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Vice President Dick Cheney, flanked by his daughter Liz Cheney, places a bouquet of flowers at the Wall of Death at the Auschwitz-1 Nazi concentration camp, near Krakow, Poland, Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. Vice President Cheney was there to take part in ceremonies commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camps. The Wall of Death was named for its use as the backdrop for firing squads where thousands of prisoners were executed while the camp was in operation. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney, flanked by his daughter Liz Cheney, places a bouquet of flowers at the Wall of Death at the Auschwitz-1 Nazi concentration camp, near Krakow, Poland, Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. Vice President Cheney was there to take part in ceremonies commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camps. The Wall of Death was named for its use as the backdrop for firing squads where thousands of prisoners were executed while the camp was in operation. White House photo by David Bohrer
Standing in a room formerly used as barracks for Nazi prisoners, a museum guide explains to Vice President Dick Cheney about the atrocities committed there at the Auschwitz-1 Nazi concentration camp, near Krakow, Poland, Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. The window at left shows a display of empty cans of Zyklon-B gas used against former prisoners. Vice President Cheney was there to take part in ceremonies commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camps. White House photo by David Bohrer
President Bush shakes hands with Dr. Condoleezza Rice after introducing her those in attendence for her ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Department of State Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
As President George W. Bush watches, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ceremoniously swears in Dr. Condoleezza Rice Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, as Secretary of State. Secretary Rice officially was sworn in Wednesday after her 85-13 Senate confirmation. White House photo by Eric Draper
Dr. Condoleezza Rice takes the oath of office from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, as she's ceremoniously sworn in as Secretary of State. White House photo by Eric Draper
Upon signing the memorial book at the conclusion of his visit to the Auschwitz-1 Nazi concentration camp, near Krakow, Poland,Vice President Dick Cheney writes: "On this anniversary of liberation, we look back with reverence and resolve: May God bless the survivors and the souls of the lost, and may the evils committed here never again darken our world." Vice President Cheney was there to take part in ceremonies commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camps.
Vice President Dick Cheney, flanked by his daughter Liz Cheney, places a bouquet of flowers at the Wall of Death at the Auschwitz-1 Nazi concentration camp, near Krakow, Poland, Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. Vice President Cheney was there to take part in ceremonies commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camps. The Wall of Death was named for its use as the backdrop for firing squads where thousands of prisoners were executed while the camp was in operation. White House photo by David Bohrer
Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice signs official papers Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, after receiving the oath of office during her ceremonial swearing in at the Department of State. Watching on are, from left, Laura Bush, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President George W. Bush and an unidentified family member. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush leads the applause Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, after introducing Dr. Condoleezza Rice as the new Secretary of State during her ceremonial swearing in at the U.S. Department of State. White House photo by Eric Draper
Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney, left, along with other members of a U.S. delegation, lay flowers at a memorial inside the first gas chamber at the Auschwitz-1 Nazi concentration camp, near Krakow, Poland, Jan. 28, 2005. Vice President Cheney was there to take part in ceremonies commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camps. The Wall of Death was named for its use as the backdrop for firing squads where thousands of prisoners were executed while the camp was in operation. White House photo by David Bohrer
Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel and his wife Marion Wiesel talk with Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne Cheney during a reception for holocaust survivors at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, Poland, Jan. 26, 2005. The Wiesel's, holocaust survivors themselves, were part of a United States delegation to Poland, led by Vice President Cheney to take part in ceremonies commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camps. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney, left, walk with other members of a U.S. delegation before paying respects at The Wall of Death at the Auschwitz-1 Nazi concentration camp, near Krakow, Poland, Jan. 28, 2005. Vice President Cheney was there to take part in ceremonies commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camps. The Wall of Death was named for its use as the backdrop for firing squads where thousands of prisoners were executed while the camp was in operation. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush talks with a young boy prior to delivering remarks on his legislative priorities and initiatives for the 109th Congressional session of Congress during a retreat in White Sulphur Springs, W.V., Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush speaks at the 2005 'Congress of Tomorrow' luncheon during the congressional retreat in White Sulphur Springs, W.V., Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush talks to the House and Senate Republican Conference about his legislative priorities for the year during an annual republican congressional retreat in White Sulphur Springs, W.V., Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
 
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