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Vice President Dick Cheney is joined by Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, left, and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, center, in applauding the graduates of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, May 21, 2008, during commencement exercises in New London, Conn.

Vice President Dick Cheney is joined by Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, left, and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, center, in applauding the graduates of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, May 21, 2008, during commencement exercises in New London, Conn.

Vice President Dick Cheney is joined by Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, left, and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, center, in applauding the graduates of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, May 21, 2008, during commencement exercises in New London, Conn.

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