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Marking International "Human Rights Day," President George W. Bush meets with Dr. Halima Bashir, a Darfur Human Rights Activist in the Oval Office of the White House. President Bush said Dr. Bashir, the author of "Tears of the Desert," "This good soul brings firsthand accounts to what life is like in Darfur. She has witnessed violence, deprivation, and she carries a message of a lot of people who want our help." White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Marking International "Human Rights Day," President George W. Bush meets with Dr. Halima Bashir, a Darfur Human Rights Activist in the Oval Office of the White House. President Bush said Dr. Bashir, the author of "Tears of the Desert," "This good soul brings firsthand accounts to what life is like in Darfur. She has witnessed violence, deprivation, and she carries a message of a lot of people who want our help." White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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Mrs. Laura Bush leads a video teleconference Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, with the Afghan Women Entrepreneurs in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush addresses his remarks on national security, homeland security and the Freedom Agenda Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. In his address President Bush said, "As President, I've had no higher responsibility than waging this struggle for the security and liberty of our people." White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush addresses his remarks on national security, homeland security and the Freedom Agenda Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush poses for a photo with international bloggers and new media users following their meeting on human rights Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush meets with international bloggers and new media users on human rights Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Marking International "Human Rights Day," President George W. Bush meets with Dr. Halima Bashir, a Darfur Human Rights Activist in the Oval Office of the White House. President Bush said Dr. Bashir, the author of "Tears of the Desert," "This good soul brings firsthand accounts to what life is like in Darfur. She has witnessed violence, deprivation, and she carries a message of a lot of people who want our help." White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush meets with participants of the U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. Sponsored by the U.S. State Department, the program participants - approximately 50 women political leaders from the Middle East and North Africa -- are given an opportunity to learn from our country’s experience in electoral campaigning and affords them a chance to witness local and Presidential elections up close. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush meets with participants of the U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The participants include approximately 50 women political leaders from the Mideast and North Africa, who are given the opportunity to learn from our country's experience in electoral campaigning and affords them a chance to witness local and Presidential elections up close. White House photo by Eric Draper
Mrs. Laura Bush acknowledges the Ladies in White during a video teleconference Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, in the Situation Room of the White House. Mrs. Bush is joined by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, waving left, and interpreter Manuel Quiroz. Mrs. Laura Bush conveyed her continuous commitment, and that of the President, to support the Cuban people's aspirations for freedom. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Joined by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, right, Mrs. Laura Bush talks with the Ladies in White via a video teleconference Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, in the Situation Room of the White House. The Ladies in White is an organization that includes spouses and other relatives of jailed Cuban dissidents. The organization was formed in 2003 to protest the arrest of 75 dissidents by the Cuban regime. Members of the organization have been consistently detained, threatened, and at times beaten by police during their peaceful protests. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush participate in a photo opportunity with political dissidents Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, on Governors Island in New York. President Bush stated in his remarks, "Here in America, we have an obligation to help others realize the blessings of liberty. And so we want to thank you very much for your courage. We thank you for your set of beliefs that remain strong." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush participate in a photo opportunity with political dissidents Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, on Governors Island in New York. "I've been inspired by the stories I have heard here," said Mrs. Bush in her remarks as she noted the plight of the Burmese people and their struggle for democracy and human rights. White House photo by Eric Draper

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