BUSH MEETS WITH EC PRESIDENT BARROSO

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso shakes hands with U.S. President George W. Bush after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 18, 2005. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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