Washington, D.C. - December 16, 2005 -- United States Senator .John McCain (Republican of Arizona), center, answers questions at the White House in Washington, DC, following a briefing on the war in Iraq from United States President George W. Bush and Department of Defense (DoD) officials. Senator McCain was at the White House just a day after securing a landmark agreement on a bill that will formally ban the use of torture on detainees held by United States forces anywhere in the world. United States Senator John Thune (Republican of South Dakota), left, and United States Senator Joe Lieberman (Democrat of Connecticut), right, look on..Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP