[GretchenM]

QUOTES: Bush: "Japan and the United States have built a strong alliance and a close friendship. Decades ago, our two fathers looked across the Pacific and saw adversaries, uncertainty and war. Today their sons look across that same ocean and see friends and opportunity and peace. ... ...You've had a remarkable tenure as the Prime Minister of your country. You have led with courage, you have made hard decisions. You've helped us change our relationship so that Japan and the United States will be able to work even closer together in the 21st century."

Koizumi: "I believe it is no exaggeration to say that over the past five years, there has been no world leader, alongside Mr. Bush -- President Bush, among the world leaders with whom I have felt so much heart-to-heart, felt so deep a friendship and trust and have cooperated with."

Bush: "Officially he's here to see the president but I know the highlight of his visit will be paying his respects to the king," Bush said, referring to the visit he and Koizumi will make Friday to Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley. (White House officials said the trip to Graceland was Bush's idea, a final public tribute to a friendship that Bush has often described to American audiences.)

Regarding the USSC decision today: "Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a strongly worded dissent, saying the court's decision would "sorely hamper the president's ability to confront and defeat a new and deadly enemy." The court's willingness, Thomas said, "to second-guess the determination of the political branches that these conspirators must be brought to justice is both unprecedented and dangerous." Fox News report

[GretchenM]

Dose going up.

Truckloads of photos; please wait to post or repost photos till the all clear.

[GretchenM]

Welcoming ceremony

[OldFriend]

What a wonderful early surprise.

[Suzy Quzy]

Saw Bush on C-Span this AM with the man who made "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green ?) they were having a ball.

[bitt]

hello!

[Kenny Bunkport]

Pres. Bush welcomes the Iron Chef to Washington.

I haven't seen so many Japanese flags since Ichiro played in Oakland with the Mariners.

[freedom4me]

The President really looks great today. A very good hair day. As for the Prime Minister...well. Bush looks great in black suits...and of course he has the red "power" tie on today.

[Texagirl4W]

Our president looks extremely happy today. God bless him.

[Kate of Spice Island]

Hey, there!

You never sent me the pictures of the Presidential Wizard of Oz joke.Did I accidentally send a wrong e-mail address?

[snugs]

Good evening thanks for the dose

[dmd25]

Hi there!

Thanks for your work on the Dose. We are on vacation and had a fun few days in D.C. We are now in CT at my husband's sister's home--my youngest (age 7) just walked by and saw the pictures on the WH lawn and said he was jealous of the people as we didn't get to go on the lawn or meet GWB! We had fun though. I will give a more thorough report (with a few pictures) next week when we are home.

Thanks again for your work!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Fabulous "dose"! Thanks for posting.