Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard smiles as he is presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard smiles as he is presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009.

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  1. LAURENS, SC - DECEMBER 5: A man dressed as Santa Claus gives a Nazi salute during an event outside the Redneck Shop December 5, 2009 in Laurens, South Carolina. The American Nazi Party & International Knights of the Ku Klux Klan held their 7th annual White Unity Christmas Party which was publicized as a family event.

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  1. LAURENS, SC - DECEMBER 5: A man dressed as Santa Claus holds a Confederate flag during a white-supremacist event outside the Redneck Shop December 5, 2009 in Laurens, South Carolina. The American Nazi Party & International Knights of the Ku Klux Klan held their 7th annual White Unity Christmas Party which was publicized as a family event.
  2. LAURENS, SC - DECEMBER 5: A man dressed as Santa Claus stands during a white-supremacist event outside the Redneck Shop December 5, 2009 in Laurens, South Carolina. The American Nazi Party & International Knights of the Ku Klux Klan held their 7th annual White Unity Christmas Party which was publicized as a family event.
  3. LAURENS, SC - DECEMBER 5: Men dressed as a Santa Claus and the tin soldier give a Nazi salute during a white-supremacist event outside the Redneck Shop December 5, 2009 in Laurens, South Carolina. The American Nazi Party & International Knights of the Ku Klux Klan held their 7th annual White Unity Christmas Party which was publicized as a family event.
  4. LAURENS, SC - DECEMBER 5: A man dressed as Santa Claus talks to an American Nazi Party member during a white-supremacist event outside the Redneck Shop December 5, 2009 in Laurens, South Carolina. The American Nazi Party & International Knights of the Ku Klux Klan held their 7th annual White Unity Christmas Party which was publicized as a family event.
  5. LAURENS, SC - DECEMBER 5: An American Nazi Party member gathers during a white-supremacist event outside the Redneck Shop December 5, 2009 in Laurens, South Carolina. The American Nazi Party & International Knights of the Ku Klux Klan held their 7th annual White Unity Christmas Party which was publicized as a family event.
  6. LAURENS, SC - DECEMBER 5: Santa Claus looks out from a door during a white-supremacist event at the Redneck Shop December 5, 2009 in Laurens, South Carolina. The American Nazi Party & International Knights of the Ku Klux Klan held their 7th annual White Unity Christmas Party which was publicized as a family event.
  7. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) and US President George Bush 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  14. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  15. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  16. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.

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