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Published Date: 08 June 2007
US president George Bush has been taken ill at the G8 summit in Germany.
He was said to have come down with a stomach ailment and was resting in his room.

But the White House issued a statement saying Mr Bush's illness was "not serious".

President's spokesman Dan Bartlett said Mr Bush's doctor was monitoring the president's health and Mr Bush hoped to rejoin the other leaders at the summit.

The president was able to go ahead with an hour-long meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in his room.

Mr Bartlett joked that Bush was staying in his room because he didn't want to follow in the footsteps of his father, former President George HW Bush.

Mr Bush's father became ill and collapsed in the international spotlight in January 1992 during a summit in Tokyo.

Meanwhile, the summit has agreed on a programme worth more than £30 billion to combat the spread of HIV/Aids in Africa.

Germany's development minister gave news of the pledge before the last day of talks between the G8 leaders got under way.



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  • Last Updated: 08 June 2007 9:19 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: The G8
 
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08/06/2007 11:32:54
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spiggot,

08/06/2007 11:46:45

NOTHING TRIVIAL WE HOPE!

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08/06/2007 13:03:12
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wattie>x 1,

08/06/2007 13:31:51

Now, I wonder why? This potential war criminal must surely - in a civilised world - face a future war crime trial ,along with the poodle Blair. Was Bush afraid off the *cheering* crowds of supporters from Europe waiting to give him an historic welcome? Or was it too late to stage manage?

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Howard Dean,

NH 08/06/2007 14:55:11

5. wattie>x 1

You are an idiot.

6

Yankee girl,

USA 08/06/2007 14:58:04

Maybe he caught the same "illness" as Paris Hilton.

7

2dogs in D.C.,

Barking at spelling snobs 08/06/2007 16:24:43

#3-Spiggot, maybe we should send a fruit basket? Remember when his dad blew chunks in Japan?

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V.,

Greiz, Germany 08/06/2007 16:33:12

I hope he gets welll soon.

9

Paula,

08/06/2007 16:59:03

I thought the whole idea of alcohol free beer was you didn't get hangovers?

(I don't drink so someone needs to explain that one.)

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Stonefield,

UK 08/06/2007 17:21:54

Lets hope he gets back into the game soon.

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American,

USA 08/06/2007 17:35:50

#5-wattie-I highly doubt bush was "afraid" of the cheering crowd. He faces a crowd like that in washington dc all the time.

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Catharine,

winnipeg, Canada 08/06/2007 17:39:55

Yep, he faces crowd like that all the time - and is too bloody stupid and pig-headed to understand that the vast majority of the entire universe believes he and his croneys are complete and utter twonks!

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08/06/2007 17:48:22
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08/06/2007 17:59:40
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57Nomad,

california 08/06/2007 18:26:12

#14 Catharine

"Yep, he faces crowd like that all the time - and is too bloody stupid and pig-headed to understand that the vast majority of the entire universe believes he and his croneys are complete and utter twonks!"

Ah, ha! The entire universe? I always suspected that Wally wasn't the only Zork that survived the crash of The Spirit of Alpha Centauri, outside of Roswell, NM. Now we have solid evidence.

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Al Sharpton,

Brownsville, NY 08/06/2007 19:13:21

14. Catharine, winnipeg, Canada

Can a brother get a lap dance?

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Hockey Fan,

cda 08/06/2007 19:53:06

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

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Catharine,

Winnipeg 08/06/2007 20:17:36

And I thought the article was about dubbya and his tummy troubles... but thanks for all the attention :-). And, Nomad, for an alien, he's sure doing his damndest to keep all the other illegal aliens out of the US!!

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Dragomir,

08/06/2007 21:12:10

Haha what an old excuse, worse than a kid who doesn't want to go to school!

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Gruppo,

08/06/2007 23:06:54

He should recover quickly, he is in excellent health for his age.

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57Nomad,

california 08/06/2007 23:58:33

#20 Catherine

Catherine said:

"And, Nomad, for an alien, he's sure doing his damndest to keep all the other illegal aliens out of the US!!"

Isn't always like that, the last guy in wants to slam the door. You seem like a good hearted person, despite the slam on W. Besides, I kinda like the term, "twonk." Did you coin that?

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09/06/2007 01:15:26
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Neil, 9% Growth,

09/06/2007 11:20:29

24. Suck-McCrunchie

Are you like 2 years old?

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williamx,

Delta, Canada 09/06/2007 15:01:35

Funny, the American press has not come out with democracy and fighting terrorists on this. They missed an opportunity or perhaps the Terrorist blame game is overworked even for them.

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Rainbird/,

Illinois/USA 09/06/2007 16:48:10

20. Catharine, Winnipeg

Grab the attention while you can get, you are not getting any younger.

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Suck+McCrunchie,

09/06/2007 16:59:34

25. Neil, 9% Growth

I do post comments like I am.

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Tricia,

09/06/2007 18:58:02

What happened to the person chosen to taste his food before him? Were the Germans paying him back for touching the chancellor at a past meeting?

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09/06/2007 22:22:52
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Barbara Bush,

09/06/2007 23:33:37

#30 Cynictalk

You are obviously new here, so here is a little bit of advice that may make your time here better.

Posting one word replies is never a good thing,

As far as your post at 30 goes, the person to whom it is directed will find it impossible to work out if you are claiming that,
a) you are a whore, or
b) you want to be a whore, or perhaps
c) that your mother is a whore.
I'm sure you can see where it would be confusing, for your own sake it would be better if you you could provide more information........

30

Honorable Mention,

09/06/2007 23:51:05

31. Barbara Bush

Hi Djookers, got any new beers to reccomend?

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Barbara Bush,

10/06/2007 00:07:33

#32 Honorable Mention

It's funny, about a week ago a new poster, never seen before tried to say I was Djookers, and now you, also never seen before ask the same question.
I have to wonder, are you the same person? and more importantly how you could possibly be on friendly terms with someone you could not have met before.

I understand that getting your first post up on the board can give a youngster a certain pubescent excitement, and I will put your bad spelling down to that.

32

Steak n' Ale,

10/06/2007 02:32:23

33. Djookers/Pens

LOL


 

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