U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH MEETS WITH SECRETARY OF DEFENSE NOMINEE ROBERT GATES

President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary nominee Robert M. Gates enter the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House for a press conference on December 5, 2006. Today, Gates begins his Senate confirmation hearing in Washington, DC. (UPI Photo/Martin H. Simon/POOL)

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