[Kaslin]

President Bush gestures as he speaks to news reporters, Wednesday, July 13, 2005, prior to the start of a cabinet meeting at the White House. From left to right are cabinet members Secretary of Interior Gale Norton, Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. White House photo by Eric Draper

President Bush speaks to news reporters, Wednesday, July 13, 2005, prior to the start of a cabinet meeting at the White House. In background from left to right are cabinet members Secretary of Interior Gale Norton and Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman. White House photo by Eric Draper

President Bush is joined by members of his cabinet as he speaks to news reporters, Wednesday, July 13, 2005, in the cabinet room at the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper

[Kaslin]

President George W. Bush stands with the recipients of the 2005 Democracy Award of the National Endowment for Democracy Wednesday, July 13, 2005, in the Oval Office. The three democracy activists from Afghanistan are leaders of civil society organizations and have distinguished themselves in educating average citizens and local leaders about the basic values and principles of democracy. With the President, from left are: Mohammed Nasib, Sakeena Yacoobi and Sarwar Hussaini. White House photo by Eric Draper