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BUSH, LEAVITT DISCUSSE MEDICARE AT CVS

U.S. President George W. Bush made an unscheduled stop to a CVS Pharmacy where he discussed Medicare and drug prescriptions in Washingotn on October 20, 2006. Standing next to the President is Mike Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services. (G. Fabiano/POOL)

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