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President George W. Bush meets with officials at the U.S. Coast Guard facility on Ellington Field in Houston, Sept. 16, 2008, before taking an aerial tour of Texas areas damaged by Hurricane Ike. Bush praised the local officials and the Coast Guard for developing a rescue plan that "was very bold" and successful.

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President George W. Bush meets with officials at the U.S. Coast Guard facility on Ellington Field in Houston, Sept. 16, 2008, before taking an aerial tour of Texas areas damaged by Hurricane Ike. Bush praised the local officials and the Coast Guard for developing a rescue plan that "was very bold" and successful.

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