Yet allegations that the former First Family benefited from favoritism, commonly heard in Indonesia since the early 1980s, began to grow louder when the former President resigned.

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Clinton said he and his family -- former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, now New York's junior senator, and daughter Chelsea -- would spend the weekend at their new home in Chappaqua, New York.

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Glendening, a former teacher and the first in his family to attend college, noted that with "tax cuts in place and funded" the state could make a big difference by making a large one-time investment in education, specifically school construction.

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Bush, who also had her official portrait unveiled, thanked the Obamas for their hospitality in hosting the event that included lunch with the Bush family -- including both former presidents and first ladies as well as former first daughters Jenna and Barbara.

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The commission, headed by Cuomo appointees and former staffers, expanded the perks of office for the state's "first family" in a legal opinion made public late last week.

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Mr. RICK FORDER (Former Foster-care Provider of Sergeant First Class Shawn Suzch): It became his family.

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The Marcos family, meanwhile, had returned from exile in 1990s and again wields influence: former first lady Imelda Marcos as a lawmaker, son Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos a senator, daughter Imee a provincial governor.

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