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THE DALAI LAMA MEETS WITH SPEAKER HASTERT

The Dalai Lama (C) meets with the Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R) and Sen. The Dalai Lama (C) meets with the Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R) and Sen. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), in the Capitol in Washington on November 16, 2005.This is part of the Buddhist leader's ten-day visit to Washington. RECROP (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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