U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff (L) and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) applaud during a farewell ceremony for outgoing U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on his last day in the post in Washington September 14, 2007. Gonzales resigned last month amid a series of congressional investigations into his firing of federal prosecutors and his handling of President George W. Bush's domestic spying program. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES)