Dick Cheney Pictures

(AFP OUT) U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman, U.S. Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson, U.S. President George W. Bush and U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney meet as U.S. President George W. Bush meets with members of his Economic Team to look for ways to lessen the impact of high gasoline and energy prices on American consumers and businesses at the United States Department of Energy in Washington, DC on Friday, July 11, 2008. He also spoke concerning discussions about the problems of mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. (Photo by Ron Sachs/Getty Images North America)

Surrounded by members of Congress U.S. President George W. Bush (C) signs the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the Rose Garden at the White House July 10, 2008 in Washington DC. Yesterday the U.S. Senate passed the reauthorization of the federal government's wiretapping laws. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America)