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A traditional Haft Sin table celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is seen set Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in the State Dining Room of the White House. Nowruz is, in Persian and some other cultures, including Kurdish culture, a family-oriented holiday celebrating the New Year and the coming of spring. The Haft Sin table has seven items symbolizing new life, joy, love, beauty and health, sunrise, patience and garlic to ward off evil. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
A traditional Haft Sin table celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is seen set Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in the State Dining Room of the White House. Nowruz is, in Persian and some other cultures, including Kurdish culture, a family-oriented holiday celebrating the New Year and the coming of spring. The Haft Sin table has seven items symbolizing new life, joy, love, beauty and health, sunrise, patience and garlic to ward off evil. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush listens as Mikhail Saakashvili offers remarks as they meet Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in the Oval Office of the White House. President Saakashvili expressed his gratitude for America's support, saying, "I have to thank you, Mr. President, for your unwavering support for our freedom, for our democracy, for our territorial sovereignty, and for protecting Georgia's borders, and for Georgia's NATO aspiration." White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush delivers remarks on the Global War on Terror during a visit Wednesday, March 19, 2008, to the Pentagon. In addressing representatives from each branch of the military -- including some who served in the theater at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the President said, "Five years into this battle, there is an understandable debate over whether the war was worth fighting, whether the fight is worth winning, and whether we can win it. The answers are clear to me: Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision -- and this is a fight America can and must win." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom as he delivers remarks Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at the Pentagon on the Global War on Terror. The President used the occasion to acknowledge and thank the military and all involved for their sacrifices and progress made on the ground in Iraq. White House photo by Eric Draper
A traditional Haft Sin table celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is seen set Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in the State Dining Room of the White House. Nowruz is, in Persian and some other cultures, including Kurdish culture, a family-oriented holiday celebrating the New Year and the coming of spring. The Haft Sin table has seven items symbolizing new life, joy, love, beauty and health, sunrise, patience and garlic to ward off evil. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Mrs. Laura Bush welcomes guests to a tea Wednesday, March 19, 2008 in the State Dining Room at the White House, in honor of Nowruz, the Persian New Year celebration. A family-oriented holiday, Nowruz celebrates the Persian New Year and the coming of spring. White House photo by Patrick Tierney
Vice President Dick Cheney meets with Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman Wednesday, March 19, 2008 in Muscat. The visit to Muscat is the second stop on a 10-day trip to the Middle East and Turkey. White House photo by David Bohrer
 
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