    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book II)]
    [July 1, 2006]
    [Pages C-1-C-8]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Administration of George W. Bush, 2006

    Document Categories List

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    Addresses to the Nation

        War on terror--1638

    Addresses and Remarks

        See also Addresses to the Nation; Appointments and Nominiations;
            Bill Signings and Vetoes; Interviews With the News Media;
            Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials;
            Resignations and Retirements
        Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation in Port Washington, WI--1377
        Automobile manufacturers, U.S., chief executive officers, meeting--
            2082
        Biloxi, MS, community leaders, meeting--1556
        Cabinet meetings--1612, 2067
        Cabot Microelectronics Corporation in Aurora, IL--1354
        Charleston Air Force Base in Charleston, SC--1943
        Chicago, IL, mayor and business leaders, dinner--1333
        Children's holiday reception--2146
        Christmas, national Christmas tree lighting ceremony--2165
        Clinton Township, MI, remarks to reporters--1927
        Congress
            Congressional leaders, meetings--1417, 2166
            House Republican Conference, meeting--1643
            Members, meeting--2152
            National Republican Senatorial Committee, reception--1884
            Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Steny H. Hoyer, lunch--2068
            Republican Senate Conference, meeting--1711
            Sens. Harry Reid and Richard J. Durbin, meeting--2070
        Congressional candidates
            Bilirakis, Gus, reception in Tampa, FL--1676
            Buchanan, Vern, reception in Sarasota, FL--1896
            Burns, Max, reception in Pooler, GA--1629
            Collins, Michael A. ``Mac,'' reception in Macon, GA--1807
            Doolittle, Rep. John T., reception in El Dorado Hills, CA--1758
            Heller, Dean, reception in Reno, NV--1743
            Lamberti, Jeffrey, luncheon in Des Moines, IA--1920
            McSweeney, David, reception in Chicago, IL--1840
            Pombo, Rep. Richard W., breakfast in Stockton, CA--1750
            Renzi, Rep. Richard G., breakfast in Scottsdale, AZ--1765
            Roskam, Peter, reception in Chicago, IL--1840
            Sherwood, Don, reception in La Plume, PA--1872
        Congressional elections campaign rallies
            Arkansas victory 2006 in Bentonville, AR--2039
            Colorado victory 2006 in Greeley, CO--2010
            Florida victory 2006 in Pensacola, FL--2034
            Georgia victory 2006 in Perry, GA--1963
            Georgia victory 2006 in Statesboro, GA--1946
            Indiana victory 2006 in Sellersburg, IN--1936
            Iowa victory 2006 in Le Mars, IA--2000
            Kansas victory 2006 in Topeka, KS--2027
            Missouri victory 2006 in Joplin, MO--1993
            Missouri victory 2006 in Springfield, MO--1985
            Montana victory 2006 in Billings, MT--1970
            Nebraska victory 2006 in Grand Island, NE--2019
            Nevada victory 2006 in Elko, NV--1977
            Texas victory 2006 in Sugar Land, TX--1953
        Cotham's in the City in Little Rock, AR--1573

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        Counterterrorism team, meeting in McLean, VA--1514
        CVS Pharmacy, remarks to reporters--1884
        Defense Department senior officials, meeting in Arlington, VA--2175
        Economic advisers, meeting at Camp David, MD--1524
        Economy, national
            Green Bay, WI--1503
            Washington, DC--1789
        Economy, national, and the Federal budget--1829
        Education, Department of--1782
        Election day, remarks in Crawford, TX--2052
        Energy in Hoover, AL--1712
        Estonia, democracy proponents, meeting in Tallinn--2120
        Ford, former President Gerald R., death of, remarks in Crawford,
            TX--2224
        George W. Bush Elementary School in Stockton, CA--1757
        Georgia Public Policy Foundation in Atlanta, GA--1621
        Green Bay, WI, arrival--1502
        Gubernatorial candidates
            Beauprez, Bob, reception in Englewood, CO--1776
            Crist, Charlie, reception in Orlando, FL--1683
            Green, Mark, reception in Milwaukee, WI--1378
            Perry for Governor 2006 rally in Dallas, TX--2046
            Riley, Robert R., luncheon in Birmingham, AL--1713
            Swann, Lynn C., reception in Lancaster, PA--1515
            Topinka, Judy Baar, luncheon in Chicago, IL--1348
        Gulf coast recovery efforts
            Biloxi, MS--1557
            New Orleans, LA--1565
        Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative, discussion in New
            Orleans, LA--1564
        Gyrocam Systems, LLC, in Sarsasota, FL, tour--1902
        Hanukkah menorah lighting--2201
        Harley-Davidson Vehicle Operations in York, PA--1515
        Health care discussion in Minneapolis, MN--1543
        Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, HI, remarks to U.S. troops--2114
        Hispanic Heritage Month reception--1790
        Iftaar dinner--1856
        Immigration reform
            Alexandria, VA--1319
            McAllen, TX--1485
        Independence Day celebration at Fort Bragg, NC--1314
        Indonesia, discussion with civic leaders in Bogor--2106
        Iraq
            Hussein, former President Saddam, trial verdict--2018
            Iraq Study Group, meeting--2150
            U.S. Ambassador, meeting--1332
        Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. private organizations assisting and
            supporting citizens and U.S. troops, meeting--1891
        James S. Brady press briefing room, renovation--1483
        Labor Day in Piney Point, MD--1597
        Lake County Emergency Management Agency in Mentor, OH, tour--1485
        Latvia University in Riga, Latvia--2127
        Los Angeles, CA, remarks on California wildfires--1765
        Management and Budget, Office of, Mid-Session Review--1372
        Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial, groundbreaking
            ceremony--2076
        Meyer Tool, Inc., in Cincinnati, OH, tour--1697
        Miami, FL, remarks to reporters--1476
        Middle East conflict--1474
        Military commissions legislation, Senate action, remarks in Orlando,
            FL--1682
        Military Officers Association of America--1600
        Morley Candy Makers in Clinton Township, MI--1927
        National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),
            annual convention--1425
        National Association of Manufacturers--1454
        National Italian American Foundation, dinner--1891
        National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, VA, dedication--
            2071
        National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, remarks to
            reporters--1483
        National Renewable Energy Conference in St. Louis, MO--1833
        National Security Council, meeting in Crawford, TX--2225

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        National Singapore University in Singapore--2086
        Naturalization ceremony, remarks--1435
        North Korea
            Nuclear weapons test--1796
            U.N. Security Council resolution--1855
        Port of Miami in Miami, FL
            Remarks--1477
            Tour--1482
        Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentation--2185
        President's Management Council, meeting--1850
        Radio addresses--1313, 1355, 1403, 1434, 1472, 1492, 1505, 1527,
            1555, 1595, 1635, 1661, 1695, 1736, 1793, 1852, 1893, 1935,
            2009, 2073, 2102, 2118, 2145, 2169, 2192, 2222, 2228
        Republican National Committee, new leaders, meeting--2082
        Reserve Officers Association--1721
        Russia, discussion with civic leaders in St. Petersburg--1393
        Salt Lake City, UT
            American Legion national convention--1581
            Arrival--1580
        School safety, discussion in Chevy Chase, MD--1800
        Secretary of Defense and the defense policy and programs team,
            meeting in Arlington, VA--1507
        Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, Armed Forces full honor
            review, in Arlington, VA--2189
        Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
            Meeting--2150
            Swearing-in ceremony in Arlington, VA--2199
        Secretary of State and the foreign policy team, meeting--1507
        Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr., swearing-in
            ceremony--1357
        Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters, swearing-in ceremony--
            1860
        Senatorial candidates
            Allen, Sen. George, reception in Richmond, VA--1878
            Bouchard, Michael, reception in Clinton Township, MI--1927
            Corker, Robert, dinner in Nashville, TN--1574
            Hatch, Sen. Orrin G., reception in Salt Lake City, UT--1589
        Special Olympics dinner--1361
        State Department senior officials, meeting--2173
        Sudan, Special Envoy for, meetings--1742, 1962
        Thanksgiving turkey presentation ceremony--2117
        Tribute WTC Visitor Center in New York City, tour--1637
        United Kingdom, counterterrorism efforts--1502
        United Nations in New York City
            General Assembly--1667
            Luncheon hosted by Secretary-General Kofi Annan--1672
        U.S. Air Force Memorial in Arlington, VA, dedication--1853
        United States Marine, Inc., in Gulfport, MS, tour--1563
        Urban Trust Bank--1895
        U.S.-Lebanon Partnership Fund, meeting with business leaders--1697
        U.S. military personnel
            Aurora, CO--1433
            Fort Belvoir, VA--1445
        USS George H.W. Bush christening ceremony in Newport News, VA--1794
        Vaccarella, Rockey, meeting--1552
        Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington, VA--2074
        Victory Junction Gang Camp, Inc., in Randleman, NC, tour--1871
        Vietnam
            Business leaders, meeting in Ho Chi Minh City--2105
            Church service in Hanoi--2103
            Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, tour--2106
        Waldo C. Falkener Elementary School in Greensboro, NC--1864
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center, visit with wounded troops--2222
        War on terror
            Salt Lake City, UT--1580
            Washington, DC--1612
        White House Conference on Global Literacy in New York City--1663
        White House Summit on Malaria--2180
        White House tee-ball--1475

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        Woodridge Elementary and Middle Campus--1783
        World AIDS Day--2144

    Appointments and Nominations

        Defense Department, Secretary, remarks--2064
        Transportation Department, Secretary, remarks--1609

    Bill Signings and Vetoes

        Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, remarks--1453
        Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006, statement--1384
        Combating Autism Act of 2006, statement--2203
        Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, statement--1733
        Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007
            Remarks in Scottsdale, AZ--1772
            Statement--1774
        Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights
            Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, remarks--1448
        Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006,
            remarks--1698
        Fetus Farming Prohibition Act, remarks--1421
        Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005, statement--1437
        Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation
                Act of 2006
            Remarks--2196
            Statement--2198
        John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007,
            statement--1863
        Military Commissions Act of 2006, remarks--1857
        National Heritage Areas Act of 2006, statement--1847
        National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2006,
            statement--2220
        Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act,
            statement--1862
        Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006,
            statement--2226
        Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006, statement--2221
        Pension Protection Act of 2006
            Remarks--1521
            Statement--1523
        Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, statement--2219
        Rio Grande Natural Area Act, statement--1846
        Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006
            Remarks--1847
            Statement--1849
        Secure Fence Act of 2006, remarks--1919
        ``Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005,'' veto
            Message--1424
            Remarks--1421
        Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
            Remarks--2215
            Statement--2218

    Communications to Congress

        China, letters certifying U.S. exports--1474, 2084, 2085
        Colombia
            Free trade agreement with U.S., letter transmitting notice of
                intent--1553
            Significant narcotics traffickers, U.S. national emergency,
                letter on continuation--1883
        Congo, Democratic Republic of the, blocking property of certain
            persons contributing to the conflict, letter reporting on--1960
        Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996,
            review of title III, letter--1412
        Denmark-U.S. Taxation Convention, message transmitting protocol
            amending--1738
        District of Columbia Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request Act, message
            transmitting--1735
        Estonia-U.S. Extradition Treaty, message transmitting--1739
        Export control regulations, U.S. national emergency, letter on
            continuation--1491
        Federal budget, letter transmitting amendments--1676
        Federal employees, locality pay increases, letter transmitting
            alternative plan--2142
        Finland-U.S. Taxation Convention, message transmitting protocol
            amending--1738
        Germany-U.S. Taxation Convention, message transmitting protocol
            amending--1739
        Health and Human Services, Department of, letter transmitting budget
            amendments--1420

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        Industrial designs, international registration of, message
            transmitting the Geneva Act of the Hague agreement--2081
        Iran, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--2070
        Latvia-U.S. Extradition Treaty, message transmitting--1740
        Lebanon, letter on departure of American citizens--1420
        Liberia, blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting the
            importation of certain goods, U.S. national emergency, message
            on continuation--1419
        Malaysia-U.S. Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty,
            message transmitting--2083
        Malta-U.S. Extradition Treaty, message transmitting--1741
        Military commissions, message transmitting draft legislation--1620
        Patent Law Treaty, message transmitting regulations--1611
        Sudan
            Blocking property of and prohibiting transactions with the
                Government, letter--1851
            U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1969
        Telecommunication Union Constitution and Convention, International,
            message transmitting amendments--1360
        Terrorism, persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support, U.S.
            national emergency, message on continuation--1688
        Terrorist attacks, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--
            1610
        U.S. combat-equipped Armed Forces, deployment, letter reporting on--
            2193
        U.S.-EU Extradition Agreement, message transmitting--1710
        U.S.-EU Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement, message transmitting--
            1710
        Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency, letter on
            continuation--1946

    Communications to Federal Agencies

        Combined Federal Campaign, memorandum--1642
        Fisheries, promoting sustainable and ending destructive fishing
            practices, memorandum--1749
        National parks, future of, memorandum--1554
        Safety, Health, and Return-to-Employment (SHARE) Initiative,
            memorandum on extension--1734

    Interviews With the News Media

        Exchanges with reporters
            Arlington, VA--2175
            Aurora, CO--1433
            Bogor, Indonesia--2107
            Camp David, MD--1524
            Gulfport, MS--1563
            Hanoi, Vietnam--2093
            Little Rock, AR--1573
            New York City--1666
            Strelna, Russia--1405
            Washington, DC--1507
            White House--1321, 1417, 1449, 1483, 1643, 1933, 2078
        Interviews
            ABC News--2243, 2250
            American Urban Radio Network--2241
            Associated Press--2250, 2252
            Belo Broadcasting--2251
            Bloomberg News--2252
            Cable News Network--2232, 2245
            CBS News--2243
            Christian Broadcasting Network--2252
            CNBC--2251
            Cox Broadcasting--2252
            Foreign journalists--1361
            FOX News--1891, 2169, 2236, 2250, 2252
            Hearst-Argyle Television--2251
            NBC News--2241, 2243
            People magazine--2258
            Radio Mambi--2236
            Reuters--2252
            Rush Limbaugh Show, The--2252
            Sinclair Broadcast Group--2252
            Stars and Stripes newspaper--2231
            Telemundo--2236
            Tribune Broadcasting--2251
            USA Today newspaper--2239
            Various print journalists--2244, 2251
            Wall Street Journal--2243, 2247
            Washington Post--2260
            Weekly Standard--2259
            WGNO-TV New Orleans--2240
            WLOX-TV Biloxi--2240
            WPLG-TV Miami--2236
            WVUE-TV New Orleans--2240
            WWL Radio New Orleans--2241
            WWL-TV New Orleans--2240

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        Joint news conferences
            Afghanistan, President Karzai--1700
            Canada, Prime Minister Harper--1325
            Estonia, President Ilves--2121
            Germany, Chancellor Merkel--1386
            Iraq, Prime Minister Maliki--1438, 2133
            Pakistan, President Musharraf--1689
            Russia, President Putin--1394
            United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--1462, 2153
        News conferences
            July 6--1325
            July 7--1334
            July 13--1386
            July 15--1394
            July 25--1438
            July 28--1462
            August 7--1493
            August 21--1529
            September 15--1647
            September 22--1689
            September 26--1700
            October 11--1814
            October 25--1903
            November 8--2052
            November 28--2121
            November 30--2133
            December 7--2153
            December 20--2203

    Joint Statements

        Group of Eight (G-8) nations, statement on the Middle East
            situation--1411
        Indonesia, President Yudhoyono--2112
        Iraq, Prime Minister Maliki--1945, 2117, 2141
        Kazakhstan, President Nazarbayev--1730
        Peru, President Garcia Perez--1799
        Russia, President Putin
            Global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism--1401
            Joint statement--1415
        Vietnam, President Triet--2096

    Letters and Messages

        See also Communications to Congress
        Christmas, message--2202
        Eid al-Adha, message--2227
        Eid al-Fitr, message--1894
        Hanukkah, message--2191
        Holiday greeting to members of the Armed Forces, message--2202
        Kwanzaa, message--2193
        Labor Day, message--1595
        New Year's Day, message--2229
        Park Service, National, 90th anniversary, message--1554
        Ramadan, message--1689
        Rosh Hashanah, message--1688
        Yom Kippur, message--1721

    Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials

        See also Interviews With the News Media; Joint Statements
        Afghanistan, President Karzai--1700, 1709, 2240, 2247
        Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), leaders--2255
        Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), leaders--2255
        Australia, Prime Minister Howard--2092, 2249, 2255
        Benin, President Yayi Boni--2179
        Brazil, President Lula da Silva--1414, 2252
        Canada, Prime Minister Harper--1325, 2232, 2248
        China
            President Hu--1409, 2104, 2249, 2256
            State Councilor Tang--2249
        Colombia, President Uribe Velez--2254
        Congo, Democratic Republic of the, President Kabila--2258
        Costa Rica, President Arias Sanchez--2151
        Croatia, Prime Minister Sanader--1861
        Dominican Republic, President Fernandez Reyna--1918
        Egypt, President Mubarak--2233, 2250, 2256
        El Salvador, President Saca Gonzalez--2245
        Estonia
            President Ilves--2121, 2126, 2256
            Prime Minister Ansip--2120
        France
            Minister of the Interior and Regional Development Sarkozy--2244
            President Chirac--1408, 1666, 2256
        Georgia, President Saakashvili--1321
        Germany, Chancellor Merkel--1385, 1386, 2233, 2236, 2237, 2240
        Group of Eight (G-8), leaders--1411, 2233
        Holy See (Vatican City), Papal Nuncio to the U.S. Archbishop Sambi--
            2234
        Honduras, President Zelaya Rosales--2245
        India, Prime Minister Singh--1413, 1891, 2250

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        Indonesia, President Yudhoyono--2107, 2112, 2255, 2256
        Iraq
            Kurdistan Region of Iraq President Barzani--2259
            President Talabani--1673, 2259
            Prime Minister Maliki--1438, 1445, 1891, 1945, 2117, 2133, 2235,
                2141, 2250, 2251, 2257
            Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, Chairman
                Hakim--2147
            Vice President Hashimi--2174
        Israel
            Minister of Foreign Affairs Livni--2244
            Prime Minister Olmert--2078, 2239, 2254
        Italy
            Prime Minister Berlusconi--2256
            Prime Minister Prodi--1405, 2239, 2240
        Japan, Prime Minister Abe--2100, 2101, 2247, 2249
        Jordan, King Abdallah II--2233, 2257
        Kazakhstan, President Nazarbayev--1729, 1730
        Kuwait, Amir Sabah--1599, 2242
        Latvia, President Vike-Freiberga--2126, 2256
        Lebanon, Prime Minister Siniora--2233, 2239
        Malaysia, Prime Minister Abdullah--1665, 2259
        Mexico, President-elect Calderon Hinojosa--2069
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization
            Leaders--2257
            Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer--1933
        Pakistan, President Musharraf--1689, 1709, 2240, 2247, 2254
        Palestinian Authority, President Abbas--1675
        Peru
            President Garcia Perez--1797, 1799
            President Toledo--2232
        Poland, Prime Minister Kaczynski--2244
        Romania, President Basescu--1449, 2236
        Russia, President Putin--1394, 1401, 1415, 2054, 2105, 2231, 2233,
            2248, 2249, 2254
        Saudi Arabia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Saud--2235
        Senegal, President Wade--2248
        Singapore
            Acting President Pillay--2255
            Minister Mentor Lee--1891, 2250
            Prime Minister Lee--2085, 2092, 2255
        Slovenia, Prime Minister Jansa--1356
        South Africa, President Mbeki--2167
        South Korea, President Roh--1643, 2100, 2101, 2244, 2249
        Sudan
            First Vice President Kiir--1432
            Sudan Liberation Movement Army leader Minawi--2235
        Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia--2251
        Tanzania, President Kikwete--2245
        Turkey, Prime Minister Erdogan--1742, 2234, 2258
        Uganda, President Museveni--2260
        United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--1405, 1462, 2153, 2236, 2238,
            2258
        United Nations
            General Assembly President Khalifa--2245
            Secretary-General Annan--1672, 2240, 2245, 2258
            Secretary-General-designate Ban--1891, 2250
        Vietnam
            Communist Party General Secretary Manh--2255
            President Triet--2096, 2099, 2255
            Prime Minister Dung--2255
        Yemen, President Salih--2246

    Resignations and Retirements

        Defense Department, Secretary, resignation, remarks--2064
        Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for, Administrator,
            resignation, statement--1610
        United Nations, U.S. Permanent Representative, resignation
            Remarks--2148
            Statement--2149
        White House Office, Chief Usher, retirement, statement--1902

    Statements by the President

        See also Bill Signings and Vetoes; Joint Statements; Resignations
            and Retirements
        American homeownership expansion legislation, House of
            Representatives passage--1447
        Child custody protection legislation, Senate passage--1444
        Child protection and safety legislation, Senate passage--1434
        China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue, establishment--1676

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        Cuba
            Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba, report--1360
            Government, transfer of power--1490
        Deaths
            Bradley, Ed--2070
            Brown, James--2223
            Cruz, Mary--2119
            Favela, Steve B.--2120
            Ford, former President Gerald R.--2224
            Friedman, Milton--2099
            Hussein, Saddam, former President of Iraq--2226
            Jimenez, Aleena--2119
            Kirkpatrick, Jeane J.--2168
            Madla, Frank L., Jr.--2119
            Nelson, J. Byron, Jr.--1708
            O'Neil, John J. ``Buck''--1796
            Richards, Ann--1646
            Schembechler, Glenn E. ``Bo''--2103
        Department of Defense appropriations legislation, congressional
            passage--1732
        Earmarking rules reform, House of Representatives action--1646
        Economy, national--2169
        Federal funding accountability and transparency legislation, House
            of Representatives passage--1642
        Fisher, Alice S., Senate confirmation as Assistant Attorney General
            of the Justice Department's Criminal Division--1674
        Fisheries management legislation, congressional passage--2171
        Ford, former President Gerald R., birthday--1394
        Gates, Robert M., Senate confirmation as Secretary of Defense--2153
        Gemayel, Pierre, Minister of Industry of Lebanon, assassination--
            2116
        Higher Education, Commission on the Future of, report--1708
        India, terrorist attacks in Mumbai--1384
        Iran's freedom, legislation supporting, congressional passage--1737
        Iraq, terrorist attacks in Najaf--1505
        Kleptocracy (government corruption)--1504
        Lebanon, deployment of French troops to--1553
        Middle East
            Israeli airstrike in Gaza--2067
            Prime Minister Blair of the United Kingdom, visit--1637
            U.N. Security Council resolution on situation--1506
        Military commissions legislation
            House of Representatives action--1708
            Senate action--1721
        Oman, free trade agreement with U.S.
            House of Representatives passage--1433
            Senate passage--1674
        Outer Continental Shelf legislation, congressional passage--2170
        Pension reform legislation--1491
        Peters, Mary E., Senate confirmation as Secretary of
            Transportation--1737
        Port security improvement legislation, Senate action--1646
        Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act
            reauthorization legislation, congressional passage--2171
        Space shuttle Discovery, landing--1417
        Sudan, Darfur situation--2172
        Syrian Government--2179
        United Kingdom
            Northern Ireland agreement--2145
            Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, state
                visit--2084
        U.S. population reaching 300 million--1864
        U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation legislation
            Congressional passage--2172
            Senate passage--2098
        USS Cole terrorist attack, sixth anniversary--1846
        Vietnam, legislation authorizing permanent trade relations,
            congressional passage--2171
        Voting Rights Act of 1965, reauthorization legislation--1431
        Wainstein, Kenneth L., Senate confirmation as Assistant Attorney
            General for National Security at the Justice Department--1695