[Wolfstar]

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Hope and renewal. President Bush and 10-year-old Michaela Huberty exchange thoughts during a roundtable discussion Friday, April 1, 2005, at Paul Public Charter School in Washington DC. Michaela, a fourth-grader at Benjamin Mays Magnet School in St. Paul, Minn., is being raised by her mother while her father is in prison. As part of the President's Helping America's Youth initiative, Michaela joined the Kinship program in her hometown and gained a mentor, adding another positive adult in her life. (For those Dosers who are not aware of this, mentoring children with parents in prison is a cause very close to the President's heart.)

[lysie]

Thank you.

[Wolfstar]

In Memoriam:

From June 4, 2004. The The President presents the Medal of Freedom to Pope John Paul II.

From June 4, 2004. President and Mrs. Bush with Pope John Paul II.

From May 28, 2002. President George W. Bush visits the Pope.

From August 2001. President Bush, Mrs. Bush and their daughter, Barbara, are given a tour by the Pope of his country retreat, Castel Gandolfo.

From May 27, 1989. Pope John Paul II presents first lady Barbara Bush with a Vatican Medal as President George H.W. Bush looks at his medal during a ceremony at the Vatican.

From June 6, 1987. President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan with Pope John Paul II, during their meeting at the Vatican.

Link to the transcript of President Bush's statement on the Pope's passing. If photos become available before I go off-line later, I'll post them. Otherwise, I'll post them on this thread tomorrow and reping everyone.

[econ_grad]

That is laudable. But, is it a private charity of the President or are the taxpayers paying for this.

[hoosierkitties]

Thank you Wolfstar!