Dalai Lama Lauded

The Dalai Lama, left, holds up the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. Looking on, from second from left are, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. and President Bush.

Credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci