"In fact, my mom always told me because I was the daughter of an Army officer born overseas in Paris, France, that under the Constitution she believed that I could never run for president."
"I was missing the opportunity to see my friends' children grow up, to have my son go to his friends' homes and be involved with their parents."
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Source: Bush aide Karen Hughes to leave White House. www.cnn.com. April 23, 2002.
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