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Laura Bush waves as she is applauded during President Bush's State of the Union speech at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003.
Laura Bush waves as she is applauded during President Bush's State of the Union speech at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003.
President George W. Bush delivers his State of the Union address to the nation and a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003. Laura Bush waves as she is applauded during President Bush's State of the Union speech at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003.
In his speech, President George W. Bush addresses domestic and international issues such as UN reports regarding Iraq at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 28, 2003. “The United Nations concluded in 1999 that Saddam Hussein had biological weapons sufficient to produce over 25,000 liters of anthrax -- enough doses to kill several million people,” said the President. “He hasn't accounted for that material. He's given no evidence that he has destroyed it.” President George W. Bush hands Vice President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (not pictured) a copy of his State of the Union Address upon his arrival to the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003.
Congress applauds President Bush during his State of the Union Address at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday Jan. 28, 2003. Discussing the spread of the AIDS virus, President Bush asked Congress to commit $15 billion in aid for African nations and the Caribbean tormented by the disease. “The qualities of courage and compassion that we strive for in America also determine our conduct abroad,” said the President. “This conviction leads us into the world to help the afflicted, and defend the peace, and confound the designs of evil men.” After delivering his State of the Union speech, President Bush waves to his wife, Laura Bush, as he leaves the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003.

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