10/23/2007 | President Bush applauds as the Dalai Lama arrives for the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington.
| Congress honored the spiritual leader of Tibet despite vocal objections from China, which has controlled the Dalai Lama's homeland since 1959. In his address, the Dalai Lama repeated his call for automony, not separation from China. President Bush, who has met with the Dalai Lama privately, becomes the first sitting president to meet publicly with the religious leader, and also called for China to meet with the Dalai Lama and respect "religious freedom" in that country. (Evan Vucci/ AP Photo) |
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