WASHINGTON - JANUARY 13: President George W. Bush (3rd-R) delivers remarks to the media following a meeting with his Cabinet, in the Cabinet Room at the White House on January 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. This is Bush's final cabinet meeting where he wished his best to President-elect Barack Obama. Bush was joined by, from left to right, Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 13: President George W. Bush (3rd-R) delivers remarks to the media following a meeting with his Cabinet, in the Cabinet Room at the White House on January 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. This is Bush's final cabinet meeting where he wished his best to President-elect Barack Obama. Bush was joined by, from left to right, Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.

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