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President Bush signs H.J. Res. 93 and H.R. 3890 in Washington

U.S. President George W. Bush looks to Annette Lantos, the wife of the late Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA), after signing H.J. Res. 93, the Renewal of Import Restrictions on Burma, and H.R. 3890, the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE Act of 2008, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 29, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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