US President George W. Bush shakes hands with Reverend Al Sharpton (L) alongside Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings (C) prior to a roundtable discussion of No Child Left Behind at General Philip Kearny School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

US President George W. Bush shakes hands with Reverend Al Sharpton (L) alongside Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings (C) prior to a roundtable discussion of No Child Left Behind at General Philip Kearny School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 2009.

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  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), US President George Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) stand outside the Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London. Chairman of the Iraq Inquiry Sir John Chilcot will lead a committee of Privy Counsellors who will consider the period from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009, embracing the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, the military action and its aftermath.
  3. Frances Townsend, former Assistant to US President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, full committee hearing on 'The Fort Hood Attack: A Preliminary Assessment' on November 19, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The panel was investigating 'whether the federal agencies and employees involved missed signals or failed to connect the dots in a way that enabled Major Nidal Hasan to carry out his deadly plan.' Hasan has been charged in the deadly shooting spree in the Fort Hood army base which left 13 dead and 42 wounded on November 5.
  4. Frances Townsend, former Assistant to US President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism, and US Army General John Keane, former Vice Chief of Staff, testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, full committee hearing on 'The Fort Hood Attack: A Preliminary Assessment' on November 19, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The panel was investigating 'whether the federal agencies and employees involved missed signals or failed to connect the dots in a way that enabled Major Nidal Hasan to carry out his deadly plan.' Hasan has been charged in the deadly shooting spree in the Fort Hood army base which left 13 dead and 42 wounded on November 5.
  5. William Safire receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President George W. Bush (R) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, December 15, 2006. Safire, the former Richard Nixon speechwriter who went on to become known for his columns on politics and language in The New York Times, has died, the newspaper said on Sunday. Safire, who was 79, died at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland, the Times said. An aide to Safire said he had suffered from cancer.
  6. Former President George W. Bush, right, and wife, Laura Bush, stand during the playing of the National Anthem, before the announcement of a community service project called Service Learning Adventures in North Texas, or "SLANT 45," at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  7. Rev. Al Sharpton, center left, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, center right, leave a fourth grade class at Delaplaine McDaniel Elementary School in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Sharpton, Gingrich , and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited schools in Philadelphia as part of their "listening and learning" tour to find out what school strategies are working and why.
  8. Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich are seen at Delaplaine McDaniel Elementary School in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Sharpton, Gingrich , and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited schools in Philadelphia as part of their "listening and learning" tour to find out what school strategies are working and why.
  9. Reverend Al Sharpton arrives at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom on Tuesday Sept. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  10. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: People listen to testimonials from the families of shooting victims at a conference and candlelight vigil as part of a National Day of Outrage in New York and other major U.S. cities on November 23, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Following a number of violent shootings in the Bronx, the Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network called for a day where attention is drawn to gun violence, which they say is now at epidemic levels in major cities across America. Walters was shot and killed last year while attending a party in the Bronx.
  11. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: A woman cries as she listens to testimonials from the families of shooting victims at a conference and candlelight vigil as part of a National Day of Outrage in New York and other major U.S. cities on November 23, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Following a number of violent shootings in the Bronx, the Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network called for a day where attention is drawn to gun violence, which they say is now at epidemic levels in major cities across America. Walters was shot and killed last year while attending a party in the Bronx.
  12. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23: People listen to testimonials from the families of shooting victims at a conference and candlelight vigil as part of a National Day of Outrage in New York and other major U.S. cities on November 23, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Following a number of violent shootings in the Bronx, the Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network called for a day where attention is drawn to gun violence, which they say is now at epidemic levels in major cities across America. Walters was shot and killed last year while attending a party in the Bronx.

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