President Bush signs H.R. 4286, Congressional Gold Medal: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

U.S. President George W. Bush speaks after signing H.R. 4286, bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal in absentia to Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 6, 2008. Behind him are Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY), first lady Laura Bush and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY). (UPI Photo/Yuri Gripas)

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