PRESIDENT BUSH AND VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY WALK TO THE ROSE GARDEN, 2002-10-23 (photo)

U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney make their way from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden for a signing ceremony for a $355 billion military spending bill, October 23, 2002. The bill gives the Pentagon a nearly $40 billion boost as it prepares for possible war with Iraq, the White House said. In a written statement last week, Bush said the bill "will provide our troops with the best pay, the best equipment and the best possible training. It also sends an important signal that we are committed to defending freedom and defeating terror." REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque KL/MR