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Defense Secretary Robert Gates walks past a Surinamese military band as he arrives at the J. A. Pengel airport in Paramaribo in this October 6, 2007

Suriname President Ronald Venetiaan (L) greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the presidential palace in Paramaribo October 6, 2007. Gates arrived to participate in the ceremony ending the 12-country goodwill mission by the U.S. Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort, offshore Paramaribo

Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) receives a portrait of himself as a gift from his Surinamese counterpart Ivan Fernald during a meeting in Paramaribo October 6, 2007.

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, listens to Capt. Bob Kapcio, mission commander, left, aboard the the USNS Comfort, as he explains the importance of the bio-medical repair department, during a tour of the hospital ship on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, in Suriname's territorial waters.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, second left, and Suriname Minister of Defense Ivan Fernald, center right, listen as Lt. j.g. Michael McCarty, right, explains the capabilities of the intensive care unit aboard the the USNS Comfort, during a tour of the hospital ship on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, in Suriname's territorial waters.

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SUNDAY

President Bush, Sen. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., left, and Hal Bruno, right, put their hands over their hearts as the national colors pass during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend at the National Firefighters Academy in Emmitsburg, Md. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007.

Athen Schwantes, left, joins her daughter as they listen to the invocation during a ceremony at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7. 2007. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

President Bush is accompanied in the Pledge of Allegiance by U.S. Senator Steny Hoyer, (D-Md.), (left), and the wife and children of firefighter Russell Schwantes of Fayetteville, Ga., during a ceremony at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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President Bush, righ, and House Majority Leader, Rep. Stenny Hoyer, D-Md., pause during ceremonies at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, Md, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007

President George W. Bush waves at a memorial service at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park on the National Fire Academy campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 7, 2007.

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President Bush, delivers his remarks during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend at the National Firefighters Academy in Emmitsburg, Md. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007.

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President Bush makes remarks during a ceremony at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

Tresa Curtis, of Texas, reacts during speech given by U.S. President George W. Bush at a memorial service at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park on the National Fire Academy campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 7, 2007.

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President George W. Bush (2nd R) sits with Turner Koyle, 8, of Holden, Utah, (R), in his lap at a memorial service at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park on the National Fire Academy campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 7, 2007. Turner lost his father, Spencer S. Koyle, in a fire in August 2006.

President George Bush holds 8-year-old Turner Koyle of Holden, Utah, during a ceremony at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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President George W. Bush (2nd R) sits with friends and family members at a memorial service at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park on the National Fire Academy campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 7, 2007

President George W. Bush lays a wreath at a memorial service at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park on the National Fire Academy campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 7, 2007.

President Bush pays respect after laying wreath makes at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD,Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007

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President George W. Bush (R) holds an emotional Tresa Curtis, of Texas, at a memorial service at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park on the National Fire Academy campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 7, 2007, her boyfriend Phillip Townsend, a firefighter from the Denison Fire Department in Texas died after injuries sustained while fighting a commercial structure fire

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President Bush comforts relatives of a firefighter killed in line of duty, during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, at the National Firefighters Academy, in Emmitsburg, Md. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007.

President George Bush greets and offers comfort to friends and family of fallen firefighters during a ceremony at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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President Bush comforts relatives of a firefighter killed in line of duty, during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, at the National Firefighters Academy, in Emmitsburg, Md. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007.

President George Bush greets and offers comfort to friends and family of fallen firefighters during a ceremony at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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President Bush waves as he greets relatives of firefighters killed in the line of duty, during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007.

President George Bush shares a light moment with friends and family of a fallen firefighter during a ceremony at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

President George Bush greets and offers comfort to friends and family members of firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty, during a ceremony at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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President George Bush greets and offers comfort to friends and family members of firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty, during a ceremony at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

Gloria Najera-Ayala holds back her tears as she carries the flag in honor of her son, Daniel Kurtis Hoover Najera, of the USDA Forest Service at the San Bernardino National Forest in California, during a ceremony attended by President Bush at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. Hoover Najera was killed during a fire in Esperanza, Calif., on Oct. 26, 2006.

President George W. Bush (R) leans over to check on an unidentified member of the honor guard who collapsed due to the heat at a memorial service at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park on the National Fire Academy campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 7, 2007

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TODAY

A Secret Service agent provides security as U.S. President George W. Bush arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on board Marine One in Washington, October 8, 2007

A U.S. Secret Service agent, right, stands watch as President Bush returns to the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, from Camp David.

President George W. Bush (R) steps off Marine One as he returns to the White House in Washington, October 8, 2007

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President Bush waves as he returns to the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, after spending the weekend at Camp David in Maryland.

National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, left, walks with his wife Ann, as they arrive with President Bush, not pictured, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, after returning from the presidential retreat in Camp David, Md..

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