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Former President George H.W. Bush presents a long glass to the First Officer of the Deck to set the first watch Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, during commissioning ceremonies for the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) aircraft carrier in Norfolk, Va. White House photo by David Bohrer

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Wow! I’d love to have been at this ceremony!
U.S. Navy Sailors stand at attention Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, during commissioning ceremonies for the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) aircraft carrier in Norfolk, Va. White House photo by David Bohrer

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President George W. Bush shakes the hand of U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Neal Boyd of Haynesville, La., after presenting him a Purple Heart during a visit Monday, to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where the soldier is recovering from injuries received in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Looking on is SFC Boyd’s wife, Joyce. White House [...]

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According to the Associated Press, Muntadar al-Zeidi shouted “This is your farewell kiss, you dog!” to President George W. Bush. Al-Zeidi was a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt. He further said, “This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in [...]

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The Strategic Framework Agreement and the Security Agreement with Iraq
The United States and the government of Iraq have negotiated two historic agreements: a Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) that covers our overall political, economic, and security relationship with Iraq, and a Security Agreement – otherwise known as the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) – that [...]

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President George W. Bush is joined by members of the Tuskegee Airmen, Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen, center-background, and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, right, as he signs a Presidential Proclamation in honor of the 60th Anniversary of Armed Forces Integration, Wednesday, in the Oval Office at the White House. White [...]

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“By Army Spc. Justin Snyder
Special to American Forces Press Service
PATROL BASE MEADE, Iraq, – Army Chaplain (Capt.) Eric Light gives a weekly sermon and is available for counseling whenever a soldier might need it. But he is not your ordinary chaplain.
“When I was in college, money was kind of hard to come by, so [...]

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By Suzanne Presto
Irbil, Iraq
Presumptive U.S. Democratic Party presidential nominee Barack Obama is in Baghdad, his first visit to Iraq since 2006. The visit is considered part of Senator Obama’s attempts to boost his foreign policy credentials before the presidential election in November. VOA’s Suzanne Presto reports from the northern city of Irbil.
Senator Barack Obama’s visit [...]

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