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President George W. Bush is joined in the Oval Office, Oct. 14, 2008, for the signing of S. 3001, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009. With him from left are: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.; U.S. Sen. John Warner, R-Va.; Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter of California, and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

AUTHORIZATION ACT SIGNING

President George W. Bush is joined in the Oval Office, Oct. 14, 2008, for the signing of S. 3001, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009. With him from left are: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.; U.S. Sen. John Warner, R-Va.; Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter of California, and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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