var data_693674={'imageid':'301387','filename':'images/0297/301929f7-998a-4f9e-bb28-273ed946ee65.jpg','contributor':'Getty Images','title':'Dalai Lama Awarded U.S. Congressional Gold Medal','description':'WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 17:  The Dalai Lama (R) puts his hands together as a sign of thanks and appreciation toward President George W. Bush before His Holiness received the Congressional Gold Medal in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda October 17, 2007 in Washington, DC. President Bush participated in the ceremony despite Beijing\'s strong disapproval of the recognition for the 72-year-old exiled leader from Tibet.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)','photographer':'Chip Somodevilla','numofline':'2','status':'ok','publisherid':'0','viralmenu':'true'}