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Quote of the Day:

President Bush: This is what freedom offers: societies where people can live and worship as they choose without intimidation, without suspicion, without a knock on the door from the secret police.

The freedom of religion is the very first protection offered in America's Bill of Rights. It is a precious freedom. It is a basic compact under which people of faith agree not to impose their spiritual vision on others, and in return to practice their own beliefs as they see fit. This is the promise of our Constitution, and the calling of our conscience, and a source of our strength.

Photo of the Day:

President George W. Bush is joined for the singing of the national anthem by Meredith Cripe, a member of the Chantilly, Virginia Little League Challenger League, at the top of the first White House Tee Ball Game of the 2007 season. The game pitted the Bobcats from Cumberland, Maryland, against the Red Wings of Luray, Virginia.

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Secret Service agents stand watch as President Bush, second from left, participates in a re-dedication ceremony at the Islamic Center of Washington in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Center Director Dr. Abdullah Khouj, speaks, second from right.

President Bush sits with Dr. Abdullah Khouj, director of the Islamic Center of Washington, during a re-dedication ceremony at the Center in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

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President Bush shakes hands with Dr. Abdullah Khouj, director of the Islamic Center of Washington, during a re-dedication ceremony at the center in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

President Bush is seen through the viewfinder of a camera in the audience as he makes remarks during the re-dedication ceremony of the Islamic Center of Washington in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

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President Bush makes remarks during the re-dedication ceremony of the Islamic Center of Washington in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Center Director Dr. Abdullah Khouj is at left.

President Bush: We've seen the expansion of the concept of religious freedom and individual rights in every region of the world -- except one. In the Middle East, we have seen instead the rise of a group of extremists who seek to use religion as a path to power and a means of domination.

This self-appointed vanguard presumes to speak for Muslims. They do not. They call all Muslims who do not believe in their harsh and hateful ideology "infidels" and "betrayers" of the true Muslim faith. This enemy falsely claims that America is at war with Muslims and the Muslim faith, when in fact it is these radicals who are Islam's true enemy. (Applause.)

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White House
President Bush speaks about health care

President Bush arrives to make remarks on health care, Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

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President George W. Bush delivers his remarks on health care initiatives Wednesday, June 27, 2007 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, including legislation in Congress regarding the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

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President Bush makes remarks on health care, Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

President Bush: I hear the same concerns: America's health care is too costly, it's too confusing; it leaves too many people uninsured.

The fundamental question is, what should we do about it? On that question, our nation has a clear choice.

One option is to put more power in the hands of government by expanding federal health care programs and empowering bureaucrats to make medical decisions.

The other option is to put more power in the hands of individuals, by making private health insurance more affordable and accessible and empowering people and their doctors to make the decisions that are right for them. That's the divide.

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Africa
The First Lady arrives in Maputo, Mozambique

First lady Laura Bush greets Mozambican President Armando Guebuza in Maputo, June 27, 2007.

First Lady Laura Bush poses with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza and his wife Maria da Luz Guebuza in the capital Maputo.

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First Lady Laura Bush walks with Ivone Rungo, Director of National Malaria Control Program, right, en route to observes an initiative's indoor residual spraying for mosquitoes at Matola in Maputo, Mozambique, Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

First Lady Laura Bush observes an initiative's indoor residual spraying for mosquitoes at Matola in Maputo, Mozambique, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. U.S. First Lady Laura Bush arrived in Mozambique Wednesday on the second leg of a four-nation Africa tour that focuses on how the United States is helping to fight AIDS and malaria, two of the deadliest diseases on the poverty-stricken continent.

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First Lady Laura Bush speaks in Maputo, Mozambique, Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

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U.S. first lady Laura Bush, speaks in Maputo, Mozambique, Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

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first lady Laura Bush (L) shares a light moment with her Mozambique counterpart Maria Guebuza in Maputo,June 27, 2007. Bush is on a four nation trip to Africa to highlight U.S. commitment to fight AIDS, malaria and to promote education.

Laura Bush leaves after giving a talk at the seminary in Maputo,June 27, 2007.

Almost missed this one …

Laura Bush smiles after meeting Mozambican President Armando Guebuza in Maputo June 27, 2007.

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Washington
Secretary Rice speaks at the U.S.-India Business Council

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to the U.S.-India Business Council luncheon at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC, June, 27, 2007.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, delivers remarks at the US-India Business Council in Washignton, Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

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Thank you for the dose and what a wonderful first photo

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice lifts a basketful of mangoes from India, presented to her to her by the media adviser to the Indian prime minister, Sanjaya Baru, left, after delivering her remarks at the US-India Business Council, Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Washington.

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Tee Ball
President Bush attends the Seventh Annual Tee Ball Game on the South Lawn of the White House

President Bush, left, stands for the National Anthem prior to the start of a tee ball game on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2007.

Members of the Luray, Virginia Red Wings hold their caps over their hearts during the playing of the national anthem Wednesday, June 27, 2007, prior to the start of the 2007 White House Tee Ball opener against the Bobcats of Cumberland, Maryland.