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It had been rumored for years that Ben Barnes, a former lieutenant governor of Texas and longtime political powerhouse in the state, had pulled strings to get Bush into the Guard.
He pulled rank, pulled strings (albeit cardinal gold ones) to upgrade from the shoddy Coliseum end zone seats USC reserves for visiting fans.
 
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