<i>'God bless' my successor: Bush </i>
Republican presidential candidate John McCain (2nd R) addresses supporters during his election night rally at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa on Tuesday in McCain's home town of Phoenix, Arizona as his wife Cindy (R) vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin (2nd L) and her husband Todd (L) look on. Photo: AFP
Vastly unpopular US President George W. Bush cloistered himself with family and friends as America voted Tuesday, privately invoking God's blessing on whomever succeeds him, his spokeswoman said.
Bush hosted a dinner with relatives and close aides, celebrating US First Lady Laura Bush's birthday in a White House dining room with a dinner ending with coconut cake, press secretary Dana Perino said by email.
"The president gave a toast at the start of the dinner thanking those present for all the work they've done and for their friendship. He ended by saying, 'And may God bless whoever wins tonight,'" she told reporters.
He also gave the first lady, who was turning 62, "a pair of beautiful earrings," before members of the group settled in to watch election returns from the residence section of the presidential mansion, said Perino.
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