SUSAN SCHWAB SWORN IN AS US TRADE REP
U.S. President George W. Bush shakes hands with newly sworn in U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab in the Oval Office fo the White House on June 15, 2006. (UPI Photo/Joe Marquette/POOL)
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