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• Feb. 16: New Associate Justice Samuel Alito, left, stands with Chief Justice John Roberts outside the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Feb. 17: Austin attorney Harry Whittington talks to reporters at the hospital where he recovered after being accidentally shot by Vice President Dick Cheney while on a South Texas hunting trip.
• March 28: Andrew Card speaks after announcement of his resignation as White House chief of staff. President Bush tapped Josh Bolten as his replacement.
• April 4: Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas resigns from Congress.
• April 10: Hundreds of protesters arrive for an immigration reform rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., one of dozens of spring demonstrations around the country.
• Oct. 1: Former Florida Republican Rep. Mark Foley entered a rehabilitation facility after resigning from Congress following news that he had improper online communications with congressional teenage pages.
• Oct. 30: Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts caused a media storm when he 'botched' a joke about the intelligence of U.S. troops.
• Nov. 7: House Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California rejoices with House and Senate leaders at an Election Night rally as the Democratic Party takes control of the House of Representatives.
• Nov. 8: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld resigned the day after the midterm election led to a Democratic takeover of the House. The Senate also went to Democrats later in the week.
• Dec. 9: Democratic Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana won a runoff election amid a federal bribery investigation.