AT CAMPAIGN STOP, TALK OF DAUGHTER IN REHAB BRINGS OUT BUSH'S EMOTIONS

ORLANDO - Gov. Jeb Bush choked up Monday as he asked a Pentecostal church
to pray for his only daughter, Noelle, who is in a drug treatment program.

"Every time I think about my daughter, it's very hard," Bush said of his
24-year-old daughter. "I appreciate the fact that thousands of people are
praying for her and praying for our family. I know there are others out
there who are going through similar things."

Bush and his wife, Columba, visited the Restoration Christian Center to
receive a campaign endorsement from the Hispanic Association of Christian
Churches of Central Florida.

He spoke in Spanish to the packed church of about 300 people who sang
"Amazing Grace" and recited a benediction for him and his family. Pastors
presented Bush with a Bible and a painting of Jesus washing the feet of the
disciples.

Bush's visit underscored the importance of Central Florida's growing
Hispanic community in state politics. Former U.S. Attorney General Janet
Reno, the front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, met
with Hispanic activists at a picnic Sunday in Orlando.

"I came here because this is a group of people who have important potential
to participate in the political process," Bush said. "I have a good feeling
that it will be able to influence the results of my campaign."