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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 25: U.S. President George W. Bush (R) States President George W. Bush talks with staff members and their families after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House November 25, 2006 in Washington, DC. Bush spent the Thanksgiving holiday at Camp David.

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