During a Meeting of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,...Fri, Dec 07 09:52 AM
During a meeting of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Peter Kirsanow, center, who President Bush appointed to the commission, sits in the audience looking on Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, in Washington, as his lawyers Robert Kelner, left, and Bobby Burchfield, right, confer, after Kirsanow was denied a seat, or even to be recognized by the commission. Photo by Kenneth Lambert (AP)