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Welcoming ceremony at White House for Australian PM

(16 May 2006) 1. Zoom in as car pulls up to White House South Lawn, Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Janette Howard greeted by President and First Lady Bush 2. Various views as Prime Minister Howard and Bush stand during playing of national anthems 3. Close-up, wide view as Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps play in front of the two leaders 4. Wide view of Bush on podium 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, U.S. President: "Prime Minister Howard, you and I stood together here at the White House the day before September the 11th, 2001. And our nations have stood together on every day afterwards. The American people know that Australia is a strong ally." 6. Wide view of South Lawn 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Howard, Australian Prime Minister: "But our cause is a just cause. Terrorism respects no value system; terrorism does not respect the tenets of the great religions of the world; terrorism is based on evil, intolerance and bigotry. And no free societies, such as Australia and the United States, can ever buckle under to bigotry and intolerance." 8. Mid view of Bush and Howard, with wives, waving from White House balcony 9. Mid view news conference 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, U.S. President: "Well I suspect he is going to outlast me, so that is a moot point. Probably a question you ought to ask him. Somebody said 'you and John Howard appear to be so close don't you have any differences?' And I said yeah, he doesn't have any hair." (sound of laughter) 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Howard, Australian Prime Minister: "The war against terror will go on for a long time, I think we have to accept that. Progress is being made. The challenge remains very, very strong and there needs to be a continued commitment." 12. Various views as two men shake hands and walk away STORYLINE: United States President George W. Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard underscored their alliance in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Tuesday and pledged determination to defeat the forces of terrorism. Five years ago, Bush and Howard met each other at the White House on September 10, 2001 - the day before America's worst terrorist attack. Bush told Howard at an elaborate welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn: "Our nations have stood together on every day afterwards." Howard underscored their alliance in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Tuesday and pledged determination to defeat the forces of terrorism. While many of Bush's foreign allies in the early days of the war are either gone or on their way out of office, Howard has stayed politically strong, even as Bush's popularity has plummeted. Looking back on their first meeting, Howard said that it was a day on which both leaders were expressing hope about a more peaceful world. The prime minister added: "Terrorism respects no value system. Terrorism does not respect the tenets of the great religions of the world. Terrorism is based on evil, intolerance and bigotry and no free societies such as Australia and the United States can ever buckle under to bigotry and intolerance." As a reward for his loyalty, Howard was receiving an elaborate welcome in Washington, including a fancy dinner with the city's political and social elite. The pomp and ceremony of Howard's visit belies Bush's domestic struggles, as lawmakers from both political parties, keen to build momentum as November elections approach, increasingly question his policies. The formalities also underscore Howard's position as one of a dwindling number of foreign leaders Bush can rely on to support an increasingly bloody struggle in Iraq. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...