PRESIDENT BUSH MEETS WITH DIRECTOR OF WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

President George W. Bush (R) meets with the Director-General of the World Health Organization Lee Jong-wook to discuses the treat of Avian Bird Flu, in the The White House in Washington on December 6, 2005. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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