President George W. Bush escorted by Col. Steven Shepro, Commander of the 316th Wing, waves at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, prior to boarding Air Force One for a day trip to Kentucky. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

President George W. Bush escorted by Col. Steven Shepro, Commander of the 316th Wing, waves at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, prior to boarding Air Force One for a day trip to Kentucky.

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  1. FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2001 file photo, then-Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi explains his gift, an arrow that is believed to hit evil, to then -President George W. Bush, right, as they hold talks in Shanghai. When U.S. presidents and their diplomats meet with leaders, they come away with more than an earful about foreign policy. They also get exquisite baubles, objects of gold, robes and art. The Japanese writing on the lid of the box read: To His Excellency President Bush. From Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi."
  2. This July 29, 2002 file photo shows US President George W. Bush (R) shaking hands with Mark Sanford (L) at the North Charleston Convention Center 29 July 2002 in Charleston, South Carolina. Govonor Mark Sanford admitted June 24, 2009, amid speculation over his whereabouts for the last several days, that he has been engaged in an extramarital affair with an Argentinian woman. "I've been unfaithful to my wife," Sanford told a news conference in Columbia, the state capital."I developed a relationship with what started as a dear, dear friend from Argentina." His voice choking at times, Sanford apologized to his wife and four sons, his staff and supporters, and said he would resign immediately as head of the Republican Governors Association. The affair was discovered five months ago, Sanford said.
  3. Former President George W. Bush (L) shakes hands with Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks during a dedication ceremony to rename the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to the President George W. Bush Owner's Suite before the start of the MLB interleague baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas June 18, 2009.
  4. Former U.S. President George W. Bush (C) and former First Lady Laura Bush (L) listen as Texas Rangers owner Thomas Hicks speaks at a dedication ceremony to rename the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to the President George W. Bush Owner's Suite before the start of the MLB interleague baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, June 18, 2009.
  5. Former President George W. Bush (L) shakes hands with Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks during a dedication ceremony to rename the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to the President George W. Bush Owner's Suite before the start of the MLB interleague baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas June 18, 2009.
  6. Former U.S. President George W. Bush (L) is presented a Texas Rangers jersey from team owner Thomas Hicks at a dedication ceremony to rename the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to the President George W. Bush Owner's Suite before the start of the MLB interleague baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas June 18, 2009.
  7. In this photo provided by the Texas Rangers, Former President George W. Bush, left, jokes around with Houston Astros' Ivan Rodriguez (12) as he pays the visitors clubhouse a visit before the start of the game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, June 18, 2009. The owners suite at the ballpark was name in honor of the former president during a pregame ceremony.
  8. Former President George W. Bush, left, waves to fans from the team owners suite after being introduced to fans during an interleauge baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, June 18, 2009.
  9. Former President George W. Bush, left, is presented with a team jersey by Texas Rangers owner Thomas Hicks during a ceremony before the a baseball game between the Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, June 18, 2009. The owner's suite at the ballpark was renamed for the former president.
  10. Texas Rangers team owner Thomas Hicks, left rear, looks on as former president George W. Bush, center, jokes around with Rangers radio announcer Eric Nadel, right, who recently underwent retina surgery, during a pregame ceremony in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, June 18, 2009. The owner's suite at the ballpark was renamed in honor of the former president.
  11. Former President George W. Bush, right, waves as he is introduced to speak at the Manufacturers & Business Association's 104th annual event in Erie, Pa., Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
  12. This photo taken on May 26, 2004 shows US President George W. Bush (R) shaking hands with Gabon President Omar Bongo Ondimba as the meet privately in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. Africa's longest-serving ruler, Gabon President Omar Bongo Ondimba, who was being treated for an illness in a Spanish clinic, has died aged 73, a French government source said on June 7, 2009.
  13. FILE--This June 6, 2001 file photo shows President George W. Bush, center, standing at attention with D-Day veterans during the dedication of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. With the celebration this week of D-Day's 65th anniversary comes sobering news: The foundation that that runs a national memorial to the Normandy landing is on the brink of financial ruin.
  14. Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna (unseen) moderates a discussion on global affairs between former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush (L) and Bill Clinton at a convention center in this handout photo released by TD Bank from the event in Toronto, May 29, 2009. This is the first time the two presidents have participated in a joint event together.
  15. Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna (L) moderates a discussion on global affairs between former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush (C) and Bill Clinton (R) at a convention center in this handout photo released by TD Bank from the event in Toronto, May 29, 2009. This is the first time the two presidents have participated in a joint event together.
  16. A supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds up a banner with images of George H.W. Bush, left top, George W. Bush, right top, Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, bottom left, and Alvaro Vargas Llosa during a protest against the "Freedom and Democracy" international forum in Caracas, Thursday, May 28, 2009.

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