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George Walker Bush ( /ˈdʒɔrdʒ ˈwɔːkɚ ˈbʊʃ/ (help·info); born July 6, 1946) served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 until 2009. He was the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 until 2000 before being sworn in as President on January 20, 2001.

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US President Barack Obama holds a bowl of shamrocks presented to him by Prime Minister Brian Cowen of Ireland, alongside First Lady Michelle Obama (R) during a St. Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, March 17, 2010. Barack Obama
Former White House senior adviser Karl Rove, center, attends the funeral of columnist Robert Novak, Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington. Novak is perhaps best known as a co-host of several of CNN's political talk shows, including "Crossfire" and become a central figure in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case during George W. Bush's administration. Karl Rove
WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) talks to Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen (2nd-R) during a departure from the annual St. Patrick's Day Capitol Hill luncheon March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Obama will host Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen for a St. Patrick's Day reception at the White House in the evening. White House
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 21: I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby (C), former Chief of Staff to former Vice President Dick Cheney, attends a forum of the Foreign Policy Initiative at the W Hotel September 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. Libby resigned from his post at the White House in 2005 after he was indicted on federal charges of obstruction and perjury resulting from the grand jury investigation into the leak of the covert identity of Central Intelligence Agency officer Valerie Plame. Former President George W. Bush refused to grant Libby a pardon before he left office. Dick Cheney
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: A protestor holds up a judge puppet outside the Iraq Inquiry at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre on January 29, 2010 in London, England. Tony Blair, who was Britain's Prime Minister from May 1997 to June 2007, is facing questions from Chairman of the Inquiry Sir John Chilcot. This is the United Kingdom's fourth inquiry into the Iraq war. Intelligence officials, senior civil servants, politicians and military commanders have given evidence so far. Iraq War
Massachusetts Democrat Representative Barney Frank listens as US President Barack Obama speaks during Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's Friends of Ireland Luncheon with Prime Minister Brian Cowen of Ireland at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, March 17, 2010. U.S. Democratic Party
The House Rules Committee Ranking Republican Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, before the start of a committee's hearing. U.S. Republican Party
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, center left, and former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAulliffe, center right, watch the second half of the Notre Dame against Pittsburgh NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, Thursday, March 11, 2010, in New York. Notre Dame won 50-45. Bill Clinton
A Yemeni youth stands inside a grocery store featuring pictures of late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, left, in San'a, Yemen, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Security forces killed two suspected al-Qaida militants in clashes outside the Yemeni capital on Monday, officials said, as the U.S. and British embassies extended their closure for a second day because of threats of attack by the terror group's offshoot here. Saddam Hussein
An Iraqi man lights a cigarette for a soldier from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment of the Second infantry Division during a search operation in the Shaab neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. Iraq
FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, Liz Cheney, board member, Keep America Safe, addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), in Washington. The conservative group's bashing of several Obama administration lawyers as the "al-Qaida Seven" has struck a nerve in the U.S. legal community, prompting even some fellow Republicans to denounce the group's attack. Liz Cheney
Afghan national army soldiers patrol in Marjah, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Afghanistan
Yoshimi Inaba, President and Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Motor North America, Inc., right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on the Toyota recalls as Takeshi Uchiyamada, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corporation, left, listens. Toyota
LONG BEACH, CA - OCTOBER 27: Amy Holmes, Valerie B. Jarrett, David Gregory, Madeleine Albright and Claire Shipman participate in a panel discussion at the 2009 Women's Conference held at Long Beach Convention Center on October 27, 2009 in Long Beach, California. Amy Holmes
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, fireworks explode over the People's Square in Giuyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province early Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, the New Year's Day on China's lunar calendar. China
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, meets with CIA Director Leon Panetta, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Central Intelligence Agency
Elaine Scott, left, signs a letter to Congress as Erik Widland, center, and Jim O'Grady, right, looks on at the United We Fish rally for recreational and commercial fishermen, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fishermen from around the country gathering on Capitol Hill to demand changes to a federal fisheries law they say is killing jobs and eroding fishing communities. U.S. Congress
Pakistani supporters of accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui, celebrate her birthday in Karachi, Pakistan Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Aafia Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees. Al-Qaeda

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Former President George H.W. Bush greets the crows as he leaves a spring training baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Kissimmee, Fla.

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Former President George H.W. Bush greets the crows as he leaves a spring training baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Kissimmee, Fla.

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Former President George H.W. Bush tips his hat for a photo as he watches a spring training baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Kissimmee, Fla.

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Former President George H.W. Bush tips his hat for a photo as he watches a spring training baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Kissimmee, Fla.

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Former President George W. Bush stops in the rain to greet students who lined the walkways at Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL where he and Mrs. Laura Bush were keynote speakers at the university's National Leadership Forum on March 12. (Photo by David Woods).

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Former President George W. Bush stops in the rain to greet students who lined the walkways at Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL where he and Mrs. Laura Bush were keynote speakers at the university's National Leadership Forum on March 12. (Photo by David Woods).

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An earthquake survivor shows his tattoo of U.S. President Barack Obama while bathing at a public square in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Obama announced that he will give $200,000 to the Bush-Clinton Haiti Fund to help the country recover from the earthquake of the $1.4 million he received for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

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An earthquake survivor shows his tattoo of U.S. President Barack Obama while bathing at a public square in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Obama announced that he will give $200,000 to the Bush-Clinton Haiti Fund to help the country recover from the earthquake of the $1.4 million he received for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

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In this photo provided by NBC Universal, co-host Matt Lauer, left, talks with Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former President George W. Bush, about his new book "Courage and Consequence" on NBC's "Today" show , in New York, on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

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In this photo provided by NBC Universal, co-host Matt Lauer, left, talks with Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former President George W. Bush, about his new book "Courage and Consequence" on NBC's "Today" show , in New York, on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

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In this photo provided by NBC Universal, Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former President George W. Bush, makes an appearance on NBC's "Today" show to promote his new book "Courage and Consequence", in New York, on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

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In this photo provided by NBC Universal, Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former President George W. Bush, makes an appearance on NBC's "Today" show to promote his new book "Courage and Consequence", in New York, on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

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In this online video image released by FunnyorDie.com, from left, Dana Carvey as President George H.W. Bush, Maya Rudolph as first lady Michelle Obama, Dan Aykroyd as President Jimmy Carter, Will Ferrell as President George W. Bush, director Ron Howard, Darrell Hammond as President Bill Clinton, Fred Armisen as President Barack Obama, Jim Carrey as President Ronald Reagan and Chevy Chase as President Gerald Ford are shown on the set of a video promoting financial reform.

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In this online video image released by FunnyorDie.com, from left, Dana Carvey as President George H.W. Bush, Maya Rudolph as first lady Michelle Obama, Dan Aykroyd as President Jimmy Carter, Will Ferrell as President George W. Bush, director Ron Howard, Darrell Hammond as President Bill Clinton, Fred Armisen as President Barack Obama, Jim Carrey as President Ronald Reagan and Chevy Chase as President Gerald Ford are shown on the set of a video promoting financial reform.

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President George W. Bush, left, smiles with Jan Bullock, wife of former Texas Lt. Governor Bob Bullock, as Bush receives the History-Making Texan Award from the Texas State History Museum Foundation in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. President Bush and his wife, Laura, were honored at the Foundation's annual Texas Independence Day Dinner.

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President George W. Bush, left, smiles with Jan Bullock, wife of former Texas Lt. Governor Bob Bullock, as Bush receives the History-Making Texan Award from the Texas State History Museum Foundation in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. President Bush and his wife, Laura, were honored at the Foundation's annual Texas Independence Day Dinner.

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Former President George W. Bush, right, is greeted by Nelda Laney and the crowd attending the Texas State History Museum Foundation's annual Texas Independence Day Dinner in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. President Bush and his wife, Laura, were honored as History-Making Texans by the Foundation. Laney is the wife of former Texas Speaker of the House Pete Laney.

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Former President George W. Bush, right, is greeted by Nelda Laney and the crowd attending the Texas State History Museum Foundation's annual Texas Independence Day Dinner in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. President Bush and his wife, Laura, were honored as History-Making Texans by the Foundation. Laney is the wife of former Texas Speaker of the House Pete Laney.

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Former President George W. Bush speaks at the Fort Worth Christian Schools Gala held at the Omni Hotel, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. The gala was held to celebrate the schools success and to honor President Bush's services as the 43rd president of the United States and as the 46th governor of Texas.

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Former President George W. Bush speaks at the Fort Worth Christian Schools Gala held at the Omni Hotel, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. The gala was held to celebrate the schools success and to honor President Bush's services as the 43rd president of the United States and as the 46th governor of Texas.

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Former President George W. Bush speaks at the Fort Worth Christian Schools Gala held at the Omni Hotel, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. The gala was held to celebrate the schools success and to honor President Bush's services as the 43rd president of the United States and as the 46th governor of Texas.

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Former President George W. Bush speaks at the Fort Worth Christian Schools Gala held at the Omni Hotel, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. The gala was held to celebrate the schools success and to honor President Bush's services as the 43rd president of the United States and as the 46th governor of Texas.

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Former President George W. Bush speaks at the Fort Worth Christian Schools Gala held at the Omni Hotel, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. The gala was held to celebrate the schools success and to honor President Bush's services as the 43rd president of the United States and as the 46th governor of Texas.

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Former President George W. Bush speaks at the Fort Worth Christian Schools Gala held at the Omni Hotel, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. The gala was held to celebrate the schools success and to honor President Bush's services as the 43rd president of the United States and as the 46th governor of Texas.

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Cyprian tourists seen reflected in the mirror, shop at the hand craft market in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Feb. 21, 2010. The U.S. has lifted an advisory warning American travelers of security concerns in Syria, officials said Saturday, as Washington tries to boost ties with a country seen as key to peace in the region. However Syria remains on a U.S. list of countries supporting terrorism, and the country also remains under U.S. sanctions, which President Barack Obama renewed in May. First imposed by former President George W. Bush, the sanctions cite Syrian support for terrorism.

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Cyprian tourists seen reflected in the mirror, shop at the hand craft market in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Feb. 21, 2010. The U.S. has lifted an advisory warning American travelers of security concerns in Syria, officials said Saturday, as Washington tries to boost ties with a country seen as key to peace in the region. However Syria remains on a U.S. list of countries supporting terrorism, and the country also remains under U.S. sanctions, which President Barack Obama renewed in May. First imposed by former President George W. Bush, the sanctions cite Syrian support for terrorism.

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Australian tourist shops at a gift shop at the old city in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Feb. 21, 2010. The U.S. has lifted an advisory warning American travelers of security concerns in Syria, officials said Saturday, as Washington tries to boost ties with a country seen as key to peace in the region. However Syria remains on a U.S. list of countries supporting terrorism, and the country also remains under U.S. sanctions, which President Barack Obama renewed in May. First imposed by former President George W. Bush, the sanctions cite Syrian support for terrorism.

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Australian tourist shops at a gift shop at the old city in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Feb. 21, 2010. The U.S. has lifted an advisory warning American travelers of security concerns in Syria, officials said Saturday, as Washington tries to boost ties with a country seen as key to peace in the region. However Syria remains on a U.S. list of countries supporting terrorism, and the country also remains under U.S. sanctions, which President Barack Obama renewed in May. First imposed by former President George W. Bush, the sanctions cite Syrian support for terrorism.

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People walk at the entrance of the ancient Hamidiyeh market in the old city in Damascus, Syrian, Saturday Feb. 20, 2010. The U.S. has lifted an advisory warning American travelers of security concerns in Syria, officials said Saturday, as Washington tries to boost ties with a country seen as key to peace in the region. However Syria remains on a U.S. list of countries supporting terrorism, and the country also remains under U.S. sanctions, which President Barack Obama renewed in May. First imposed by former President George W. Bush, the sanctions cite Syrian support for terrorism.

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People walk at the entrance of the ancient Hamidiyeh market in the old city in Damascus, Syrian, Saturday Feb. 20, 2010. The U.S. has lifted an advisory warning American travelers of security concerns in Syria, officials said Saturday, as Washington tries to boost ties with a country seen as key to peace in the region. However Syria remains on a U.S. list of countries supporting terrorism, and the country also remains under U.S. sanctions, which President Barack Obama renewed in May. First imposed by former President George W. Bush, the sanctions cite Syrian support for terrorism.

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People walk at the entrance of the ancient Hamidiyeh market in the old city in Damascus, Syrian, Saturday Feb. 20, 2010. The U.S. has lifted an advisory warning American travelers of security concerns in Syria, officials said Saturday, as Washington tries to boost ties with a country seen as key to peace in the region. However Syria remains on a U.S. list of countries supporting terrorism, and the country also remains under U.S. sanctions, which President Barack Obama renewed in May. First imposed by former President George W. Bush, the sanctions cite Syrian support for terrorism.

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People walk at the entrance of the ancient Hamidiyeh market in the old city in Damascus, Syrian, Saturday Feb. 20, 2010. The U.S. has lifted an advisory warning American travelers of security concerns in Syria, officials said Saturday, as Washington tries to boost ties with a country seen as key to peace in the region. However Syria remains on a U.S. list of countries supporting terrorism, and the country also remains under U.S. sanctions, which President Barack Obama renewed in May. First imposed by former President George W. Bush, the sanctions cite Syrian support for terrorism.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Immigration activists protest as they call for a six-month halt to raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles,CA on March 16, 2010. Immigration rights activists claim that deportations have jumped nearly 50 percent under President Barack Obama despite a pledge by the president for a more compassionate immigration policy. A total of 387,790 people were deported from the United States in 2009, up from 264,503 under the administration of President George W. Bush, according to government figures cited by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of several organizations.'We are asking President Obama for an immediate halt to deportations and to show leadership to advance immigration reform,' said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

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Former President George H.W. Bush greets the crows as he leaves a spring training baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Kissimmee, Fla.

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Former President George H.W. Bush greets the crows as he leaves a spring training baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Kissimmee, Fla.

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