in Houston on April 17, 2013. Bush often sported bright socks, sometimes with loud, unusual patterns. He died Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Houston at age 94. (Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Not just a fashion statement: Bush’s socks spoke volumes

By JAMIE STENGLE and NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

House rolling out two-week stopgap spending plan

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

This Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, file photo shows Sully, President George H.W. Bush's service dog, as he lies in front of his master's casket in Houston. The 41st president died Friday at his home in Houston at 94. (Evan Sisley/Office George H.W. Bush via AP)

Sully, service dog for George H.W. Bush, to stay by his side en route to D.C.: Report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

George H.W. Bush’s death eases path for two-week stopgap funding bill

The Washington Times

Former Vice President Dick Cheney described the deal, which lifts economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits and inspections on Iran's nuclear capability, as a "major, major defeat in terms of our position in the region. The only winners are the Iranians. They got everything they asked for," Mr. Cheney said. (The Register-Herald via Associated Press) ** FILE **

Dick Cheney on George H.W. Bush: ‘He was just one of the most thoughtful people I ever knew’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Deitz Kracker, left, and Marg Frazier visit a statue of former President George H.W. Bush in downtown Houston, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of uncommon decency and kindness. Bush, died late Friday at his Houston home at age 94, is to be honored with a state funeral at National Cathedral in the nation's capital on Wednesday, followed by burial Thursday on the grounds of his presidential library at Texas A&amp;M.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The Latest: Trump salutes Bush’s casket in Capitol Rotunda

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Officials gather outside the George H. Lewis Funeral Home as they prepare for a departure ceremony for the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

4 days of events honoring former President George H.W. Bush

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

FILE - In this 1964 file photo, George H.W. Bush sits on couch with his wife, Barbara, and their children. George W. Bush sits at right behind his mother. Behind couch are Neil and Jeb Bush. Sitting with parents are Dorothy and Marvin Bush. The Kennedys had their New England coastal hideaway in Hyannis Port, a Camelot-like mystique and a political godfather in Joseph P. Kennedy. For the country's other political dynasty, the Bushes , it was a summer home in Maine and the West Texas oil patch that created a mix of Yale blue-blood and backcountry cowboy. Their patriarch was George H.W. Bush, a World War II hero, Texas congressman, the director of the CIA, vice president and eventually president. (AP Photo/File)

The family of former President George H.W. Bush

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FILE - In this Jan. 1, 1993, file photo, U.S. President George H.W. Bush greets Somali children applauding him during a visit to an orphanage in famine-ravaged Baidoa. Bush was on a two-day visit to Somalia to review Operation Restore Hope. In his final weeks as president, Bush sent U.S. troops to Somalia to help pacify warring clans and protect overland shipments of food to starving Somalis. He said at the time: “These are humanitarian concerns, and in my view it is proper that the president show this concern to the people over there.” (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

George H.W. Bush guided by concern for humanity

By JAMIE STENGLE - Associated Press

off to war: George H.W. Bush was the youngest torpedo-bomber pilot in the Navy, earning his wings at 18. (White House archives)

George H.W. Bush made history for decades

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 1988 file photo, President-elect George H. W. Bush holds his hands up to acknowledge the crowds applause, and ask them to allow him to continue his speech, during his victory rally with grandson, George P. Bush, right, and son George W. Bush, left, in Houston, Texas. The Kennedys had their New England coastal hideaway in Hyannis Port, a Camelot-like mystique and a political godfather in Joseph P. Kennedy. For the country's other political dynasty, the Bushes , it was a summer home in Maine and the West Texas oil patch that created a mix of Yale blue-blood and backcountry cowboy. Their patriarch was George H.W. Bush, a World War II hero, Texas congressman, the director of the CIA, vice president and eventually president. (AP Photo, File)

Bush was political patriarch to enduring American dynasty

By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

A statue of former President George H.W. Bush stands in downtown Houston, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of uncommon decency and kindness. Bush, died late Friday at his Houston home at age 94, is to be honored with a state funeral at National Cathedral in the nation's capital on Wednesday, followed by burial Thursday on the grounds of his presidential library at Texas A&amp;M.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

George H.W. Bush’s life embodiment of Texas spirit

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 11, 2008 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush arrives on the South Lawn of White House in Washington. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

4 days of events honoring former President George H.W. Bush

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

A man pays his respects to former President George H. W. Bush at a makeshift memorial across from Walker's Point, the Bush's summer home, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The Latest: Bush’s service dog lies by flag-draped casket

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In this Feb. 6, 2007, file photo, former President George H.W. Bush arrives at the 2007 Ronald Reagan Freedom Award gala dinner held in his honor in Beverly Hills, Calif. Bush has died at age 94. Family spokesman Jim McGrath says Bush died shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Read my lips: Media’s love for George H.W. Bush more about hatred of Donald Trump

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

FILE - In this 1968 file photo provided by the Texas National Guard, George H.W. Bush, right, is about to pin a lieutenant bar on his son, George W. Bush, after the younger Bush was made an officer in the Texas Air National Guard in Ellington Field, Texas. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo, File)

Younger Bush rarely called on elder Bush during presidency

By CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 11, 2008 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush arrives on the South Lawn of White House in Washington. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

George H.W. Bush a trailblazer

By Stephen Dinan and Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

President Bush, center, with former President George H.W. Bush, left, and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, walk together after participating in the christening ceremony of the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush in Newport News, Va., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

George H.W. Bush started GOP dynasty

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 1, 1993 file photo, U.S. President George H.W. Bush holds a camera, which he borrowed from the Marine to snap the picture, for a self-portrait with Marines at the airport in Baidoa, Somalia. In the final days of his presidency, George H.W. Bush committed the U.S. military to a mission many would later regret, ordering more than 20,000 troops into Somalia to &quot;save thousands of innocents from death.&quot; (AP Photo/John Moore, File)

Bush’s Somalia mission to save ‘innocents’ echoes today

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press