G8 COUNTRIES HOLD PRE-SEA ISLAND SUMMIT MEETING

Ireland's Brian Cowen ponders media questions during a G8 meeting at the State Department in Washington on May 14, 2004. G8 leaders discussed their upcoming meeting in June and other world affairs. (UPI Photo/Greg Whitesell)

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