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He served two terms as Ronald Reagan's vice president before being elected the nation's 41st president in 1988. After one term,Supply NFL Jerseys, highlighted by the success of the 1991 Gulf War in Kuwait,Wholesale Jerseys From China, he lost to Democrat Bill Clinton amid voters' concerns about the economy.
Bush, also a former U.S. ambassador to China and CIA director, has a form of Parkinson's disease that has forced him in recent years to use a motorized scooter or wheelchair for mobility.
Bush,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, the oldest living former U.S. president, was taken by ambulance to the hospital a week ago for what was described then as a precaution after experiencing shortness of breath. His hospital stay included Christmas.
The 90-year-old Bush left Houston's Methodist Hospital, was resting at home and is "grateful to the doctors and nurses for their superb care," family spokesman Jim McGrath said in a brief statement.
Bush made two public appearances last month. He was at Texas A&M University where his son, former President George W. Bush, talked about his book about his father. He also served as the coin-toss captain for the Houston Texans during a Nov. 23 game that honored the U.S. Armed Forces.
The elder Bush was a naval aviator in World War II — at one point the youngest in the Navy — and was shot down over the Pacific.
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The former president spent Christmas 2012 in intensive care at the same hospital while being treated for a bronchitis-related cough and other issues. He was discharged in January 2013 after a nearly two-month stay.
He spent Sunday at the hospital watching the Texans game on television.
