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President Bush, left, is presented a team jacket from Paralympian Jennifer Armbruster, right, after delivering remarks to members of the 2008 United States Summer Olympic and Paralympic Teams on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 in Washington.

President Bush, left, kisses Paralympian and Iraq war veteran, Melissa Stockwell, right, from Chicago, Ill., after delivering remarks to members of the 2008 United States Summer Olympic and Paralympic Teams during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 in Washington.

President Bush, left, greets Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, right, after delivering remarks to members of the 2008 United States Summer Olympic and Paralympic Teams in a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 in Washington.

President Bush, right, shakes hands with gymnast Nastia Liukin, left, after delivering remarks to members of the 2008 United States Summer Olympic and Paralympic Teams in a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 in Washington. Standing right of Bush smiling is Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.

Athletes look across to view President Bush greet guests at a ceremony for 2008 United States Summer Olympic and Paralympic Teams on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 in Washington.

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U.S. President George W. Bush speaks on the phone in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, with Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, discussing efforts to solve the spreading global financial crisis, October 7, 2008. Bush also held phone conversations with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.