Bush responded, "No, just wish him well and meet again in the south."

Bush responded, "How does it feel to belong to a profession where you have to ask people questions like that?"

Bush responded: "I think if you ask the family farmer, they don't feel protected."

Mr. Bush also responded to questions about costs of health care for the elderly.

Mr. Bush responded by speaking of the differences in their approaches.

Mr. Bush did not respond directly during his public appearance with the pope.

Bush responds that he will help by making a speech outlining his goals and putting the issue in a "higher context."

Mr. Bush did not respond to an e-mail request for comment.

Bush, in turn, responded by describing Putin's ideas as "an interesting suggestion".

The subject came up toward the end of their conversation, and Mr. Bush did not respond.