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MARY PETERS SWORN IN AS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY

U.S. President George W. Bush arrives for the swearing in of new federal Transportation Secretary Mary Peters at the Department of Transportation in Washington on October 17, 2006. Also with Peters are White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten and her Husband Terry Peters. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)...

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