After unveiling a painting of the USS George H.W. Bush, former President Bush said that his two main goals at this point in his life are to be alive when the aircraft carrier is launched and to be on the bridge when it is put in commission and taken to sea.

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski saluted Former President George H. W. Bush and shared tips on how to excel at life and the game of basketball.

Music is big business, and major record labels are always on the lookout for new musicians who can make hot-selling albums, said Dixie Weathersby, director of media and public relations for Capitol Records Nashville.

Jim "Mattress Mac" McIngvale told Texas A&M students Monday that monetary success was less important than bettering the world.

Domestic problems are the main cause of anti-Semitism in France, said Michel Wieviorka, a professor of sociology.

Texas A&M University's spring commencement speakers are San Antonio civic leader and construction executive H. B. (Bartell) Zachry, Jr., Congressman Chet Edwards, Pier 1 Imports Chairman and CEO Marvin J. Girouard and Prof. J. Martyn Gunn, speaker of the Texas A&M Faculty Senate, announced President Robert M. Gates.