WASHINGTON - APRIL 26: United States President George W. Bush (right) escorts Japan?s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) from The Blair House across Pennsylvania Avenue to attend a dinner at the White House on April 26, 2007 in Washington DC. Abe is on a two day trip to the United States, his first to The United States as Prime Minister. Getty Images logo Getty Images 31 months ago

WASHINGTON - APRIL 26: United States President George W. Bush (right) escorts Japan?s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) from The Blair House across Pennsylvania Avenue to attend a dinner at the White House on April 26, 2007 in Washington DC. Abe is on a two day trip to the United States, his first to The United States as Prime Minister.

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  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.
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