UPI PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2006

Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft delivers remarks as U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales (L) listens during the unveiling ceremony of Ashcroft's official portrait at the Justice Department in Washington on November 17, 2006. In the background is the Spirit of Justice statue, which was covered up during Ashcrofts's tenure to avoid showing the partial nudity. (UPI Photo / Kamenko Pajic)