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President Bush Welcomes President Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo to the White House
President George W. Bush and President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo talk with the press during a meeting in the Oval Office Monday, June 5, 2006. "We had a very constructive discussion about a variety of issues," said President Bush. "We talked about our common commitment to help end the genocide in Darfur. I appreciate the President's leadership in helping negotiate a peace agreement, and I appreciate his leadership in working with the United Nations so we can get the AU forces blue-helmeted as quickly as possible." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo talk with the press during a meeting in the Oval Office Monday, June 5, 2006. "We had a very constructive discussion about a variety of issues," said President Bush. "We talked about our common commitment to help end the genocide in Darfur. I appreciate the President's leadership in helping negotiate a peace agreement, and I appreciate his leadership in working with the United Nations so we can get the AU forces blue-helmeted as quickly as possible." White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story
President George W. Bush welcomes President Manuel Zelaya and First Lady of Honduras, Xiomora Zelaya, to the Oval Office Monday, June 5, 2006. "We've had a very good discussion, as you would expect amongst friends," said President Bush. "We discussed our common interests, and one of our common interests is expanded commercial opportunity. And CAFTA gives us a chance to realize those opportunities. We talked about our common desire to make sure the democracies in the region are strong." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo talk with the press during a meeting in the Oval Office Monday, June 5, 2006. "We had a very constructive discussion about a variety of issues," said President Bush. "We talked about our common commitment to help end the genocide in Darfur. I appreciate the President's leadership in helping negotiate a peace agreement, and I appreciate his leadership in working with the United Nations so we can get the AU forces blue-helmeted as quickly as possible." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush meets with members of the Chinese Leadership Program Fellows, Monday, June 5, 2006 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush shares a humorous exchange with members of the Chinese Leadership Program Fellows, Monday, June 5, 2006 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. White House photo by Eric Draper
Mrs. Laura Bush hosts a coffee for Xiomora Zelaya, First Lady of Honduras, in the Yellow Oval Room in the private residence of the White House Monday, June 5, 2006. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush meets with students during her visit to Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2006, where she announced a Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries grant to the school. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush joins Our Lady of Perpetual Help School principal Charlene Hursey, left, and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., in applauding student Marquette Lewis, 11, after his reading of the poem “Coming of Age,” Monday, June 5, 2006. Mrs. Bush visited the school to announce a Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries grant to Our Lady of Perpetual Help School. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush congratulates Our Lady of Perpetual Help School student Rajanique White, 10, Monday, June 5, 2006, for the story Rajanique wrote and recited about a small accident that happened to her. Mrs. Bush visited the school to announce a Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries grant to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush talks with students during her visit to Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2006, where she announced a Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries grant to the school. Mrs. Bush is joined by Our Lady of Perpetual Help fifth grade teacher Julie Sweetland, right. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush delivers a statement on the Marriage Protection Amendment in the Presidential Hall of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Monday, June 5, 2006. "In 1996, Congress approved the Defense of Marriage Act by large bipartisan majorities in both the House and the Senate, and President Clinton signed it into law." said the President. "And since then, 19 states have held referendums to amend their state constitutions to protect the traditional definition of marriage. In every case, the amendments were approved by decisive majorities with an average of 71 percent." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush delivers a statement on the Marriage Protection Amendment in the in the Presidential Hall of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Monday, June 5, 2006. "You come from many backgrounds and faith traditions, yet united in this common belief: Marriage is the most fundamental institution of civilization, and it should not be redefined by activist judges," said President Bush. White House photo by Eric Draper
 
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