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Guests look over a vegetable buffet table at the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday evening, June 15, 2006, an annual event started by former President Ronald Reagan to host members of Congress and their families. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Guests look over a vegetable buffet table at the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday evening, June 15, 2006, an annual event started by former President Ronald Reagan to host members of Congress and their families. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush signs a proclamation to create the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument at a ceremony Wednesday, June 15, 2006, in the East Room of the White House. The proclamation will bring nearly 140,000 square miles of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Ecosystem under the nation's highest form of marine environmental protection. Mrs. Laura Bush joined the President and distinguished guests on stage, from left to right, U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii; U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii; U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii; U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle; documentary filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau; marine biologist Sylvia Earle and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush addresses invited guests in the East Room of the White House prior to signing a proclamation to create the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, Wednesday, June 15, 2006.The proclamation will bring nearly 140,000 square miles of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Ecosystem under the nation's highest form of marine environmental protection. Mrs. Laura Bush joined the President and distinguished guests on stage, seated from left to right, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle; marine biologist Sylvia Earle; and documentary filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau, Standing ,left to right, are U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii; U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii; U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
A rope trick cowboy lassos three children on the South Lawn of the White House as part of the entertainment at the annual Congressional Picnic Wednesday evening, June 15, 2006. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
President George W. Bush welcomes guests to the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday evening, June 15, 2006, hosting members of Congress and their families to a "Rodeo" theme picnic. White House photo by Paul Morse
Children attending the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday evening, June 15, 2006, watch a rope trick cowboy entertainer. White House photo by Paul Morse
Children attending the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday evening, June 15, 2006, are enthralled as they watch a cowboy balloon artist. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
The South Lawn of the White House is a festive picnic scene for the Congressional Picnic Wednesday evening, June 15, 2006, an annual tradition started by former President Ronald Reagan for members of Congress and their families. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush welcome guests to the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday evening, June 15, 2006, hosting members of Congress and their families to the "Rodeo" theme picnic. White House photo by Paul Morse
Guests look over a vegetable buffet table at the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday evening, June 15, 2006, an annual event started by former President Ronald Reagan to host members of Congress and their families. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush speaks during the signing of S. 2803, The MINER Act, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, June 15, 2006."We honor the memory of all lost miners today; that's what we're doing signing this bill. We make this promise to American miners and their families: We'll do everything possible to prevent mine accidents and make sure you're able to return safely to your loved ones," said President Bush. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush greets Anna McCloy, wife of miner Randal McCloy, during the signing of S. 2803, The MINER Act, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, June 15, 2006. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., greets Randal McCloy. "This year alone, accidents have taken the lives of 33 miners in our country," said President Bush. "Just last month, five miners were killed in a mine explosion in Harlan County, Kentucky. And in January, Americans watched and prayed -- a lot of Americans prayed -- with the people of West Virginia for the 13 miners that were trapped underground by the explosion in the Sago mine. Only one man came out, and he's with us today -- Randal McCloy, and his wife, Anna. And we welcome you all." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush greets family members of miner Marty Bennett during the signing of S. 2803, The MINER Act, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, June 15, 2006. Mr. Bennett died in the Sago Mine disaster in West Virginia. White House photo by Eric Draper
Audience and family members greet President George W. Bush during the signing of S. 2803, The MINER Act, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, June 15, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush meets with miner Randal McCloy Jr., and his wife Anna in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, June 15, 2006, before signing S. 2803, the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act. Mr. McCloy survived a January 2006 mining accident that left 12 others dead in Sago, West Virginia. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush signs S. 193, the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, June 15, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is introduced by former Secretary of State Colin Powell at the Initiative for Global Development's 2006 National Summit in Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 15, 2006. "We have a moral duty to care for those who hurt here at home, and we have a moral duty to care for those as best as we can for those abroad, said the President. "That's part of the foreign policy of our country." White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
President George W. Bush addresses the Initiative for Global Development's 2006 National Summit in Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 15, 2006. A partnership between business and civic leaders, the initiative works to reduce global poverty. "The facts are these: Across the globe, more than a billion people live on less than a dollar a day. That should be a troubling statistic to all Americans," said the President. "They lead lives of hunger, they lead lives of desperation. Every day is a struggle just to survive. That struggle ought to inspire us here in America. It's inspired you. It ought to inspire all our citizens." White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
President George W. Bush addresses the Initiative for Global Development's 2006 National Summit in Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 15, 2006. A partnership between business and civic leaders, the initiative works to reduce global poverty. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
 
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