Mr. Bush spoke to lawmakers at their annual retreat at the historic Greenbrier resort in West Virginia.

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The Greenbrier Resort does offer a few perks.

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On September 22, 2012, two of the greatest tennis players of all-time will square off in a match for the ages at The Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic, when legends Pete Sampras and John McEnroe take to the court at the venerable Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV.

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Both have won just about everything there is to win in tennis, but oddly, neither of them has been to The Greenbrier, a Forbes 4-Star resort that has been welcoming guests since 1778.

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The other notable is the course at French Lick, a grand old casino resort in the style of the Greenbrier or Homestead. opened within the last two years and an entirely new style for Dye, a course intentionally designed to thwart the technological advances of golf and the long hitters of the PGA Tour.

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In 2012, the Greenbrier Presidential Express will provide train service between Washington, DC and the resort.

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The Alleghenies setting is splendid, and in 2010 the resort's four golf courses attracted its first-ever PGA event, the Greenbrier Classic.

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