A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 1.25.06

yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov ^ | Wednesday January 25, 2006 | GretchenM

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Our American president went to the National Security Agency in Ft. Meade, Maryland, to speak with staff and address the press there. Click here for text of his remarks. He also spoke with former clerks of Judge Alito's.

Laua Bush oversaw the "Coming Up Taller Awards" in the White House, an initiative of the U.S. President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities overseen by the first lady. This is for after-school events that promote the arts in youth.

Welcome to Sanity Island!

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QUOTE: "These fine men and women with me today have worked side by side with Sam Alito, and they are uniquely qualified to assess what kind of Supreme Court Justice he would be. As the full Senate takes up Judge Alito's nomination, it is important for the American people to hear what his former clerks say about this fine judge and his approach to the law."

At NSA: "Part of the war on terror -- we've seen that part of the terrorists' strategy is to place operatives inside of our country. ... When terrorist operatives are here in America communicating with someone overseas, we must understand what's going on if we're going to do our job to protect the people. The safety and security of the American people depend on our ability to find out who the terrorists are talking to, and what they're planning."

[GretchenM]

Dose going up.

Pls wait to post or repost photos till the all clear.

Thanks.

[silent_jonny]

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[LKR59]

hooray........i saw it first i think...hey gretchen!!!ltns

[LKR59]

hooray........i saw it first i think...hey gretchen!!!ltns

[GretchenM]

With Negroponte, heading to Maryland

W, Negroponte, Harriet Miers, Stephen Hadley

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U.S. National Intelligence Director John Negroponte walks past a video screen during a visit by Bush at the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Bush speaks to the media during his visit to the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland

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This must be the stuff of liberals' nightmares.
A National Security Agency police officer stands guard during President Bush's visit to the National Security Agency.

Bush traveled to the heavily-secured site of the super-secret spy agency [okay, if it's so super-secret, why am I reposting photos of it here on good old FREE Republic?] in suburban Maryland to give a speech behind closed doors and meet with employees in advance of Senate hearings on al-Qaeda surveillance.

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Director of the National Security Agency Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, left, and Director of NSA Threat Operations Center William Marshall, center, give President Bush a tour of the National Security Agency

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President Bush speaks with former clerks of Federal Judge Alito in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington. He called on all Democrats to vote for Judge Alito to be the next associate justice of the Supreme Court.

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Cheney photos!

Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes works with the defensive line at the team's training camp in Cheney, Wash., in this Aug. 11, 2004 photo. The Seahawks take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 in Detroit.

Vice President Dick Cheney arrives on Capitol Hill for the weekly Republican policy lunch today.

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Rumsfeld news

Rumsfeld is reflected in the glass while speaking during a briefing as staff members listen in the Pentagon.

The Eagle has landed.

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[mystery-ak]

Early Dose...thanks Gretch....

[mystery-ak]

LOL...#1.....

[Kaslin]

Good evening!

[mystery-ak]

Rummy pics.....YES!

[GretchenM]

Gilberto Palmmerin (L-R), Executive Director US-Mexico Foundation for Culture, presents a 2005 Coming Up Taller Award to Jose Fernado Salas (2nd L) and Carlos Gabriel Pascual, from Vera Cruz, Mexico, as Laura Bush looks on in the East Room. The awards, an initiative of the U.S. President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities overseen by the first lady, recognizes after-school events that promote the arts in youth.

With actress, director, choreographer, author, singer and dancer, Debbie Allen, holds the Coming Up Taller Awards in the East Room