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Vice President Dick Cheney (L) gathers with other senior members of U.S. Government during remarks by President George W. Bush about the North Korean missile launches in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington July 5, 2006. With Cheney are (2nd L-R) White House Press Spokesman Tony Snow, National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley , Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick and White House counselor Dan Bartlett
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National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley , left, listens to President Bush speak about the test firing of North Korean missiles in the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday, July 5, 2006
First lady Laura Bush takes part in the U.S.- Afghanistan Women's Council meeting held at the State Department, Wednesday, July 5, 2006
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