Ironically, Bonneville hadn't heard the story, even though Bonneville himself had been a bush pilot for years.

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In 2007 George Bush announced a pilot programme to allow up to 100 Mexican trucking companies to trundle through the United States, and vice versa.

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Lamar Smith of Texas was the originator of the law, which had been created as a pilot program by former President Bush.

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The early results of the pilot program, started under Governor Jeb Bush, have been promising on many levels.

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Florida Governor Jeb Bush made parental choice his top priority, spending considerable time and political capital to pilot his plan through a not-always-enthusiastic legislature.

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The Honorable George Herbert Walker Bush. (Applause.) From his time as a decorated Navy pilot to his years in the White House as the 41st President of the United States, President George Herbert Walker Bush has led a life marked by a profound commitment to serving others.

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Bush arrived at the huge carrier off the California coast on a Navy plane, sitting in the co-pilot's seat.

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