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• Jan. 20: George W. Bush takes his second oath of office for the presidency
• Jan. 27: Condoleezza Rice smiles as she addresses State Department employees as she took over as the 66th secretary of state
• March 17: Mark McGwire, from left, Rafael Palmiero and Curt Schilling testify on Capitol Hill about steroid use in baseball
• May 31: W. Mark Felt, with daughter, waves to reporters. Felt was identified as “Deep Throat" in the Watergate coverup
• Sept. 6: People line up outside the Supreme Court to pay respects to the late Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist
• Sept. 27: Michael Brown, who later resigned as FEMA director, testifies on Capitol Hill about Hurricane Katrina response
• Sept. 28: Tom DeLay talks to reporters after stepping down as House Majority leader from an indictment on conspiracy charges
• Sept. 29: John Roberts, with wife Jane, is sworn in by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, as the 17th Chief Justice
• Oct. 27: White House counsel Harriet Miers walks into the White House after withdrawing her nomination to the Supreme Court
• Oct. 31: President Bush nominates Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court
• Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan indicated his retirement. Ben Bernanke is his likely successor
• Nov. 1: Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, flanked by Democrats, forced the GOP-controlled Senate into a closed session
• Nov. 3: I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, arrives for his first court appearance since being indicted in the CIA leak scandal
• Nov. 17: Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. calls for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq
• Nov. 28: Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., cries while reading a statement after pleading guilty to bribery