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U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH MEETS WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS IN WASHINGTON

U.S. President George W. Bush meets with the bipartisan and bicameral leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House on April 18, 2007. From left, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), President Bush, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KT), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott (R-MS) . (UPI Photo/Dennis Brack/POOL)

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