BUSH

On the morning after his State of the Union speech, President George W. Bush wears a satisfied smile during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, before heading West on a two-day trip to promote his second-term agenda, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005. Emboldened by his return to the White House and the success of free elections in Iraq, Bush is trying to persuade lawmakers to see things his way on several controversial fronts, including Social Security reform, liberalizing the nation's immigration laws, imposing limits on medical malpractice lawsuits and simplifying taxes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)