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The casket of former U.S. President Gerald Ford is carried past U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush during Ford's state funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Jan. 2, 2007.

The casket of former U.S. President Gerald Ford is carried past U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush during Ford's state funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Jan. 2, 2007.

The casket of former U.S. President Gerald Ford is carried past U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush during Ford's state funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Jan. 2, 2007.

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