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Betty Ford remembered at bipartisan memorial (AP)

Former first lady Nancy Reagan, left, is escorted by former President George W. Bush following the funeral for former first lady Betty Ford at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Palm Desert, Calif.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)AP – She was more than just a first lady, admirers said of Betty Ford. She was a role model for every presidential wife who followed her into the White House, not to mention a tireless advocate for women’s rights and other causes that improved the lives of millions.


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Betty Ford: Loving first lady and supporter

Years after they had settled into a comfortable retirement, I asked Betty Ford why her husband kept smacking his head on helicopter doors and tripping on stairs during their White House days.

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Betty Ford funerals to be in California, Michigan (AP)

A sign for the Betty Ford Center at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Saturday, July 9, 2011. The former First Lady died on Friday, July 8.    Ford, the former first lady whose triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for her Betty Ford Center in California.   (AP Photo/Francis Specker)AP – Public and private memorial ceremonies will be held in California and Michigan this week for former first lady Betty Ford as her casket travels to be laid to rest alongside her husband in Grand Rapids, Mich.


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Celebrities mourn the loss of Betty Ford

Pioneer. Hero. Angel. To many celebrities battling drug and alcohol addiction, former First Lady Betty Ford helped save their lives.

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Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93 (AP)

FILE - This June 1994 file picture shows former first lady Betty Ford during an interview in New York. On Friday, July 8, 2011, a family friend said that Ford had died at the age of 93. (AP Photo/Luc Novovitch)AP – Betty Ford said things that first ladies just don’t say, even today. And 1970s America loved her for it.


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Betty Ford dead at 93

Betty Ford — author, advocate and former First Lady whose progressive ideas and candid approach to life’s struggles inspired a generation of women– died last night. She was 93.

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Casey Anthony juror Jennifer Ford

One of the Florida jurors who acquitted Casey Anthony of killing her 2-year-old daughter said Wednesday she doesn’t necessarily think the monster mom is “innocent.”

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