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President George W. Bush welcomes General David D. McKiernan, Commander for NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, to the Oval Office Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. White House photo by Eric Draper
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President George W. Bush is introduced on stage prior to his address Wednesday evening, Oct. 1, 2008, at the United Services Organization (USO) World Gala in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
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President George W. Bush delivers remarks during a meeting with representatives of American businesses on the Economic Rescue Package Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The President remarked, "I want to thank you all for going up and telling these members of Congress what's on your mind and how this affects your businesses at home, and how it affects the communities in which you live." White House photo by Eric Draper