IRAQI INTERIM P.M. ALLAWI ADDRESSES CONGRESS

Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi acknowledges applause from Vice President Dick Cheney, left, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, and other members of the audience while he addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 23, 2004. Allawi thanked the U.S. and its allies for their commitment to making Iraq secure and free. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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