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Today the President met with Slovakia's President Ivan Gasparovic at the White House. The President also attended a Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration on the South Lawn Pray for President Bush -- Day 2948 - McCain/Palin--Day 42. Today Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins at the State Department. Today Defense Secretary Robert Gates attended an informal NATO summit of defence ministers in Budapest. Today Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin too part in a rally at the Center Court Sports Complex in Waukesha, Wis Enjoy Sanity Island

The President travelled to New York today where tomorrow he will speak at the UN. First Lady Laura Bush spoke at The White House symposium on Advancing Global Literacy in New York. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended a series of meetings today in New York. Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke to the National Guard Association of the United States' 130th General Conference Vice President candidate Sarah Palin campaigned in Florida yesterday and Pennsylvania today. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2931 & McCain/Palin - Day - 25 Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

According to the secretary of the Navy, Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta gave his life to save his comrades in the Iraqi city of Fallujah in 2004, grabbing a hostile grenade, pulling it to his body and absorbing the brunt of the blast. President Bush later praised Peralta as a hero. But a decision by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates not to recommend him for the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor, stirred an outcry yesterday by his family and Marines whose lives he saved. Peralta instead will be posthumously awarded the second-highest award for valor in combat, the...

Today the Presidentmades a statement outside the Oval Office about the economy and government efforts to remedy the crisis. The president canceled a planned trip to the South today so he could meet with his economic advisers insteadPray for President Bush - Day - 2927 & McCain/Palin - Day - 21 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks on US-Russia relations during an address to members and guests of the German Marshall Fund at a hotel in Washington. Defense Secretary Robert Gates toured the Imperial War Museum in London, Secretary Gates is in the United Kingdom to meet with government officials...

The US Defence Secretary has told Sky News that another Russian attack on Georgia once it has joined Nato would result in an American armed response. 'We would stand by our commitments' says Robert Gates Robert Gates told Sky's foreign affairs editor Tim Marshall that Nato's charter would require it. "I have been a very strong proponent of the view that Nato is a military alliance not a talk shop," he said. "Article five means what it says - so there is a commitment to go to the assistance of our allies if they are challenged."

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today expressed skepticism that Moscow would quickly remove its forces from Georgia, despite a reported pledge by the Russian president to begin a drawdown tomorrow. Gates said the rate of withdrawal is partly tied to how fast the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe could get monitors to Georgia, where Russian tanks and troops entered last week and reportedly remain entrenched in some areas. "My own view is that the Russians will probably stall and perhaps take more time than anybody would like," Gates said in an interview with...

U.S.' Gates scoffs at Russian warnings to Poland Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:11pm BST By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pentagon chief Robert Gates dismissed as "empty rhetoric" on Sunday Russian warnings that Moscow would target Poland for a possible military strike because Warsaw agreed to host part of a U.S. missile shield. "Russia is not going to launch nuclear missiles at anybody," Defense Secretary Gates said on ABC News' "This Week." "The Poles know that. We know it." Col-General Anatoliy Nogovitsyn, deputy chief of the Russian general staff, told Interfax on Friday that Russian military doctrine would allow for...

Today the President visited CIA Head Quarters in McClean Virginia where he was briefed on terrorism and the Russian-Georgia conflict. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2892 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended a meeting about the Russia-Georgia conflict at the Fort de Bregancon residence in Bormes-les Mimosas on the French Riviera with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Vice Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright speak to reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon. First Lady Laura Bush addresses Edna Karr High School students to promote...

US defence chief Robert Gates has said he sees no prospect of using US military force in Georgia, following its week-long conflict with Russia. But he warned that US-Russia relations could be adversely affected for years as a result of Moscow's actions. (snip) Despite concerns that Moscow may not be keen quickly to leave Georgian territory, Mr Gates said the Russians did seem to be pulling back. "They appear to be withdrawing their forces back towards Abkhazia and to the zone of conflict... towards South Ossetia," he said.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday that the Pentagon will hold a new, fast-tracked competition to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of aerial refueling tankers, a move that overturns the previous award of the contract to Northrop Grumman. The decision follows criticism of the selection process by the Government Accountability Office and underscores the sharp divisions over the contract. The deal to replace the Air Force's entire fleet could be worth up to $100 billion over the next two decades. Gates said he expects the Pentagon to choose a new winner by the end of the year. On...

The President spent the weekend at Camp David returning to the White House with the First Lady on Sunday. Sunday evening the President and First Lady had dinner at the private residence of Clay and Ann Johnson in Washington. Today the President signed an Iraq war supplemental bill and attended the annual Tee Ball at the White House. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2847 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Beijing.

Today the President made statements regarding North Korea and legislative agenda, he also spoke at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives' National Conference. He then went to Camp David to meet with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. For more details of these and other events visit the White House website Click here Pray for President Bush -- Day 2843 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Japan Defense Secretary Robert Gates held a news briefing

Nuclear arms mistakes were reason for dismissals, but deeper divide over service's mission was at play, officers and analysts say. By Bob DeansWASHINGTON BUREAU Saturday, June 07, 2008 WASHINGTON — In April, Defense Secretary Robert Gates traveled to Maxwell Air Force Base near Montgomery, Ala., to address an elite group of majors and colonels attending the Air War College in preparation for promotions to command positions. For months, Gates had been at odds with Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne and Gen. Michael Moseley, the Air Force chief of staff, over how to increase the use of unmanned aerial...

Today the Presiden took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking of the United States Institute of Peace at Navy Hill. The President welcomed the 2007 Major League Soccer Cup winners, the Houston Dynamo to the White House today. The President also met with Netherlands Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende at the White House. The President and the Vice President attended the Congressnal Picnic at the White House today. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2822 Today Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen at the State Department. The Secretary of Defense Robert Gates attended a News...

This weekend is Memorial Weekend when America remembes those who have given their lives in service for their country. On Saturday the President met with Rolling Thunder Members (a motorcycle veterans group) at the White House. Today the President attended the Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia and later he met with five NCAA football coaches who visited military bases in the Middle East. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2811

Today the President travelled to his ranch in Crawford for the weekend where his daughter Jenna's wedding will take place on Saturday. The local shops in Crawford have banners congratulating the couple and also many of them are selling unofficial souvenirs of the wedding. I heard Katie Couric on CBS news tonight say that the White House will release a couple of photos of the wedding on Sunday. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2793 Today the Vice President made remarks at the Philadelphia Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies, in Philadelphia. Today Defense Secretary Robert...

MEXICO CITY - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday urged Congress to approve a $500 million anti-drug program for Mexico, saying not to do so would be "a slap" against a crucial neighbor beset by drug violence. Gates, only the second U.S. defense chief ever to visit Mexico, told reporters that U.S. congressional inaction on the program known as the Merida initiative would undermine Washington's ability to aid Mexico's counternarcotics fight. President George W. Bush proposed the three-year, $1.4 billion initiative last October and put an initial $500 million segment for Mexico in the administration's fiscal 2008 supplemental request...

Today the President signed the Honor of Education and Sharing Day Proclamation. Also today the President presented the Lifetime President's Volunteer Service Award to Chick fil-A Inc. founder Truett Cathy. The President met the Pope at Andrews Airforce Base the first time during his Presidency that he has gone to Andrews Airforce to welcome an overseas dignitary. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2770 Today Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice testified before the House Armed Services Committee. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

WASHINGTON - Iranian support for militias in Iraq has grown, top U.S. defense leaders said Friday, asserting that recent battles in Basra gave the Iraqis an eye-opening view of Iran's increased negative role there. More broadly, the outlook for more progress toward stabilizing Iraq and reducing the U.S. troop presence is clouded by several other potential pitfalls in coming months, including the prospect of increased violence with the approach of provincial Iraqi elections this fall, Gen. David Petraeus said in an interview at the Pentagon with a group of reporters. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, also cited the...

Today the President met with General David Petraeus, Commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker at the White House. The President also delivered a speech on the Iraq War in the Cross Hall of the White House. Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq Later in the day the President departed from the White House to spend the weekend in Crawford.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2765 Today Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill. The...

The President and the First Lady are in Romania. The President is attending various NATO meetings and the First Lady joined wives and partners from other NATO countries and visted Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest. Also representing the US at this NATO sumit is Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2758 On a different note prayers are needed at this time for Jim Robinson Prayer requested for Jim Robinson Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Yesterday the President threw out the ceremonial first pitch between the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves for the start of a new baseball season at new Nationals Park Stadium in Washington DC. Today the President and First Lady departed for Kiev to attend the NATO sumit before he left he spoke to the media and urged Congress to to pass FISA reform, legislation to modernize the Federal Housing Administration and approve the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2755 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended meetings in Jerusalem and Amman. Enjoy your visit to Sanity...

A shadow legal body was set up by the Defense Department to manipulate the prosecutions of U.S. Marines accused of massacring Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005. That’s the bombshell disclosure from the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm that is representing one of the accused Marines, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani. And it could prove to be the most damning piece of evidence showing the political motivations behind the ongoing prosecutions of the Haditha Marines. “The hysteria and media firestorm over Abu Ghraib and the Pat Tillman investigations led to fear of a similar media reaction...

The President and First Lady spent the weekend at Camp David returning to the White House on Sunday. . Today the President took part in the Easter Egg Roll at the White House, met with India ' s Foreign Minister Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, attended a National Security Council meeting and made a statement at the State Department.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2748 The Vice President continued his overseas trip today with meetings in Israel and Turkey. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee at the State Department Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met...

The President today spoke about the National President's Challenge. The President also met with Bahamas' Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, Barbados' Prime Minister David Thompson, and Belize's Prime Minister Dean Barrow along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He then departed from the White House to spend the Easter weekend at Camp David.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2744 The Vice President visited Afganistan today. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashviliand Thailand Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama today. Today Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President today met with Ireland Prime Minister Bernie Ahem and took place in St Patrick's Day celebrations. He also spoke about he economy and met with Children's Miracle Network Champion Children. The Vice President made a surprise visti to Iraq today. Secretary Rice and Secretary Gates are in Russia. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2741 Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President today met with World War I Veteran Corporal Frank Woodruff Buckles in the Oval Office. He slso attended a commemoration to the Fifth Anniversary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2730 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels. Defense Secretary Robert Gates hosts the unveiling of WWI veteran Frank Buckles' portrait during a dedication ceremony at the Pentagon Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President held a press conference today and then met with his economic team at the Labor Department in Washington. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2733 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Japan. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates continues his extensive overseas trip today he is in Turkey. A BIG THANK YOU FOR KASLIN FOR COMPILING THE PHOTOS ON SECRETARY GATES FOR ME. First Lady Laura Bush spoke at the Helping America's Youth Regional Conference in Portland, Ore. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President met with Jay Hein, Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in the Oval Office and then addressed to a meeting of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room. The President and the First Lady attended the 2008 Republican Governors Association gala at the National Building Museum where the President gave a speech. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2713 Today the Vice President is in Dallas Texas, tomorrow he will visit Fort Hood where he will deliver remarks at the III Corps flag uncasing ceremony and then address about 10,000 Fort Hood...

The President and First Lady conclude their African tour in Liberia. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2716 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is in Hawaii before embarking on a major overseas visit. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President and the first lady spent the weekend at Camp David where the President recorded an interview with Chris Wallace which was aired on Sunday morning. The President and First Lady arrived back at White House on Sunday and attended a celebration in honour George Washington's 199th birthday. Yesterday Secretary of Defense Robert Gate visited Iraq. Today the President signed Signs 2008 Economic Report Click here for further details. Also today the President and the First Lady attended a Heart Truth Reception in the East Room. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2706 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...

The President and the first lady attended the National Prayer breakfast in Washington this morning. Later they listened to the . Veronica's Youth Steel Orchestra from Baltimore perform at the White House after the President signs an Executive Order Creating Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs. The President also addressed an East Room audience on pending President nominations. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2702 The Vice President addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference today. Click here for transcript.. Tomorrow the President will address the conference. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband make a visit...

The President spent the weekend at Camp David returning to the White House on Sunday afternoon. Today the President's budget for 2009 was submitted to Congress for the first time electronically. The President spoke to the media about the budget after meeting with his Cabinet.Click here for the text of the budgetFact Sheet: The President's FY09 Budget Pray for President Bush -- Day 2699 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made a statement about the FY2009 defense budget during a press conference at the Pentagon.Click here for details Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Today the President travelled to Las Vegas, Nevad and delivered a speech on the Global War on Terror and national security and then travelled to Colorado to attend a fundraising event for the Republican candidate running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Wayne Allard. Click here for transcript of speech in Las Vegas. The Vice President spoke at the Charlotte Chamber in Charlotte, N.C. Click here for the transcript Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with French Defense Minister Herve Morin at the State Department. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with French Defense Minister Harve Morin at the...

It seems like only yesterday. In 1990, I first entered politics in Oklahoma. I ran for a seat on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the agency tasked with regulating public utilities and our oil and gas industry. The nine-year incumbent against whom I was running gave me an issue that was like a gift from Santa Claus. One of our major utilities had overcharged ratepayers to the tune of almost $30 million, and he had voted to let the offending public utility keep the windfall to upgrade its infrastructure. I felt the ratepayers deserved their money back, whether it was $50...

Today the President and the Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson make a statement on economic stimulus package agreed to by lawmakers on Capitol Hill in the Briefing room at the White House. The President and the Treasury Secretary also met with Charles Schwab, Founder and CEO of Charles Schwab Corporation, during the announcement of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy in the Roosevelt Room. The President met with Angel Garrido, vice-president of the Lawton Foundation for Human Rights, and Elsa Morejon, wife of Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient, Oscar Biscet in the Oval Office. Pray for President Bush - Day...

Back to business as usual for the President today after returning from his middle eastern trip last night. He met with Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The President also spoke via conference call to Bicameral and Bipartisan leadership Pray for President Bush - Day 2681 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates accompanied by Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. James Cartwright, took part in a news conference at the Pentagon. First lady Laura Bush participated in a U.S.-Afghanistan women's council meeting at Georgetown University in Washington Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes NATO forces operating in the Taliban stronghold of southern Afghanistan do not know how to fight a guerrilla insurgency, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. In an interview published in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, Gates said European allies were still geared to the type of combat envisioned by Cold War planners before the fall of the Soviet Union. "I'm worried we're deploying (military advisers) that are not properly trained and I'm worried we have some military forces that don't know how to do counterinsurgency operations," the newspaper quoted...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Some of American's closest NATO allies reacted with surprise and disbelief Wednesday to reported comments from U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggesting that their troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan are not up to the job. The Dutch Defence Ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador for an explanation of a Los Angeles Times article that said Gates complained about soldiers from Canada, Britain and the Netherlands not knowing how to fight a guerrilla insurgency. In Britain, Conservative lawmaker Patrick Mercer said Gates' reported comments were "bloody outrageous." "I would beg the Americans to understand that we are their...

Today the President visited Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas at his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah after which he visited the Church of the Navity in Bethlehem and gave a speech on progress of the Mideast Peace negotiations at the King David Hotel, in Jerusalem. This evening he had dinner at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem. Tomorrow the President will visit Yad Vashem (the Holocaust Museum) and the Mount of the Beatitudes on the Sea of Galilee before he and his team leave for the next leg of the trip, Kuwait. Today Ed Gillespie Counselor to...

The holidays offer a special time to remember our many blessings as Americans – perhaps chief among them are the dedicated Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines who protect our nation. Since assuming this post a year ago, I have been awed and humbled by our men and women in uniform who are carving for themselves a noble place in American history. We began the year by deploying tens of thousands of additional troops to Iraq as part of a concerted civil-military effort. Violence has declined sharply, and former enemy strongholds are being transformed into communities of hope and possibility. While...

Today the President held a news conference in the Brady Press room at the White House, signed the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House and visted Walter Reed Hospital Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake was ceremonially sworn in by Vice President Dick Cheney, the President also spoke at this event. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier met at the State Department. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Today the President met with Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua The President Bush Condemed Assassination of Lebanese Brigadier General Francois al-Hajj I strongly condemn yesterday's assassination of Lebanese Brigadier General Francois al-Hajj and extend my condolences to his family and the families of the innocents who were murdered alongside him. This assassination marks the twelfth political assassination or attempted assassination Lebanon has suffered since October 2004. Like the many victims before him, General al-Hajj was a supporter of Lebanon's independence and an opponent of Syria's interference in Lebanon's internal affairs. I call on the international community to support the Government of...

At the Annapolis peace talks last month, the Israeli team — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Ehud Barak — didn't have high expectations for making headway on the Palestinian issue, but they were confident of pressing their case on Iran to a receptive White House. Instead, Barak was taken aside by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and told that new intelligence persuaded the Americans that Iran wasn't such a big threat after all.

Today the President discussed Housing in the Roosevelt Room and took place in the annual Lighting of the National Christmas Tree and the Pageant of Peace on The Ellipse near the White House in Washington. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended a Transatlantic working dinner held at the Egmont Palace in Brussels. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates left Iraq and travelled to Bahrain where he attended a meeting with the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Al-Khalifa and visited US troops on the USS Vicksburg. The First lady is given a tour of the exhibit: "The Presidential Dish: Mrs. Woodrow Wilson...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level in almost two years, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday. art.gates.copter.ap.jpg The goal of stability in Iraq is "within reach," Gates said during a visit to Baghdad. But he cautioned patience as insurgent attacks have not stopped. As he spoke, a car bomb attack in the capital killed 15 and wounded 32, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said. It was the latest in a series of deadly car bombs during his stay. And U.S. troops losses continued, with three soldiers reported killed in fighting on Tuesday. But...

BAGHDAD, Dec. 5, 2007 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talked with Iraqi leaders and U.S. commanders here today to explore ways to maintain momentum built in recent months and continue to build on it. Gates met with Iraqi President Jalal Talibani, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji and U.S. commanders. Here on his sixth visit as defense secretary, Gates noted vast security improvements. During a joint news conference with Mufriji, Gates cited “recent months of dramatic change in the security situation across the nation, a decline in violence to levels not seen since the Samarra mosque...

Excerpt - MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Wednesday to assess the progress that has been made in recent months since the buildup of U.S. forces began to take hold and reduce violence in some parts of the country. Making his sixth trip to the battlefront in a year, Gates planned to talk to Gen. David Petraeus, the top military commander in Iraq, and also meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. ~ snip ~

The President and the First Lady spent the weekend in Washington attending St John's as usual on Sunday. Though he did not attend the Army v Navy Football game on Saturday there were several cardboard cut outs of the President there to cheer on the participants. On Sunday evening both the President and Vice President attended the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. Today the President spoke in the Rose Garden about what should be Congress's Legislative Priorities for the Remainder of the Year. He also met with U.S.-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership group at the White House....

A Day in the Life of President Bush (with photos): 12-01-07 Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island PHOTO (s) OF THE DAY ~~Cardboard cutouts of President Bush are represented on both sides of the field at the annual Army/Navy Football Game today. Army cadet Andrew Batule from Honolulu, Hawaii, cheers while standing along side a cardboard cut out of President George W. Bush during the first half of Army's NCAA college football game against Navy in Baltimore, Maryland December 1, 2007. A group of Midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy hold a cardboard cut-out of U.S. President George...