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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said that under his brother, former President George W. Bush, the federal government spent far too much. However, he also defended the NSA's controversial phone-snooping program as a crucial intelligence-gathering tool. (Associated Press)

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The legacies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush loom large over the campaigns of HIllary Clinton and Jeb Bush. (Associated Press)

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Former President George W. Bush joined roughly 20 wounded veterans on Thursday for a 100-kilometer, three-day bike ride as part of the Bush Institute's Military Service Initiative. (The Bush Institute)

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Sean Penn sarcastically thanked former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney Wednesday night for supposedly "inventing" the Islamic State terror group that is wreaking havoc across the Middle East. (TBS/Conan)

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Former first lady Laura Bush, left, first lady Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., former President George W. Bush, and Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., hold hands during a prayer after the president's speech by the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday," a landmark event of the civil rights movement, Saturday, March 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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John Walters, the drug czar under President George W. Bush, said "we see now what happens when people walk away [from fighting drugs] at the national level — it destroys the foundation of all the work we did." Among his suggestions was random drug testing in schools. (Associated Press)

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Former President George W. Bush quietly disguised himself as Santa Claus and handed out toys at the Children's Medical Center of Dallas last week. (Facebook/Shayde and Emily Hearts 4/2)

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President George W. Bush and CIA director George J. Tenet pose on the CIA seal in the entrance of agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia. (Associated Press)

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Then-Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington after President Bush announced he was his choice to replace outgoing CIA Director Porter Goss. The head of the CIA during President George W. Bush’s second term says “I didn’t lie” to Congress about harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects. Retired Gen. Michael Hayden does say the intelligence community labored after Sept. 11, 2001 to repel further attacks against the U.S. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

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George W. Bush talks about renewing 1996 welfare reform with, from left: HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, community development leader Robert L. Woodson, Sr., Pastor Shirley Holloway. (AP Photo/J.Scott Applewhite)

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In this Aug. 10, 2004 file photo, President George W. Bush, left, is introduced by his brother Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, right, at 'Ask President Bush' campaign rally, at Okaloosa-Walton Community College Gymnasium in Niceville, Fla. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Former President George W. Bush passes by a portrait of himself and his father former President George H.W. Bush as he takes the stage to discuss his new book, "41: A Portrait of My Father" at the his father's presidential library Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in College Station, Texas. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Former President George W. Bush (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Former Presidents Bill Clinton, left, and George W. Bush, laugh while participating in the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program Launch, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at The Newseum in Washington. The two are launching a new scholars program at four presidential libraries, aiming to help academics and business leaders learn more about presidential leadership. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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COLD FOR A CAUSE: Incoming freshmen (from left) Natalya Stefanovich, Victoria Good, Caitlyn Spetzer, Crystal Cosgrove and Nicole Dunn at Mount Aloysius College in Pennsylvania take the ALS ice bucket challenge. Even politicians and celebrities are getting in on the act with everyone from former President George W. Bush, actress Lindsay Lohan and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney all willingly getting doused with freezing water for the cause. In this image from video posted on Facebook, courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, former President George W. Bush participates in the ice bucket challenge with the help of his wife, Laura Bush, in Kennebunkport, Maine. The challenge has caught on with notable figures participating in the campaign to raise money for the fight against ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. The phenomenal success of the fundraising craze is making charitable organizations rethink how they connect with a younger generation of potential donors, specifically through social media. (AP Photo/Courtesy George W. Bush Presidential Center) This Aug. 20, 2014 photo released by NBC shows host Jimmy Fallon, left, dumping a bucket of ice water over the head of actress Lindsay Lohan as she participates in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," in New York. The phenomenal success of the fundraising craze is making charitable organizations rethink how they connect with a younger generation of potential donors, specifically through social media. (AP Photo/NBC, Douglas Gorenstein) Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney took the ALS Ice Bucket challenge in a video posted to his Facebook Page. Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), dumped the bucket of water on his former running mate. (THE MORNING CALL OUT via Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Jan. 2, 2003 file photo, President George W. Bush looks in the direction of a waterfall on his property during a guided tour of his Prairie Chapel Ranch for journalist in Crawford, Texas. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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In this image from video posted on Facebook, courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, former President George W. Bush participates in the ice bucket challenge with the help of his wife, Laura Bush, in Kennebunkport, Maine. The challenge has caught on with notable figures participating in the campaign to raise money for the fight against ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. (AP Photo/Courtesy George W. Bush Presidential Center)