President Bush is 13.4 pounds overweight

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While going shopping this morning, I saw three helicopters on the

grounds of the Bethesda Naval Hospital. Two police cars blocked the

main entrance, and there were policemen patrolling the grounds and

there was even one sniper on the branch of a tree.

The mystery was solved by the following news release:

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/30/bush.physical.ap/index.html

BETHESDA, land (AP) -- President Bush was pronounced " fit for

duty " after an annual checkup Saturday that showed that the

59-year-old commander in chief, an avid mountain bike rider, has lost

8 pounds since his last physical exam in December.

" I'm feeling pretty good, " Bush said as he left the National Naval

Medical Center in suburban Washington.

In December, Bush weighed 199.6 pounds, six pounds more than in the

summer of 2003. He attributed the weight gain to munching too many

doughnuts during his re-election campaign.

On Saturday, the scale showed the nearly 6-foot Bush at 191.6 pounds.

A four-page medical summary issued by the White House said Bush

remains in the " superior " fitness category for a man of his age.

A separate statement signed by nine doctors who conducted the physical

said there is " every reasonable expectation that he will remain fit

for duty for the duration of his presidency. "

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By the way, GWB is 5'11 " so his BMI is 26.8.

Tony