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QUOTE OF THE DAY
President Bush Participates in a Conversation on the Americas
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, Virginia

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Thanks for coming today. In my recent trip down to Central and South America, I told the folks that we were going to host a conference here in Washington, a conference to promote best practices, which really says, how best can the United States help people in our neighborhood

Laura and I had a magnificent trip to Central and South America. It reminded me of the importance of having a peaceful and prosperous neighborhood. It's in our interests, in the interests of the United States that our neighborhood be healthy and educated. And so this conference is an attempt to bring together key people of my administration and faith-based groups and private sector groups from the United States, as well as our neighborhood, to discuss how we can work together to promote social justice, to help people realize a better life through good education and good health care.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

President George W. Bush gestures after walking from the White House to Blair House in Washington, July 9, 2007

[hoosierpearl]

hi snugs

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Dose going up please wait for the all clear before posting or re-posting any photos or graphics.

[Kaslin]

Hi Snugs!

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SUNDAY

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush, arrive at the White House from Camp David, Md., Sunday, July 8, 2007, in Washington after spending the weekend at Camp David

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President Bush, jokingly gestures as he poses for a photograph with visitors at the White House, July 8, 2007

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TODAY

President Bush, right, shakes hands with panelists Vivian Allegria, left, as Gilberto Dimenstein looks on, upon his arrival to deliver remarks at the White House Conference on the Americas, Monday, July 9, 2007, in Arlington, Va

An unidentified Secret Service Agent, right, guards the stage as President Bush, left, walks in prior to addressing the White House Conference on the Americas, Monday, July 9, 2007 in Arlington, Va.

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President Bush delivers remarks at the White House Conference on the Americas, Monday, July 9, 2007, in Arlington, Va

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President George W. Bush makes remarks Monday, July 9, 2007, during A Conversation on the Americas at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va. The purpose of the gathering was to highlight extensive society-to-society relationships between the U.S. and its neighbors and to further promote the theme of how the United States helps its neighbors promote education, health care and economic opportunity at all levels. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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President Bush pauses as he listens to participants at the White House Conference on the Americas, Monday, July 9, 2007 in Arlington, Va.

President Bush, right, and Marie Marcelle Deschamps., left, Deputy Director and co-founder of the Haitian Study Group on Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections, take part in the White House Conference on the Americas, Monday, July 9, 2007 in Arlington, Va.

President George W. Bush responds to a question Monday, July 9, 2007, during A Conversation on the Americas in Arlington, Va. The President and Mrs. Laura Bush are hosting the conference to highlight United States engagement and discuss more effective ways to deliver aid and strengthen civil society. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

President Bush, center, listens to Brazilian journalist Gilberto Dimenstein, left, and Vivian Alegria, director, of the Coca-Cola Foundation in Mexico, right, during the White House Conference on the Americas, Monday, July 9, 2007 in Arlington, Va.

President George W. Bush listens while participating in a discussion panel at the White House Conference on the Americas, in Arlington, Virginia July 9, 2007.

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First lady Laura Bush delivers remarks at the White House Conference on the Americas, Monday, July 9, 2007, in Arlington, Va.

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President George W. Bush shakes hands with panel members after participating in a discussion panel at the White House Conference on the Americas in Arlington, Virginia July 9, 2007. Standing next to the President is Deputy Director of the Haitian Study Group on Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infection Dr. Marie Marcelle Deschamps

President Bush greets audience members after delivering remarks at the White House Conference on the Americas, Monday, July 9, 2007, in Arlington, Va.

President George W. Bush poses after participating in a discussion panel at the White House Conference on the Americas in Arlington, Virginia July 9, 2007.

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President Bush and first lady Laura Bush walk across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House to attend a going away party for Dan Bartlett at the Blair House, part of the White House complex in Washington, Monday, July 9, 2007

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Monday, July 9, 2007, at the State Department in Washington

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivers remarks at the White House Conference on the Americas, Monday, July 9, 2007, in Arlington, Va

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrives at the U.S. Special Operations Command change of command ceremony Monday, July 9, 2007, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. U.S. Navy Admiral Eric T. Olson replaces U.S. Army Gen. Doug Brown as head of the USSOCOM.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, U.S. Army Gen. Doug Brown, and U.S. Navy Admiral Eric T. Olson, right, salute during the National Anthem before the start of the United States Special Operations Command change of command ceremonies Monday morning July 9, 2007 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, right, hands the unit flag to U.S. Navy Admiral Eric T. Olson during the United States Special Operations Command change of command ceremonies Monday, July 9, 2007 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla.

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) shakes hands with Admiral Eric T. Olson, the new Commander of the United States Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, during a change of command ceremony at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida July 9, 2007

U.S. Army Gen. Doug Brown, center, waves as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, and U.S. Navy Admiral Eric T. Olson looks on during the United States Special Operations Command change of command ceremonies Monday morning July 9, 2007 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, speaks to the audience as U. S. Army Gen. Doug Brown, center, and U.S. Navy Admiral Eric T. Olson look on during the U.S. Special Operations Command change of command ceremony Monday, July 9, 2007, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, right, shakes hands with outgoing U.S. Special Operations Commander Doug Brown, left, and his wife Penny, second right, as new USSOCOM head U. S. Navy Admiral Eric T. Olson, second from left, looks on, after change of command ceremonies Monday morning, July 9, 2007, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates salutes as he leaves the Tampa Convention Center Monday, July 9, 2007, after the U.S. Special Operations Command change of command ceremony Monday, July 9, 2007.

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All  clear  - please  feel  free  to  post  or  repost  any  photos  or  graphics  in  the  spirit  of  this  thread

[Lady GOP]

Some real nice ones....thnx :)

[jveritas]

Yep, this picture of President Bush indicates without any doubt that he is so frightened from the democrats and their media and he will for sure cave to the defeatists and traitors on Iraq ;) (Extreme Sarcasm).

[the rightgirl]

snugs - great photos today! Love the green tie!