President Bush signs S. 3001, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act in Washington

U.S. President George W. Bush signs S. 3001, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on October 13, 2008. Bush was joined by, from left to right, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Sen. John Warner (R-VA), Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)