Item: Bush opens up on struggle with alcohol abuse/CNN

More Info: President Bush reflected on his own struggle with alcohol in a White House meeting Thursday that touted gains in the war on drug abuse. CNN was the only media outlet invited to attend the entire meeting, which other reporters joined in the final minutes for remarks from the president. Several in the room, including Don Coyhis of Colorado Springs, Colorado, who runs a program targeting Native Americans battling substance abuse, were recovered addicts or alcoholics. Bush, who quit drinking at the age of 40, was impressed.

Question: Are you impressed that President Bush would be so candid about his past alcohol addiction?

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