Bush jokes about planning for daughter's Texas wedding

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President Bush has started joking about the worst-kept secret in the White House: the May 10th wedding -- in Texas -- of his daughter, Jenna.

Bush today said he's had to face some very difficult spending decisions and conduct what he calls "sensitive diplomacy."

Bush says: "That's called planning for a wedding."

Bush's line got a laugh from his audience at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington.

Jenna and her fiance, Henry Hager, have decided to be wed at the first family's ranch near Crawford.

The White House has refused to release any details -- such as the setting on the ranch, who's invited and how many people will attend.

Bush's wife, Laura, has described the soon-to-be married couple as "soul mates" and has said the president likes Hager.