MICHAEL CHERTOFF SWORN IN AS SECOND SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff jokes with President George W. Bush during a swearing-in ceremony in Washington on March 3, 2005. Chertoff is a former U.S. assistant attorney general and succeeded Tom Ridge as secretary of the department which was created after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Chertoff listens in to his right...(UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)
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