Press Secretary Perino gives final press briefing of Bush Administration in Washington
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino conducts the final press briefing of the George W. Bush Administration in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on January 16, 2009. (UPI Photo/Ron Sachs/Pool)
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