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PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY DEPT. FOR 2005

President George W. Bush prepares to sign the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005 in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 18, 2004. At left is Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla. Other participants are unidentified. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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