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President George W. Bush and Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, right, applaud as Ambassador Ryan Crocker waves at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, during a ceremony where the president presented Crocker with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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President George W. Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ryan Crocker, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009