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July 5, 2008

Bush Celebrates New Citizens, Honors Armed Forces in Independence Day Message 
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President says Americans should be proud to live in nation he says has
done 'more than any other to spread the light of liberty throughout the
world' 
U.S. President George Bush used his weekly radio address Saturday to
mark the nation's Independence Day by celebrating new U.S. citizens and
honoring the armed forces.President George W. Bush holds new citizen
Julia White Freeman, of China, at Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello,
04 Jul 2008On Friday, the 232nd anniversary of the birth of the U.S. as
an independent nation, Mr. Bush watched more than 70 people take an oath
of citizenship. In his address Saturday, the president said these new
citizens reminded everyone at the ceremony that "the promise of America
is open to all."Mr. Bush noted that the new citizens came from many
countries, including Iraq and Afghanistan.He also praised the men and
women of the U.S. armed forces who are risking their lives fighting in
those countries.The president said Americans should be proud to live in
a nation that he says has done "more than any other to spread the light
of liberty throughout the world."

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