[BenLurkin]

"HUG FROM PRESIDENT - President George W. Bush is embraced by former kidnap victim Tamara Brooks of Lancaster after he signed a wide-ranging package of child safety measures during a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House in Washington on Wednesday. The legislation would expand nationwide a voluntary rapid-response network to help find kidnapped children. Her brother Marcus Brooks is at right."

George Runner and his wife Sharon are among the good guys in California politics. Also from the A.V. is Senator Petee Knight, a former X-15 pilot and staunch conservative.

Marris and Brooks are also local heroes. IIRC Brooks has a sister who graduated USMA.

[JustPiper]

Elizabeth Smart plays the harp as her parents, Ed and Lois Smart, left, and television talk show host John Walsh, middle, watch on a rooftop in Washington, Wednesday, April 30, 2003, during a taping of THE JOHN WALSH SHOW. During the show, scheduled to air Friday, Ed and Lois Smart speak about the new nationwide Amber Alert legislation President Bush (news - web sites) signed Wednesday. Elizabeth, 15, plays two songs on the harp but doesn't speak during the program, said spokesman Gary Rosen. (AP Photo/The John Walsh Show)