US PRESIDENT BUSH LEAVES ROOSEVELT ROOM AFTER SPEAKING ON IRAQ RESOLUTION, 2002-10-10 (photo)

President George W. Bush leaves the Roosevelt Room of the White House after speaking about the House of Representatives passage of a resolution to grant presidential authority to use force against Iraq, October 10, 2002. The U.S. House voted to grant President Bush the power he wants to launch a U.S. military attack on Iraq, a step the Senate was expected to follow either later in the day or on Friday. The Republican-led House endorsed a war powers resolution in an easy victory, giving Bush the support he sought to face down Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who the White House says has weapons of mass destruction that threaten the United States and ita allies. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque KL