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Washington – President Bush wants the story of his vanishing watch to disappear.
In video coverage of Bush’s wild stop in Albania over the weekend, Bush’s watch seemed to disappear from his wrist as he greeted the enthusiastic locals, who grabbed him by the arms and wrists and even ruffled his hair. That led Albanian and U.S. media – and buzzing websites – to raise questions about whether the watch had been swiped.
The White House said the watch was not stolen and that Bush had put it in his pocket. Just to prove the point, Bush showed he was wearing a watch in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Photographers captured the moment.
“I have never seen such a ludicrous story,” Bush said of the media coverage. “Unbelievable.”
