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President George W. Bush stands with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan as he prepares to depart Kabul Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, for Washington, D.C. The President arrived in Afghanistan in the pre-dawn hours to deliver farewell remarks to the troops at Bagram Air Base and to meet with President Karzai. White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story

President George W. Bush bids farewell to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan as he prepares to depart the presidential palace Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in Kabul. White House photo by Eric Draper President George W. Bush bids farewell to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan as he prepares to depart the presidential palace Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in Kabul. White House photo by Eric Draper

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AS I TYPE THIS, W IS ATTENDING A HANNUKAH RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

U.S. President George W. Bush speaks in front of a menorah, which was given to President Harry Truman in 1951 by the State of Israel, during a Hanukkah event at the White House in Washington December 15, 2008.