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President Bush and Prime Minister Allawi Press Conference
President George W. Bush and Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi hold a press conference in the Rose Garden Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004. During his address, President Bush listed some of the successes in Iraq, "Over 100 companies are now listed on the Iraqi stock exchange. And an average of five new companies are joining each week. Electricity has been restored above pre-war levels. Telephone service has increased dramatically. More than 2,000 schools have been renovated and millions of new textbooks have been distributed." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi hold a press conference in the Rose Garden Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004. During his address, President Bush listed some of the successes in Iraq, "Over 100 companies are now listed on the Iraqi stock exchange. And an average of five new companies are joining each week. Electricity has been restored above pre-war levels. Telephone service has increased dramatically. More than 2,000 schools have been renovated and millions of new textbooks have been distributed." White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story
President George W. Bush greets members of two National Guard Units and an active Army unit headed to Iraq during a refueling stop in Bangor, Maine on September 23, 2004. White House photo by Paul Morse
Vice President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL), right, welcome, Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, center, before he addresses the joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill Thurs., Sept. 23, 2004. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush greets Sen. Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., during a ceremony marking the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian in the East Room Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004. White House photo by Paul Morse
Sen. Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell, R-Colo., speaks during a ceremony marking the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian in the East Room Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi hold a press conference in the Rose Garden Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004. During his address, President Bush listed some of the successes in Iraq, "Over 100 companies are now listed on the Iraqi stock exchange. And an average of five new companies are joining each week. Electricity has been restored above pre-war levels. Telephone service has increased dramatically. More than 2,000 schools have been renovated and millions of new textbooks have been distributed." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush shakes hands with Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi after their joint press conference in the Rose Garden Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004. White House photo by Paul Morse
Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi discussed his country's counter-terrorism plan during a press conference in the Rose Garden Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004. "The Iraqi government now commands almost 100,000 trained and combat-ready Iraqis, including police, national guard and army. The government have accelerated the development of Iraqi special forces and established a counter-terrorist strike force to address the specific problems caused by the insurgency," said the Prime Minister. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush signs an Executive Memorandum on Tribal Sovereignty and Consultation in honor of the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian, Thursday, Sept. 23, in the Oval Office. White House photo by Tina Hager

 
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