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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. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gestures during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 2, 2009.
  10. President Barack Obama is interviewed by Associated Press White House Correspondent Jennifer Loven, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington.
  11. President Barack Obama is greeted by Associated Press White House Correspondent Jennifer Loven, before being interviewed by The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington.
  12. President Barack Obama reacts with Senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett after a town hall meeting about health care, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at the Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va.
  13. Senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett speaks about health care during a town hall meeting with President Barack Obama, not shown, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at the Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va.
  14. Senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett walks in to speak about health care during a town hall meeting with President Barack Obama, not shown, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at the Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va.
  15. Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod takes a question from a child after reading a book to children with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, in front of the Education Department in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Axelrod read as part of the Obama administration's summer reading campaign. The Education Department is partnering with community groups across the country to promote summer reading programs as a way to fight the learning loss that happens to kids during summer vacation.
  16. Education Secretary Arne Duncan smiles before Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod, not shown, read a book to children in front of the Education Department in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Axelrod read as part of the Obama administration's summer reading campaign. The Education Department is partnering with community groups across the country to promote summer reading programs as a way to fight the learning loss that happens to kids during summer vacation.

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