Article: Lincoln bedroom? It's the Italian alps for Bush's friends.(Ron Spogli, Barbara Bush, and Laura Bush leads delegation at Winter Olympics)(Brief Article)

President's pals gets perks, like front-seats at the Olympics.

U.S. Ambassador to Italy Ron Spogli, a founder of private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co. of Los Angeles, has been hanging out in Turin, Italy, with First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter, Barbara Bush, who are leading the U.S. delegation at the 2006 Winter Games. Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who will be a participant in the closing ceremonies, will join them this week. The delegation includes presidential pals Roland Betts, of Chelsea Piers L.P. in New York, and Brad Freeman, Spogli's partner. Of course, there are a host of former Olympic medalists along ...

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