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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/jeb_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Jeb Bush Enters US Presidential Campaign' data-article-id='482'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8708'>The son of a former US president and the brother of another launched his campaign for the presidency Monday. </span> <span data-start-time='8708' data-end-time='14458'>Jeb Bush announced his candidacy to a cheering crowd in Miami, Florida. </span> <span data-start-time='14458' data-end-time='20479'>Mr. Bush is seeking to win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='20479' data-end-time='30167'>Saying “Our prosperity and security are in the balance,” Mr. Bush raised issues of interest to many conservatives. </span> <span data-start-time='30167' data-end-time='36417'>He called for tax cuts, a strong military and less government intervention. </span> <span data-start-time='36417' data-end-time='45729'>Mr. Bush said, “There’s no substitute for experience,” and added, “I know we can fix this, because I’ve done it.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='45729' data-end-time='51542'>His political organization released a video before the announcement. </span> <span data-start-time='51542' data-end-time='63729'>In it, Mr. Bush said, “My core beliefs start with the premise that the most vulnerable in our society should be in the front of the line and not the back.” </span> <span data-start-time='63729' data-end-time='73313'>The video showed images of a disabled child, women and minorities, while noting his record as Governor of Florida.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='73313' data-end-time='77063'>Jeb Bush served two terms as governor. </span> <span data-start-time='77063' data-end-time='82208'>He was in office from 1999 until 2007. </span> <span data-start-time='82208' data-end-time='88646'>During his term, Mr. Bush proposed the first school voucher program in the country. </span> <span data-start-time='88646' data-end-time='96938'>Under the program, students from failing schools could use public money to pay for private schools.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='96938' data-end-time='108271'>As governor, Mr. Bush also was a supporter of a state law that kept Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged woman, alive with a feeding tube. </span> <span data-start-time='108271' data-end-time='112604'>The courts eventually overturned both measures.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='112604' data-end-time='123646'>For the 2016 campaign, Mr. Bush is a supporter for immigration reform and a new education policy, called the Common Core. </span> <span data-start-time='123646' data-end-time='133521'>Both are closely linked to the Democratic Party and rejected by other Republicans seeking the party’s presidential nomination.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='133521' data-end-time='137250'>Jeb Bush is 62 years old. </span> <span data-start-time='137250' data-end-time='143646'>He was the first well-known Republican to signal his plans to seek the presidency. </span> <span data-start-time='143646' data-end-time='155354'>Last December, he announced on social media, “I have decided to actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='155354' data-end-time='165813'>However, the former governor delayed his official candidacy so that he could raise money for organizations supporting his campaign. </span> <span data-start-time='165813' data-end-time='175708'>A political action group called the Right to Rise Super PAC is looking to raise $100 million to support his campaign. </span> <span data-start-time='175708' data-end-time='185771'>The Politico website reports that Mr. Bush has attended 70 money-raising events over the past six months. </span> <span data-start-time='185771' data-end-time='191917'>Supporters connected to the Bush family attended many of these fundraisers.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='191917' data-end-time='203417'>Before Monday, Jeb Bush has recognized the influence of both his father, George H.W. Bush, and his older brother, George W. Bush. </span> <span data-start-time='203417' data-end-time='210229'>But he has also attempted to distance himself from his brother’s unpopular policies.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='210229' data-end-time='212375'>“I love my brother. </span> <span data-start-time='212375' data-end-time='213854'>I love my dad. </span> <span data-start-time='213854' data-end-time='224729'>I actually love my mother as well and hope that’s O.K. And I admire their service to the nation and the difficult decisions that they had to make. </span> <span data-start-time='224729' data-end-time='238146'>But I am my own man and my views are shaped by my own thinking and my own experiences,” he told the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in February.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='238146' data-end-time='244583'>Tom DeFrank of National Journal has been watching U.S. politics for a long time. </span> <span data-start-time='244583' data-end-time='251813'>On VOA’s “Issues in the News” program, he had this to say about a Jeb Bush candidacy.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='251813' data-end-time='254500'>“He has a tightrope to walk. </span> <span data-start-time='254500' data-end-time='263438'>He has to figure out a way to distance himself from his brother who left office as a very unpopular president.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='263438' data-end-time='275729'>In Nevada last month, Jeb Bush said President Barack Obama’s withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq led to the current Islamic State crisis. </span> <span data-start-time='275729' data-end-time='281604'>His statement led to criticism from Ivy Ziedrich, a college student. </span> <span data-start-time='281604' data-end-time='289667'>The exchange, “Your brother created ISIS,” seen on ABC News, made news around the world.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='289667' data-end-time='298229'>The former Florida governor stumbled when asked if he would have handled the war in Iraq differently from his brother. </span> <span data-start-time='298229' data-end-time='306667'>Jeb Bush eventually said that knowing what he knows now, he would not have ordered the invasion of Iraq.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='306667' data-end-time='317583'>Establishing his own political identity will be important for Jeb Bush, says University of Virginia political expert Larry Sabato. </span> </p><p><span data-start-time='317583' data-end-time='322667'>“He wants to have it both ways as politicians always do. </span> <span data-start-time='322667' data-end-time='333271'>He wants to get the nomination because of the Bush name and at the same time he wants to declare that he is his own man," he said. </span> <span data-start-time='333271' data-end-time='345479'>Well, you can’t have it both ways and inevitably he will be held accountable to some degree for George W. Bush’s very controversial presidency.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='345479' data-end-time='356604'>The former governor of Florida joined a crowded field of 10 announced candidates for the Republican nomination, with several more to come.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='356604' data-end-time='360542'>Ford O’Connell has worked as an advisor to the party.</span> <span data-start-time='360542' data-end-time='371104'>He says, “Obviously, his last name is his greatest benefit in terms of raising money but it is also his greatest obstacle.</span> <span data-start-time='371104' data-end-time='377250'>What Jeb Bush needs to become is ‘Jeb’, not the third Bush.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='377250' data-end-time='382417'>The Bush campaign made public an election logo on Sunday.</span> <span data-start-time='382417' data-end-time='389792'>The sign only has his first name Jeb! with no mention of his famous family.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/to_show_existence_of.m4a'><span>to show existence of</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/easily_hurt_or_damaged.m4a'><span>easily hurt or damaged</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/the_main_part_of_something.m4a'><span>the main part of something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/being_successful.m4a'><span>being successful</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2805 data-hint-location='51542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/what_does_core_mean.m4a'>What does <strong>core</strong> mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the main part of 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say?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Jeb!'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/jeb.m4a'><span>Jeb!</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/the_third_bush.m4a'><span>the third Bush</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/jeb_bush.m4a'><span>Jeb Bush</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/bush_three.m4a'><span>Bush three</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2808 data-hint-location='30167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/what_did_bush_not_call_for_.m4a'>What did Bush NOT call for ?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='strict gun laws'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/tax_cuts.m4a'><span>tax cuts</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/less_government_intervention.m4a'><span>less government intervention</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/strict_gun_laws.m4a'><span>strict gun laws</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/strong_military.m4a'><span>strong military</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2809 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/which_presidential_nominee_has_had_two_family_members_in_office.m4a'>Which presidential nominee has had two family members in office?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Jeb Bush'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/ben_carson.m4a'><span>Ben Carson</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/bernie_sanders.m4a'><span>Bernie Sanders</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/jeb_bush.m4a'><span>Jeb Bush</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/hillary_clinton.m4a'><span>Hillary Clinton</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2810 data-hint-location='63729' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/jeb_bush_served_two_terms_as_governor_of__blank_.m4a'>Jeb Bush served two terms as Governor of <span class='blank'>Florida</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Florida'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/california.m4a'><span>California</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/florida.m4a'><span>Florida</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/illinois.m4a'><span>Illinois</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/new_jersey_.m4a'><span>New Jersey </span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2811 data-hint-location='36417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/mr_bush_believes_theres_no_substitute_for__blank_.m4a'>Mr. Bush believes there's no substitute for <span class='blank'>experience</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='experience'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/money.m4a'><span>money</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/education.m4a'><span>education</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/experience.m4a'><span>experience</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/hard_work.m4a'><span>hard work</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2812 data-hint-location='14458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/jeb_bush_is_seeking_to_win_the__blank__partys_presidential_nomination.m4a'>Jeb Bush is seeking to win the <span class='blank'>Republican</span> Party's presidential nomination.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Republican'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/tea.m4a'><span>Tea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/independent.m4a'><span>Independent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/democratic.m4a'><span>Democratic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/225/republican.m4a'><span>Republican</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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