    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2007]
    [Pages A-1-A-19]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Administration of George W. Bush, 2007

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    Subject Index

    ABC News--838, 850
    Aeronautics and Space Administration, National. See Space program
    Afghanistan
        Afghan military and security forces--150, 154, 510
        Central Narcotics Tribunal--152
        Counternarcotics and Justice Reform Coordinator, U.S.--847
        Counternarcotics programs--152
        Criminal Justice Task Force--152
        Democracy efforts--149, 154, 403, 510, 609, 754
        Economic growth and development--149
        Education reform--149
        Former regime--148, 605
        International assistance--151, 510
        Joint Intelligence Operations Center--150
        Judiciary reforms--152
        NATO, role--149-151, 510, 587, 602, 609, 825, 838
        President--851
        Reconstruction and infrastructure development--149, 151, 153
        Relations with Pakistan--153
        Terrorist attacks--149, 604
        U.S. Ambassador--837
        U.S. assistance--154
        U.S. military forces, deployment--154, 155, 285, 351, 380, 388, 407,
            753, 825
        Women, status--149
    Africa
        See also Developing countries; specific country
        Africa Education Initiative--651, 680
        Africa Financial Sector Initiative--651, 680
        African Union--32, 422, 423, 631
        Coptic Hope Center--642
        Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, President's--49, 70, 99, 196, 222,
            441, 462, 565, 587, 646, 661
        HIV/AIDS epidemic, prevention and treatment--641
        Malaria, prevention and treatment--483, 484, 661
        U.S. humanitarian assistance--713, 739
    African American History Month, National--124
    Agriculture
        Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)--349
        Legislation--348
    Agriculture, Department of, Commodity Futures Trading Commission--854
    AIDS. See HIV/AIDS; specific country or region
    Air Force Academy, U.S. See Air Force, Department of the
    Air Force, Department of the
        Air Force Academy, U.S.--846
        Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Acting Assistant Secretary for--864
        Tuskegee Airmen--358
    Al Qaida. See Terrorism
    Alabama
        Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in Athens--863
        Disaster assistance--838, 843, 848
        Governor--843
        President's visits--226, 228, 780, 786, 843, 863
        Republican Party event--786
        Tornadoes, damage and recovery efforts--226, 228, 843
        Unemployment rate--790
    Albania
        Afghanistan, Albanian military forces, deployment--722
        Albanian servicemembers, meeting with President Bush--862
        Democracy efforts--671, 722
        Iraq, Albanian military forces, deployment--722, 862
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization, membership bid--722
        President--852, 862
        President Bush's visit--671, 673, 720, 726, 852, 862
        Prime Minister--720, 726, 852, 862
        Relations with U.S.--722
        Small-business owners, meeting with President Bush--726
        U.S. Ambassador--849
        U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--862
        Vizion Plus TV--671

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    Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Bureau of (ATF). See
        Justice, Department of
    Alfalfa Club--838
    American. See other part of subject
    American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development,
        Institute of--840
    America's Heritage Abroad, Commission for the Preservation of--858
    AmeriCorps--857
    Antitrust Modernization Commission--841
    Appropriations. See Budget, Federal
    Archives and Records Administration, National, Public Interest
        Declassification Board--850
    Arizona
        President's visit--395, 396, 849
        Yuma Sector Border Patrol Headquarters--849
    Armed Forces, U.S.
        See also Defense, Department of; Defense and national security;
            specific military branch
        Expansion--28, 48
        Funding--155, 439
        Humanitarian aid and relief missions--234, 249, 294, 826, 845
        Military families--23, 90, 137, 354, 389, 416, 527, 572, 574
        National Guard--189, 398, 838, 839
        Private organizations, assistance--204, 416, 572
        Reorganization--824
        Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)--595
        Servicemembers
            Casualties--28, 90, 226, 227, 321, 359, 378, 402, 409, 416, 626,
                837, 848, 858, 864
            Deployment--90, 393, 402, 409, 416, 439, 527, 738, 760
            Hispanic and Mexican American servicemembers--500, 538, 759
            Meetings with President--626, 837-839, 855
            POW/MIAs' remains, recovery efforts--238
            Service and dedication--20, 326, 377, 388, 528, 570, 629, 645
    Armenian Remembrance Day--480
    Arms and munitions
        See also specific country
        Proliferation Security Initiative--510
        Weapons of mass destruction--109
    Army, Department of the
        Army National Training Center, U.S., at Fort Irwin, CA--848
        Chief of Staff--11, 57, 120
        Funding--379, 391, 394, 406, 407, 417
        Military Academy, U.S.--843
        Secretary--858
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center--226, 237, 260, 359, 439, 848
    Arts and Humanities, President's Committee on the--836
    Arts, National Council on the--846, 856
    Asia
        See also specific country
        Asian Nations, Association of Southeast (ASEAN)--537
        Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate--80
        U.S. military forces, deployment--826
    Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, White House Initiative on--560
    Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month--560
    Associated Builders and Contractors--747
    Associated General Contractors of America--517
    ATF. See Justice, Department of
    Atlantic Tunas, International Commission for the Conservation of--852
    Attorney General. See Justice, Department of
    Australia
        Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate. See Asia
        Free trade agreement with U.S.--79
    Awards. See Decorations, medals, and awards
    Baby Einstein Company--49
    Bahamas, U.S. Ambassador--855
    Balkans, Western. See Europe
    Banks. See Development banks and funds
    Battle Monuments Commission, American--864
    Belarus, blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes
        or institutions--757
    Belgium
        Taxation Convention, Belgium-U.S.--792
        U.S. Ambassador--849
    Belo Television--837
    Black Music Month--794
    Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are--
        841, 854
    Boone and Crockett Club--846
    Bosnia and Herzegovina, U.S. Ambassador--848
    Boy Scouts of America--842
    Brazil
        Ambassador to the U.S.--844
        CEO Forum, U.S.-Brazil--364, 373
        Community members, meeting with President Bush--273

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        Energy
            Alternative and renewable sources and technologies--245, 260,
                262, 263, 267, 372, 844
            Cooperation with U.S.--245, 260, 262, 263, 267, 364, 372, 828
        Haiti, role--267, 364, 374
        President--244, 264, 266, 268, 364, 372, 843, 844, 848, 855
        President Bush's visit--262, 264, 273, 840, 844
        Relations with U.S.--244, 260, 262, 372-374
        Sao Paulo
            Meninos do Morumbi--844
            Petrobras Transporte S.A. Facility--844
        Trade with U.S.--267, 373
        U.S. Ambassador--844
        U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--844
    Broadcasting Board of Governors--852
    Budget, Federal
        See also specific Federal agency or organization
        Amendments--727
        Appropriations
            Cancellations--274
            Defense, Department of--273
            Supplemental--340, 471, 850
        Congressional spending restraint--3, 100, 105, 745, 749, 763
        Deficit--42, 105, 441, 745, 791
        Earmark reform--3, 12, 43, 83, 95, 106, 155, 197, 763
        Fiscal year 2007 budget--155, 273, 274
        Fiscal year 2008 budget--95, 96, 100, 101, 103, 105, 106, 141, 273,
            348, 362, 387, 763, 778
        Government programs, spending reductions--106, 274
    Bulgaria
        Afghanistan, role--733
        Bulgarian National Television--673
        European Union, membership--729, 733
        Iraq
            Civilian and military casualties in--674
            Role--729, 733
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization, membership--729, 733
        Nurses in Libya, imprisonment--675, 729, 731
        President--727, 733, 852, 862
        President Bush's visit--659, 727, 733, 734, 852, 862
        Prime Minister--852, 862
        Private investment, U.S.--728
        Relations with U.S.--673, 728
        U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--862
        Visa policy, U.S.--674, 729
    Burma, U.S. national emergency, continuation--599
    Business and industry
        See also Commerce, international; Employment and unemployment;
            specific State or company
        Automobile industry--345, 346
        Business leaders, meetings with President--74, 345, 346, 847
        Corporate executives, compensation packages, regulation--88
        Manufacturing industry--78
        Small and minority business--77, 173, 758
        Unions, card check legislation, proposed--749
    C-SPAN television--841
    Cabinet
        See also specific Federal department or executive branch agency
        Members, meetings with President--2, 100, 835
    CAFTA, DR-. See Central America; Commerce, international
    California
        Army National Training Center, U.S., at Fort Irwin--848
        Disaster assistance--845
        Fort Irwin Army Base--388, 848
        President's visit--388, 848
    Cameroon, U.S. Ambassador--847
    Canada
        Oil supply and refining--251
        President Bush's visit--862
        Prime Minister--862
    Cancer Panel, President's--863
    Caribbean, Conference on the--779
    Caribbean heads of government, meeting with President Bush--863
    Catholic. See Roman Catholic Church
    Cattlemen's Beef Association, National--347
    CBS
        CBS News--850
        ``60 Minutes'' program--837
        ``The Early Show''--864
    Central African Republic, U.S. Ambassador--851

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    Central America
        See also Commerce, international; specific country
        Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, Dominican
            Republic- (DR-CAFTA)--294
        Crime and narcotrafficking--246
        Energy, alternative and renewable sources and technologies--506
        President Bush's visit--244, 254, 258, 260, 269
        Trade with U.S.--250
        U.S. assistance--828
    Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, Dominican Republic-
        (DR-CAFTA). See Central America; Commerce, international
    Children and youth
        See also Education
        Boys and Girls State--238
        Childhood obesity, prevention--91
        Junior 8 (J-8) project--861
        Mentoring--128
    Children's Miracle Network--848
    Chile, free trade agreement with U.S.--78, 84
    China
        Air routes, opening to U.S.--616
        Commercial products, exports from U.S., certification--122, 585
        Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of
            China--855
        Democracy and human rights issues--662
        Economic Dialogue, U.S.-China Strategic--858
        President--861
        Trade and economic practices--616
        Trade with U.S.--79, 616
        U.S. beef imports--616
    Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation--842
    Cinco de Mayo--538, 540
    Civil rights
        Freedom of religion--808, 829
        Freedom of the press--528, 535
        Minorities, racism--415
    Class Action Fairness Act of 2005--82
    Climate change. See Environment
    CNN En Espanol--258
    Coast Guard, U.S. See Homeland Security, Department of
    Colombia
        Afro-Colombian outreach program, U.S.--289
        Alternative farm products development--845
        American hostages--255, 288
        Crime and narcotrafficking--254, 284
        Free trade agreement with U.S.--250, 254, 516, 562, 827, 828
        Plan Colombia--246, 254, 284
        President--246, 253, 255, 281, 516, 827, 845, 852
        President Bush's visit--281, 289, 840, 845, 854
        RCN TV--253
        Relations with U.S.--283, 287
        Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) insurgent group--255,
            288
        Trade with U.S.--284
        U.S. Ambassador--846
        U.S. assistance--247, 250
        U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--845
    Colorado, disaster assistance--836
    Commerce, Department of
        Census Director--863
        Export Administration, Under Secretary for--837
        Manufacturing and Services, Assistant Secretary for--854
    Commerce, international
        See also specific country or region
        Americas, Free Trade Area of the--268
        Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, Dominican
            Republic- (DR-CAFTA)--294
        Doha Development Agenda. See Developing countries
        Free and fair trade--78, 84, 259, 290, 349, 461, 561, 649, 827
        Group of Eight (G-8) nations--658, 680, 682, 701, 851, 860, 861
        North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)--251, 313
        Trade promotion authority--85, 350
        U.S. beef, importation--350
        U.S. exports, expansion--78, 84, 349
        U.S. international trade and investment policy--561
    Commission. See other part of subject
    Communications
        See also specific news organization, State, or country
        Interception. See Terrorism
        News media
            Presidential interviews--244, 253, 256, 258, 658, 669, 671, 673,
                691, 837-841, 845, 850, 851, 854, 856, 857, 859, 864

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        News Media--Continued
            Radio and Television Correspondents' Association--356
            World Press Freedom Day--535
    Communications Commission, Federal--863
    Community Service, Corporation for National and--854
    Comoros, U.S. Ambassador--847
    Competitiveness Initiative, American--88, 97
    Congo, Democratic Republic of the, U.S. Ambassador--859
    Congress
        Bipartisanship--2, 42, 141, 142
        China, Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic
            of--855
        Congressional Black Caucus--841
        Congressional Hispanic Caucus--852
        Congressional Hispanic Conference--852
        Congressional picnic--773
        Global War on Terror Consultative Group, Congressional--862
        House of Representatives
            House Democratic Caucus--96, 99
            House Republican Conference--68, 358, 778, 847
            Speaker--42, 96, 356, 846
        Iraq, congressional working group on--20
        Members, meetings with President--11, 14, 425, 532, 559, 835-839,
            842-844, 850, 855, 857
        Republican Congressional Committee, National--317
        Senate, Senate Republican Policy Committee--737, 862
    Connecticut
        Coast Guard Academy, U.S., in New London--606
        Disaster assistance--856
        President's visit--606, 858
    Consumer Cooperative Bank, National--840
    Consumer Product Safety Commission--843
    Corporation. See other part of subject
    Cote d'Ivoire, U.S. Ambassador--860
    Cox Broadcasting--837
    Crime. See Law enforcement and crime
    Cuba
        Anchorage and movement of vessels, emergency authority--194
        Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996--35
        Democracy efforts--828
        Government, transfer of power--252
        President--828
    Cuban Independence Day--600
    Czech Republic
        Afghanistan and Iraq, role--682
        Democracy advocates, meeting with President Bush--860
        Democracy and Security Conference--685
        President--681, 851, 860
        President Bush's visit--681, 685, 851, 860
        Prime Minister--681, 851
        Relations with U.S.--682, 683
        Social Democratic Party leader--860
        U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--860
        Visa policy, U.S.--682
    Darfur. See Sudan
    Deaths
        Chanes de Armas, Mario--212
        Eido, Walid, Parliament Member of Lebanon--741
        Falwell, Jerry L., Sr.--584
        Ford, former President Gerald R.--1, 835
        France, William C., Jr.--690
        Graham, Ruth Bell--756
        Hussein, Saddam, former President of Iraq--8
        Ivins, Mary Tyler ``Molly''--89
        Millender-McDonald, Rep. Juanita--464
        Nasher, Raymond D.--328
        Norwood, Rep. Charles W., Jr.--128
        Orin-Eilbeck, Deborah--73
        Robinson, Edward G.--393
        Schirra, Walter M., Jr.--535
        Thomas, Sen. Craig L.--691
        Valenti, Jack J.--488
        Yeltsin, Boris, former President of Russia--471, 852
    Decorations, medals, and awards
        Congressional Gold Medal--358
        Congressional Medal of Honor--21, 24, 191
        ``E'' Award and ``E'' Star Award for Export Achievement--858
        FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
            competition winners--853
        Ford's Theatre Lincoln Medal--840
        Mathematics and Science Teaching, Presidential Award for Excellence
            in--857
        Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor--854
        Purple Heart Medal--848, 858
        Teachers of the Year, National and State--485, 852
        Volunteer Service Award, President's--560, 572

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    Defense and national security
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense, Department of; Terrorism
        Border security--119, 247, 258, 299, 301, 304, 315, 395, 398, 399,
            849, 436, 623, 633, 635, 750, 751
        Intelligence--163, 455, 522, 618
        Maritime security policy--746
        Missile defense--504, 602, 658, 659, 662, 670, 674, 683, 692, 696,
            705, 709, 724, 732
        Port and shipping security--119
        War on terror--16, 19, 24, 27, 45, 46, 48, 69, 98, 119, 146, 154,
            160, 163, 188, 189, 195, 221, 239, 246, 255, 318, 351, 377, 387,
            389, 403, 416, 427, 428, 432, 451, 508, 509, 518, 541, 543, 546,
            563, 593, 605, 607, 609, 611, 617, 621, 643, 644, 663, 666, 670,
            675, 686, 691, 736, 743, 753, 760, 761, 862, 766, 768, 770, 787,
            788, 809, 814, 816, 822, 823, 826, 831, 843, 858
    Defense, Department of
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense and national security; specific
            military branch
        Africa, Unified Combatant Command for--108
        Assistant Secretaries
            Health Affairs--842
            Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict, and Interdependent
                Capabilities--849
        Central Command, U.S.--11, 57, 120, 508, 841, 853
        Combatant commanders, meeting with President--56
        Funding--273
        Inspector General--842
        Joint Chiefs of Staff--56, 710, 719, 731, 814, 824, 838
        Military leaders, meetings with President--67, 465, 554, 747, 853,
            855
        Operation Jump Start--399
        Operation Noble Eagle--607
        Pacific Command, U.S.--11
        Secretary--11, 838, 848
        Under Secretaries
            Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics--863
            Intelligence--838
    Delaware
        DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington--838
        President's visit--50, 838
    Delaware River Basin Commission--852
    Democratization. See Foreign policy, U.S.
    Developing countries
        See also Development banks and funds; specific country or region
        Debt relief--649, 650
        Democratic transformation--650
        Doha Development Agenda--5, 13, 85, 244, 251, 267, 268, 278, 350,
            364, 369, 374, 462, 501, 580, 649, 703
        Educational development and reforms--651
        Millennium Challenge Accounts--49, 199, 231, 249, 650
        Trade and economic growth--649
        U.S. assistance--648, 650
    Development banks and funds
        See also Developing countries; World Bank
        African Development Bank--850
        African Development Fund--850
        Asian Development Bank--850
        European Bank for Reconstruction and Development--850
        Inter-American Development Bank--263, 850
    Development, U.S. Agency for International--289, 305, 835-837, 855
    Disability, National Council on--840
    Disaster assistance
        See also Natural disasters; specific State, country, or executive
            branch agency
        Alabama--228, 838, 843, 848
        California--845
        Colorado--836
        Florida--631, 835, 839, 840
        Georgia--228, 631, 844, 848
        Hurricane Katrina
            Federal assistance--206, 209, 607
            Private sector aid--31
        Illinois--840
        Indiana--845
        Iowa--846, 848, 858
        Kansas--836, 855, 863
        Kentucky--858
        Louisiana--842
        Massachusetts--857
        Missouri--228, 837, 862
        Nebraska--836, 860
        New York--842
        Oklahoma--837, 839, 861
        Oregon--842
        Pennsylvania--842
        Rhode Island--858
        South Dakota--858
        Texas--865
        Washington--841

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    Diseases
        See also HIV/AIDS
        Cancer, research, prevention, and treatment--35, 444
        Malaria--196, 364, 481, 482, 653, 703, 717, 739
    District of Columbia
        DC Opportunity Scholarship Program--413
        DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003--412
        DC School Choice Incentive Program--479
        Ford's Theatre
            Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration--122, 840
            Gala--864
        Holocaust Memorial Museum, U.S.--420, 850
        Islamic Center of Washington--808
        Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, District of Columbia Commission
            on--858
        Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority--864
        Victims of Communism Memorial--735
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center--226, 237, 260, 359, 439, 848
        YMCA Anthony Bowen--841
    Doha Development Agenda. See Developing countries
    Dominican Republic
        Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, Dominican
            Republic- (DR-CAFTA). See Central America; Commerce,
            international
        U.S. Ambassador--835
    DR-CAFTA. See Central America; Commerce, international
    Drug abuse and trafficking
        See also specific country
        Foreign narcotics traffickers--679
        Interdiction efforts--102
    Earth Day--463
    East Timor-Leste, U.S. Ambassador--846
    Easter--393, 395, 849
    Economic Advisers, Council of--864
    Economic Cooperation and Development, Organisation for--864
    Economy, international. See Commerce, international
    Economy, national
        See also Budget, Federal; Employment and unemployment; specific
            State or country
        Financial literacy--485
        Improvement--42, 69, 75, 81, 82, 94, 104, 319, 348, 363, 566, 646,
            745, 790
        Strengthening efforts--75, 81, 103
    Ecuador, President--836
    Education
        See also specific State or country
        Advanced Placement programs--217, 477, 803
        Catholic schools--412
        Charter schools--473
        DC Opportunity Scholarship Program--413
        DC School Choice Incentive Program--412, 479
        Foreign exchange programs--267, 308, 734
        High schools, improvement efforts--217
        Local control of schools--214, 803
        Math and science programs--217, 478, 803
        Minority students--1254
        No Child Left Behind Act--12, 14, 43, 80, 81, 88, 97, 142, 190, 198,
            211, 214-216, 218, 219, 224, 229, 319, 410, 476-479, 486, 567,
            801-804
        Opportunity scholarships--218, 478, 804
        Parental involvement--214, 475
        Parochial education leaders, meeting with President--413
        Postsecondary education
            Community colleges--88
            Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs--402
        School safety--442, 475
        Standards and school accountability--80, 211, 215, 216, 218, 475,
            477, 801
        Teacher Incentive Fund--478, 803
        Teachers--213, 478, 486, 570
    Education, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries
            Elementary and Secondary Education--844
            Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development--840
            Postsecondary Education--857
        Education Sciences, National Board for--840
        Gulf Coast, funding for new schools--211
        Higher Education Transformation Summit, National--847
    Egypt
        Democracy efforts--460
        President--846, 854
    El Salvador
        Free trade agreement with U.S.--199
        Government officials, assassination--199, 298
        President--199, 841
    Election Assistance Commission, U.S.--862
    Elections
        See also specific State or country
        2008 Presidential election--139

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    Emergency Management Agency, Federal. See Homeland Security, Department
        of
    Employment and unemployment
        See also Economy, national; specific State
        Income inequality, increase--87
        Job training programs--80, 84
        Minimum wage increase--92
    Energy
        See also Environment; specific State or country
        Alternative and renewable sources and technologies--44, 52, 53, 72,
            79, 86, 97, 175, 177, 180, 181, 185, 191, 225, 260, 262, 320,
            331, 332, 345, 346, 364, 370, 373, 489, 495, 506, 567, 654, 664,
            665, 667-680, 699, 701, 702, 729, 784, 785, 842, 847
        Carbon dioxide emissions, reduction--612, 655
        Coal and clean coal technologies--177, 225, 332
        Developing countries, energy sources--80, 653, 655, 680, 704
        Domestic sources--55, 785
        Gasoline, oil, and natural gas costs--51, 181, 383
        Greenhouse gas emissions, regulation--785
        National energy plan--45, 50, 51, 54, 55, 69, 72, 73, 80, 86, 87,
            97, 120, 141, 156, 176, 180, 185, 190, 198, 245, 263, 267, 319,
            329, 345, 346, 383, 385, 506, 567, 579, 581, 612, 664, 665, 694,
            704, 780, 785, 842
        North American sources--251
        Nuclear energy--333, 489, 781-783
        Nuclear Power 2010 initiative--782
        ``Recommendations to the Nation on Reducing U.S. Oil Dependence''
            report--73
    Energy, Department of
        Chief Financial Officer--840
        Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Assistant Secretary
            for--862
        Energy Information Administration--612
        Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal--844
        Global Nuclear Energy Partnership--489, 783
        Nuclear Security Administration, National--835, 842, 857
        Strategic Petroleum Reserve--45, 55, 72, 87, 332, 785
        Under Secretaries
            Energy--863
            Energy, Acting--842
            Nuclear Security--857
    England. See United Kingdom
    Environment
        See also Energy
        Bald eagle, removal from the list of endangered species--830
        Clean Air Act--785
        Climate change--5, 370, 495, 501, 581, 587, 653, 664, 669, 692, 703
        Conservation
            Pollution prevention and cleanup efforts--161
            Wetlands conservation and expansion--210
        Environmentally friendly technologies--5, 45, 495
        Kyoto Protocol--664, 669, 692, 694, 703
    Eritrea, U.S. Ambassador--863
    Estonia
        Afghanistan, Estonian military forces, casualties--799
        Cyber attacks--799
        President--799, 854, 864
        Visa policy, U.S.--799
    Europe
        See also specific country
        Energy, domestic sources--699
        European Union
            Commission President--13, 836
            Leaders, meetings with President Bush--501, 853
            Relations with U.S.--501
            Summit with U.S.--842
            Trade with U.S.--501
            TransAtlantic Business Dialogue--853
        Relations with U.S.--8
        Visa policy, U.S.--665
        Western Balkans, U.S. national emergency, continuation--797
    Export-Import Bank of the U.S.--841, 858
    Faith-Based and Community Initiative--805
    Faith-based and community organizations, Federal Government funding--805
    FBI. See Justice, Department of
    Federal. See other part of subject
    FEMA. See Homeland Security, Department of
    Flag, U.S., desecration ban, proposed constitutional amendment--238
    Florida
        Disaster assistance--835, 839, 840
        MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa--853
        President's visit--497, 508, 853
        Tornadoes and storms, recovery efforts--96
        Wildfires--631

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    Foreign policy, U.S.
        See also specific country or region
        Democratization--19, 27, 46, 49, 70, 196, 221, 246, 386, 387, 389,
            392, 403, 408, 428, 432, 453, 460, 530, 564, 578, 620, 627, 646,
            662, 667, 680, 686, 687, 691, 695, 700, 744, 755, 790, 809, 810,
            826-828
        Economic sanctions--139
    FOX News television--839, 845
    France
        Paris Air Show, 47th International--859
        President--558, 854, 861
    Freedom Corps, USA--571
    Gabon, U.S. Ambassador--863
    Georgia
        Disaster assistance--844, 848
        Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco--632, 859
        Fort Benning Army Base--837
        Governor--843
        President's visits--23, 632, 837, 843, 859
        Tornadoes, damage and recovery efforts--843
        Wildfires--631
    Germany
        Afghanistan, German military forces, deployment--4
        Chancellor--4, 8, 504, 671, 700, 835, 860
        European Union Presidency--4
        Former Chancellor--671
        G-8 Presidency--4
        Musicians and activists, meeting with President Bush--860
        President Bush's visit--669, 691, 700, 702, 705, 851, 860
        Relations with U.S.--671
        Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen--669
    Ghana, 50th anniversary of independence--843
    Global Leadership Campaign, U.S.--648
    Government organization and employees
        See also Budget, Federal; specific agency or organization
        Faith-based and community organizations initiative. See Faith-based
            and community organizations
        Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board--853
        Federal Service Impasses Panel--837, 856
        National continuity policy--547
    Governors Association, National--188
    Great Britain. See United Kingdom
    Great Lakes Fishery Commission--847
    Greece
        Afghanistan, role--342
        Lebanon, role--342
        U.S. Embassy in Athens, terrorist attack--343
    Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
        American Democracy--341
    Guard, National. See Armed Forces, U.S.; specific State
    Guatemala
        Child adoption policy--295
        Crime and narcotrafficking--293, 298
        Democracy efforts--291, 293
        Education reform--294
        Labradores Mayas association--235, 250, 280, 289, 295
        President--291, 292, 295, 845
        President Bush's visit--289, 290, 292, 840, 845
        Relations with U.S.--291, 293
        Santa Cruz Balanya
            Dr. Richard Carroll Municipal Library--845
            Mayor--845
        Trade with U.S.--236, 294, 300
        U.S. assistance--294
        U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--845
    Guinea-Bissau, U.S. Ambassador--1595, 846

    Haiti
        Haitian Study Group on Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic
            Infections--642
        Peace and democracy efforts--545
        President--545, 854
        Trade with U.S.--329
        U.S. assistance--545
    Hawaii, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument--583
    Health and Human Services, Department of
        Cancer Institute, National--36
        Deputy Secretary--854
        Funding--36
        Indian Health Service--857
        Institutes of Health, National--35, 36, 837
        Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for--854
        Preparedness and Response, Assistant Secretary for--841
        State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)--40, 811
        Surgeon General--625, 858

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    Health and medical care
        See also Diseases; HIV/AIDS; Science and technology
        Abortion--425, 738
        Affordable Choices grants--44, 72, 86
        Association health care plans--167
        Bioethics. See Science and technology
        Cost control reforms--40, 44, 57, 58, 79, 85, 164, 165, 186, 190,
            197, 224, 320, 568, 749, 810, 811
        Exercise--540
        Health insurance, tax deductions--43, 59, 62, 65, 72, 86, 97, 158,
            168, 171, 173, 187, 320, 375, 567, 811
        Health savings accounts, tax-free--63, 64, 167, 174, 375
        Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine--36
        Information technology--57, 60, 167
        Medical liability reform--61, 167
        Medicare and Medicaid--3, 40, 43, 95, 96, 107, 166, 186, 223, 224,
            319, 320, 441, 467
        Pricing transparency--167
        Seniors and disabled persons, prescription drug benefits--467
        Weapons of mass destruction, medical countermeasures--109
    Heart Month, American--839
    Higher M-Pact organization--126
    Hispanic Chamber of Commerce--229
    Hispanic Prayer Breakfast, National--757
    HIV/AIDS
        See also specific country or region
        Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, President's--49, 70, 99, 196, 222,
            441, 462, 565, 587, 640, 642, 646, 652, 661, 680, 703, 717, 739,
            826
    Holocaust Memorial Council, U.S.--846, 849, 860
    Holy See (Vatican City)
        Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations--261
        Pope Benedict XVI--658, 661, 717, 852, 861
        President Bush's visit--658, 852, 861
        Secretary of State--861
    Homeland Security Council--860
    Homeland Security, Department of
        See also Defense and national security; Terrorism
        Basic Pilot program--585, 856
        Border Patrol, U.S.--396, 849
        Coast Guard, U.S.--606, 607, 627
        Customs and Border Protection, U.S.--633
        Domestic Nuclear Detection, Office of--840
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal (FEMA)--119, 849, 864
        Employment Eligibility Verification System--585, 856
        Funding--20, 118
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. (ICE)--634
        Senior officials, briefing with President--118
        Transportation Security Administration (TSA)--21, 119
    Housing, minority homeownership--758
    Housing and Urban Development, Department of, General Counsel--849
    Hurricanes. See Disaster assistance; Natural disasters; specific State
        or country

    Illinois
        Caterpillar, Inc., in East Peoria--839
        Disaster assistance--840
        President's visit--74, 75, 838
    Immigration and naturalization
        See also Defense and national security; specific country or region
        American ``melting pot''--401, 677, 752, 758
        Citizenship--141, 257, 297, 313, 400, 436, 438, 624, 637, 752
        Illegal immigration--397, 399, 400, 437, 438, 585, 634, 636, 750,
            751
        Reform--44, 98, 190, 198, 199, 229, 248, 271, 276, 283, 295-297,
            299, 302-304, 308, 311, 313, 314, 316, 395, 396, 401, 413, 436,
            438, 496, 499, 518, 534, 539, 545, 575, 585, 597-599, 600, 614,
            623, 624, 635-638, 676, 711, 712, 717, 730, 737, 749-751, 753,
            758, 759, 797, 806, 829
        Temporary-worker program, proposed--119, 141, 257, 297, 400, 437,
            624, 637, 638, 752
        Visa policy--52, 123, 665, 674, 682, 729, 799, 833
        Visa Waiver Program--833
    Independence Day--831, 832
    India, Prime Minister--855
    Indiana
        Disaster assistance--845
        Governor--213
        President's visit--212, 213, 843
        Silver Street Elementary School in New Albany--843
    Indonesia
        President--846
        U.S. Ambassador--854
    Intelligence. See Defense and national security; specific Federal agency

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    Intelligence, Office of the Director of National, Director--9, 120, 162,
        835
    Interior, Department of the
        Fish and Wildlife, Assistant Secretary for--847
        Land Management, Bureau of--859
        Outer Continental Shelf--15
        Park Service, National
            100th anniversary--115, 117
            Centennial Initiative--115, 118
            Education programs--118
            Funding--115-117
            Maintenance backlog reduction--115
            Park rangers--118
        Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Office of--864
    International. See other part of subject
    Investigation, Federal Bureau of. See Justice, Department of
    Iowa, disaster assistance--846, 848, 858
    Iran
        Captives
            British--370, 371
            U.S.--678
        Nuclear weapons development--4, 27, 48, 68, 133, 134, 137, 139, 143,
            372, 383, 435, 456, 458, 489, 505, 558, 587, 615, 699, 771
        Relations with Iraq--133, 135, 272, 288, 430, 435
        Relations with Israel--771
        Terrorism, sponsorship--18, 27, 46, 68, 74, 430, 456
        U.S. national emergency, continuation--261
    Iraq
        Al-Askari Mosque in Samarra, terrorist attack--741
        Christian minority--717
        Compact for Iraq, International--512
        Democracy efforts--16, 24, 98, 239, 272, 288, 325, 351, 355, 391,
            429, 433, 435, 450, 458, 510, 523, 564, 610, 645, 655, 698, 753,
            788, 820, 821
        Development Fund and certain other property, U.S. national
            emergency, continuation--601
        Former President, death--8
        Former regime--428, 510, 609, 622
        Government
            Presidency Council--859
            President--655, 863
            Prime Minister--138, 157, 325, 451, 835, 841, 846, 850, 855,
                857, 859, 863, 864
            Vice Presidents--316, 859, 863
        Insurgency and terrorist attacks--16-19, 24-27, 30, 47, 130, 131,
            133, 135, 136, 221, 239, 241, 242, 316, 351, 353, 355, 389, 390,
            404, 406, 411, 429, 430, 434, 447, 449, 454, 465, 511, 514, 519-
            521, 523, 527, 554, 564, 610, 611, 614, 619, 698, 741, 744, 754,
            755, 789, 817-819, 821, 822
        International assistance--19, 30, 48, 70, 241, 272, 288, 435, 448,
            458, 511, 523, 555
        Iraq Study Group--138, 528
        Iraqi military and security forces--17, 18, 25, 26, 30, 129, 147,
            157, 239, 240, 324, 325, 352, 354, 382, 391, 405, 447-449, 454,
            520, 522, 554, 754, 820
        Multi-National Force-Iraq, commanding general--11, 57, 67, 851
        NATO, role--511
        Oil revenue legislation, proposed--131, 241, 382, 458
        Operation Phantom Thunder--818
        Provincial Reconstruction Teams--339, 451, 821
        Reconciliation efforts--18, 241, 316, 325, 458, 820, 821
        Reconstruction efforts--18, 26, 30, 131, 325, 352, 382, 391, 405,
            430, 450, 528
        U.S. Ambassador--156, 836
        U.S. congressional resolution--130, 131, 138, 148, 318
        U.S. congressional working group on Iraq--20
        U.S. journalists, casualties--356
        U.S. military forces
            Casualties--20, 24, 34, 49, 50, 243, 418, 447, 526, 528, 574,
                627-629, 823, 832, 848, 851, 853
            Deployment--7, 16-19, 24, 25, 27, 30, 47, 70, 101, 129, 130,
                136, 137, 140, 147, 189, 195, 222, 240-242, 256, 285, 316,
                318, 323, 325, 351-353, 355, 362, 379, 380-382, 384-386,
                390, 391, 404-407, 416, 429, 431, 434, 439, 443, 446, 447,
                449, 452, 454, 457, 465, 472, 493, 500, 511, 513-515, 519-
                522, 524, 526, 528, 541, 554, 555, 557, 559, 564, 565, 610,
                614-618, 620, 623, 645, 698, 744, 754, 755, 789, 817, 818,
                822, 825, 832
            Funding--318, 323-325, 340, 341, 344, 353, 354, 358, 362, 379,
                380, 384, 386, 391, 394, 407, 408, 414, 416-418, 425, 431,
                433, 451, 454, 471, 472, 493, 503, 513-515, 526, 527, 532,
                541, 556, 559, 565, 590, 613, 626

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        U.S. military forces--Continued
            Missing in action--615
    Ireland
        Economic growth and development--323
        Prime Minister--322, 844, 846
    Ireland, Northern. See United Kingdom
    Islamic Conference, Organization of the--808
    Israel
        See also Middle East
        Prime Minister--766, 859, 863
        Relations with Iran--771
        Relations with U.S.--766
        U.S. assistance--771
    Italy
        Afghanistan, role--666, 715
        Basilica of Santa Maria in Rome--861
        Community of Sant'Egidio--713
        Former Prime Minister--716, 862
        Lebanon, role--715
        President--852, 861
        President Bush's visit--666, 713, 714, 852, 861
        Prime Minister--659, 714, 716, 718, 852, 861
        Relations with U.S.--715, 718
        U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--861
    J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board--836
    Japan
        Afghanistan and Iraq, role--489
        Energy cooperation with U.S.--495, 702
        North Korea, past abductions of Japanese citizens--492
        Prime Minister--488, 495, 701, 848, 852, 853, 856
        Relations with U.S.--488, 495, 826
        Trade with U.S.--489
        U.S. beef imports--489
        World War II comfort women--494
    Jordan
        King--842, 844
        Queen--842, 844
    Judiciary, Federal court nominations and confirmations--45
    Justice, Department of
        Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Bureau of (ATF)--847
        Attorney General--310, 312, 336, 368, 465, 604, 730, 731, 846, 850,
            851
        Community Relations Service--857
        Environment and Natural Resources Division, Assistant Attorney
            General for--859
        Identity Theft Task Force--471
        Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, Special Counsel
            for--837
        Institute of Justice, National--860
        Investigation, Federal Bureau of (FBI)--277
        Legislative Affairs, Acting Assistant Attorney General for--836
        U.S. attorneys--310, 312, 334-337, 343, 356, 368, 381, 466, 619

    Kansas
        Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas--760
        Disaster assistance--836, 855, 863
        General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant in Fairfax--846
        Greensburg, tornado damage and recovery efforts--542, 553, 855
        President's visits--553, 759, 760, 846, 855, 862
        Republican Party event--862
    Kentucky
        Disaster assistance--858
        McConnell Center in Louisville, students, meeting with President--
            843
        President's visit--219, 843
        Republican Party event--219
    Kosovo
        Independence from Serbia, proposed--672, 693, 716, 718, 723, 725,
            729, 734
        KFOR international security force, U.S. military forces,
            deployment--762
    Kyoto Protocol. See Environment
    Labor, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries
            Pension and Welfare Benefits--854
            Public Affairs--863
        Deputy Secretary--838, 855
    Labor Relations Authority, Federal--844, 849, 865
    Laos, U.S. Ambassador--855
    Law enforcement and crime, law enforcement officers, memorial service--
        581
    Lebanon
        Former President--840
        Former Prime Minister, assassination--7, 145, 457, 715, 741
        International assistance--74
        March 14 coalition--842
        Parliament
            Assassination of Member--741
            Member--860

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        Support for Lebanon, International Conference on--74
        Terrorist attacks--74, 145
    Legion, American--237, 401
    Legislation, enacted
        Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization
            Act of 2006--29
        National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
            Reauthorization Act of 2007--444
        Native American Home Ownership Opportunity Act of 2007--863
        To designate the headquarters building of the Department of
            Education as the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education
            Building--847
        U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq
            Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007--513, 515
    Legislation, proposed
        ``Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research
            Act'' (HOPE Act)--409
        ``Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007''--409, 775, 777
    Lesotho, U.S. Ambassador--849
    Liberia
        Debt relief--144
        President--144, 840
    Libya, Bulgarian nurses, imprisonment--675, 729, 731
    Line-item veto. See Presidency, U.S.
    Lithuania
        Afghanistan and Iraq, role--123
        President--123, 838
        Visa policy, U.S.--123
    Louisiana
        Disaster assistance--842
        Elected officials and community leaders, meeting with President--207
        Hurricane Katrina, recovery efforts--207-210
        New Orleans
            Charter schools, expansion--211
            Law enforcement issues--210
            Rebuilding efforts--210
            Samuel J. Green Charter School--207, 843
            School system, Federal funding--211
        President's visit--207, 208, 843

    Madagascar
        President--837
        U.S. Ambassador--847
    Maine
        Disaster assistance--851, 852
        President's visit--864, 865
    Malaria Awareness Day--481
    Malaria Initiative, President's--483, 484, 653
    Malaria. See Diseases
    Malaysia, U.S. Ambassador--852
    Mali, President--860
    Management and Budget, Office of
        Director--772, 839, 863
        Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of--849
    March for Life--41
    Marine Corps, U.S. See Navy, Department of the
    Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, Convention for the
        Protection and Development of the--161
    Maritime affairs
        U.S. interests--583
        U.S. piracy policy--746
    Maritime Organization, International--583
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday--31
    Maryland
        National Institutes of Health in Bethesda--35, 837
        National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda--626, 858
        President's visits--35, 68, 259, 364, 372, 488, 626, 837, 838, 846-
            848, 850, 852-854, 858, 859
    Massachusetts, disaster assistance--857
    Mauritania, President--849, 850
    McClatchy Company--859
    Medal of Science, President's Committee on the National--864
    Medals. See Decorations, medals, and awards
    Medical liability reform. See Health and medical care
    Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for. See Health and Human
        Services, Department of
    Medicare and Medicaid. See Health and medical care
    Memorial Day--626-628, 859
    Mexico
        Crime and narcotrafficking--247, 304, 308, 315
        Economic growth and development--304, 308
        Illegal immigrants to U.S.--301, 303, 315, 399
        Mayan ruins at Uxmal--845
        Oil supply and refining--252
        President--248, 302, 303, 307, 314, 845, 862

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        President Bush's visit--300, 302, 303, 305, 307, 314, 840, 845
        Presidential election--304
        Relations with U.S.--301-303, 307, 314, 538
        Trade with U.S.--251, 259, 302, 304, 308, 315
        Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships (TIES) Program--
            305
        U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--845
    Michigan
        President's visit--445, 851
        World Affairs Council of Western Michigan--445
    Micronesia, U.S. Ambassador--848
    Middle East
        See also Palestinian Authority and Palestinians; specific country
        American interests, protection efforts--18, 19, 27
        Peace and democracy efforts--4, 7, 13, 46, 340, 460, 587, 767, 770,
            810
        Quartet Representative--814
        Terrorism--38, 47, 587
        U.S. humanitarian assistance--809
    Military Academy, U.S. See Army, Department of the
    Military Spouse Day--572
    Millennium Challenge Accounts. See Developing countries
    Millennium Challenge Corporation--851, 854
    Mississippi
        Elected officials and community leaders, meeting with President--206
        Hurricane Katrina, recovery efforts--205-207, 843
        President's visit--205, 206, 843
    Missouri
        Disaster assistance--837, 862
        Ford Motor Company--Kansas City Assembly Plant--846
        Governor--843
        President's visits--57, 329, 838, 846
        Saint Luke's East-Lee's Summit Hospital in Lee's Summit--838
    Montenegro, U.S. Ambassador--859
    Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental
        Policy Foundation--835, 855
    Mozambique, U.S. Ambassador--835
    Museum and Library Services Board, National--844
    NAFTA. See Commerce, international
    Namibia, U.S. Ambassador--862
    NASA. See Space program
    National Guard, U.S. See Armed Forces, U.S.; specific State
    National security. See Defense and national security
    National. See other part of subject
    Native American rights and tribal sovereignty--933
    NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    Natural disasters
        See also Disaster assistance; specific State or country
        Alabama, tornadoes--212, 843
        Florida
            Hurricane Wilma--835
            Tornadoes and storms--96
        Georgia and Florida, wildfires--631
        Georgia, tornadoes--212, 843
        Kansas, Greensburg tornado--542, 553, 855
        Missouri, tornadoes--843
    Navy, Department of the
        Blue Angels air demonstration team--858
        Financial Management, Assistant Secretary for--860
        Marine Corps, U.S.--21, 34
        National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD--626, 858
        Naval Academy, U.S.--376, 849
        Naval War College in Newport, RI--816
    NBC News--850
    Nebraska, disaster assistance--836, 860
    Nepal, U.S. Ambassador--852
    New Hampshire, disaster assistance--853
    New Jersey
        Disaster assistance--852
        President's visit--642, 859
        Republican Party event--642
    New Mexico, disaster assistance--848
    New York
        Charter schools, expansion--479
        Disaster assistance--842, 852
        New York City
            Harlem Village Academy Charter School--851
            New York Stock Exchange--839
        President's visits--81, 473, 839, 851
        September 11, 2001, first-responders, casualties--839
    New Zealand
        Prime Minister--338, 843, 847
        Relations with U.S.--338
    News media. See Communications

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    Nicaragua
        President--836
        President-elect--836
    No Child Left Behind Act. See Education
    North American Competitiveness Council--1098, 1115
    North American Free Trade Agreement. See Commerce, international
    North American Leaders' Summit--862
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization--4, 132, 149-151, 510, 511, 587, 602,
        661, 672, 722, 825, 838, 855, 857
    North Carolina
        Novozymes North America, Inc., in Franklinton--842
        President's visit--175, 842
    North Korea
        Human rights issues--496
        Japanese citizens, past abductions--493
        Nuclear weapons development--129, 132, 134, 135, 143, 488, 491, 493
    North Korea Freedom Week--496
    Northern Ireland. See United Kingdom
    Nowruz--337
    Nuclear energy. See Energy; specific country
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission--783, 853
    Nuclear Security Administration, National. See Energy, Department of
    Nuclear weapons. See Arms and munitions; specific country
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission--863
    Office. See other part of subject
    Ohio, President's visit--426, 851
    Oklahoma, disaster assistance--837, 839, 861
    Oregon, disaster assistance--842

    Pakistan
        Counterterrorism efforts--153, 694
        Defense relationship with U.S.--153
        Democracy efforts--695
        President--695
        Relations with Afghanistan--153
        U.S. Ambassador--857
    Palestinian Authority and Palestinians
        See also Middle East
        2006 elections--461
        Democracy and reform efforts--461
        President--766, 770, 863
    Panama
        Free trade agreement with U.S.--156, 362, 562
        Panama Canal--156
        President--155, 839
    Park Foundation, National--840
    Park Service, National. See Interior, Department of the
    Passover--378, 393
    Peace, U.S. Institute of--844
    Pennsylvania
        Disaster assistance--842
        President's visit--568, 856
    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--854, 858, 864
    People with Intellectual Disabilities, President's Committee for--853
    Personnel Management, Office of, Deputy Director--835
    Peru
        Free trade agreement with U.S.--250, 466, 562
        Opening Doors Program--233
        President--466, 842, 848
        U.S. Ambassador--850
        Virginia Tech student, death--466
    Physical Fitness and Sports Month, National--540
    Physical Fitness and Sports, President's Council on--854
    Poland
        Afghanistan and Iraq, role--709
        Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw--862
        President--707, 850, 852, 861
        President Bush's visit--707, 852, 861
        Relations with U.S.--661
    Prayer Breakfast, National--90
    Prayer, National Day of--532
    Presidency, U.S.
        Agenda--69, 623, 667
        Former President George Washington, 275th birthday--159
        Former President Gerald R. Ford--1, 445, 835, 851
        Line-item veto, proposed--83, 95, 106, 190
    President. See other part of subject
    Presidential Emergency Board No. 241--850
    Presidential Scholars--800
    Printing Office, U.S. Government, Public Printer--858
    Prisons Industries, Inc., Federal--851
    Proliferation Security Initiative--510
    Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
        ``Charlie Rose'' program--851
        ``The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer'' program--837
    Public Policy Research, American Enterprise Institute for--146

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    Public Radio, National--838
    Railroad Retirement Board--857, 858
    Reconstruction and Development, International Bank for. See World Bank
    Red Cross, American--862
    Religious Freedom, U.S. Commission on International--856
    Religious leaders. See specific country, State, or position
    Republican Party
        See also specific State
        President's Dinner--742
        Republican Governors Association--194
        Republican National Committee--39, 563, 847, 848, 851, 853, 863
    Reserve System, Federal--856
    Reuters--857
    Rhode Island
        Disaster assistance--858
        Naval War College in Newport--816
        President's visit--816, 829, 864
        Tall Ships Rhode Island 2007--864
    Rolling Thunder leadership, meeting with President--859
    Roman Catholic Church
        See also Holy See (Vatican City)
        Catholic Prayer Breakfast, National--411
    Russia
        Democracy and human rights issues--693
        Energy, oil sources--698
        Former President--471, 852
        Minister of Foreign Affairs--839
        Nuclear weapons and material, risk of proliferation--774
        President--132, 504, 670, 674, 697, 705, 724, 851, 855, 859
        Relations with U.S.--132, 504, 660, 661, 670, 674, 675, 683, 692,
            693, 696, 697, 705, 706, 724, 732
        World Trade Organization, membership bid--698
    Saint Patrick's Day--322, 846
    Salary Council, Federal--840
    Sao Tome and Principe, U.S. Ambassador--863
    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002--83
    Saudi Arabia
        Democracy efforts--695
        King--460, 695, 837, 846
        U.S. Ambassador--841
    Science and technology
        See also Health and medical care
        Bioethics issues--41, 409, 775, 776, 778
        Genetic research--36
        Human Genome Project, U.S.--36
        Privacy issues--36
        Research and development--54, 77, 88
        Stem cell research--409, 707, 775-778
    Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) organization--73
    Securities Investor Protection Corporation--836, 855
    Security Council, National--846, 857, 864
    Senegal, President--848
    Serbia, U.S. Ambassador--848
    Sierra Leone, U.S. Ambassador--853
    Sinclair Broadcasting--837
    Singapore
        Afghanistan and Iraq, role--537
        Prime Minister--536, 852
        Relations with U.S.--536
        Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks--536
    Slavery (historical) in U.S.--125, 578
    Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner--849
    Social Security reform--3, 43, 95, 96, 107, 223, 319
    Somalia, separatist conflict--357
    South America
        President Bush's visit--244, 254, 258, 260, 269
        U.S. assistance--828
    South Carolina, Charleston firefighters, deaths--773
    South Dakota, disaster assistance--858
    South Korea, free trade agreement with U.S.--374, 562, 833
    Southern Baptist Convention--738
    Space program
        Aeronautics and Space Administration, National--856
        Shuttle--126
    Space Station, International--126
    Special Olympics. See Sports
    Sports
        Baseball--33, 126, 415, 839
        Basketball--49, 202
        Football--124, 376, 393, 468, 839
        Hockey--92
        NASCAR--690, 839
        NCAA championship teams--326, 764
        Soccer--859
        Softball--864
        Tee-ball--812
        Women's athletics--813

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    State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). See Health and Human
        Services, Department of
    State, Department of
        Ambassadors. See specific country
        Chief of Protocol--840, 863
        Civilian Reserve Corps, proposed--48
        Counterterrorism Coordinator--841
        Cultural Property Advisory Committee--854
        Deputy Secretary--9, 200, 835
        Foreign Service
            Chairman of the Board--862
            Director General--862
            Officers, meeting with President--844
        Holocaust Issues, Special Envoy for--859
        Human Rights Defenders Fund--687
        Public Diplomacy, U.S. Advisory Commission on--855
        Secretary--339, 838, 840
        Trafficking in Persons, Office to Monitor and Combat--840
        Under Secretaries
            Arms Control and International Security--839
            Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs--850
    State of the Union Address--42, 838
    States, Organization of American--846
    Sudan
        African Union, peacekeeping efforts--32, 422, 423, 631
        Darfur, conflict and human rights crisis--4, 13, 32, 422-424, 587,
            630, 680, 696, 703, 739
        Peace efforts--422
        President--423, 630
        Sanctions, U.S.--423, 630, 739
        Transitional Darfur Regional Authority--424
        U.S. assistance--424, 631
    Susquehanna River Basin Commission--852
    Swaziland, U.S. Ambassador--853
    Sweden
        Prime Minister--580, 851
        Sweden-U.S. Social Security Agreement--337
    Syria
        Blocking property of certain persons, U.S. national emergency--553
        President--380
        Relations with Iraq--272, 288
        Relations with Lebanon--457
        Terrorism, sponsorship--18, 27, 74, 380, 435, 456, 457
    Tanzania, U.S. Ambassador--860
    Taxation, tax relief--76, 77, 83, 92, 94, 104, 105, 189, 197, 223, 319,
        348, 440, 518, 566, 623, 647, 745, 748, 749, 763, 791
    Tennessee
        Erlanger Hospital-Baroness Campus in Chattanooga--841
        President's visit--165, 841
    Terrorism
        See also Defense and national security; specific country or region
        Al Qaida terrorist group--18, 46, 136, 242, 351, 353, 390, 404, 428,
            430, 434, 448, 449, 455, 509, 511, 514, 521, 523, 557, 564, 608,
            610, 611, 617, 618, 620, 621, 645, 656, 698, 741, 744, 754, 761,
            789, 817, 819, 822
        Communications, interception--593
        Counterterrorism efforts--239, 357, 387, 509, 608, 618
        Global threat--147, 427, 509, 608
        Hamas terrorist group--770
        Hizballah terrorist group--46, 74
        September 11, 2001, attacks--24, 82, 89, 91, 148, 238, 343, 351,
            386, 389, 402, 427, 563, 596, 607, 808, 839
    Texas
        Disaster assistance--853, 865
        Fort Hood Army Base--849
        President's visits--395, 602, 835, 848, 849, 855, 857, 862
    Thailand, U.S. Ambassador--857
    Trade. See Business and industry; Commerce, international
    Trade agreements or negotiations. See Commerce, international; specific
        country or region
    Trade and Investment, White House Forum on International--1461
    Trade Policy and Negotiations, Advisory Committee for--849, 852
    Transportation, Department of
        Deputy Secretary--842, 861
        General Counsel--836
        Research and Innovative Technology Administration--863
    Treasury, Department of the
        Assistant Secretaries
            Financial Institutions--843
            Management--849
        Chief Financial Officer--849
        International Affairs, Under Secretary for--843, 859
    Tribune Broadcasting--837
    TSA. See Homeland Security, Department of

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    Turkmenistan
        Normal trade relations status--830
        U.S. Ambassador--847

    United Kingdom
        Afghanistan, British military forces, deployment--455
        British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)--854
        British captives in Iran--370, 381
        Defense cooperation with U.S.--587, 792
        Duke of Edinburgh--855
        Former Prime Minister--814, 824
        Glasgow, Scotland, attempted terrorist attacks--865
        Iraq, British military forces, deployment--455
        London, attempted terrorist attacks--865
        Northern Ireland
            Peace efforts--322
            Political institutions, restoration--546, 854
        Prime Minister--455, 557, 586, 591-593, 702, 792, 824, 849, 855-857,
            861, 863
        Queen--542, 544, 546, 855
        Relations with U.S.--543, 544, 546, 557, 578, 593, 824
        The Sun newspaper--856
    United Nations
        Biofuels Forum, International--264
        General Assembly--836
        Haiti, role--364, 374
        Iraq, International Compact for--512
        Kyoto Protocol. See Environment
        Law of the Sea, United Nations Convention on the--583
        Reform--374
        Relations with U.S.--8
        Secretary-General--32, 837
        Security Council--836
        Sudan, role--422, 423, 631
        U.S. Permanent Representative--836
    World Health Organization--856
    Univision--256
    Uruguay
        Democracy efforts--275
        Democratic Republic of the Congo, role--276
        Economic growth and development--276
        Education reform--276
        Haiti, role--276
        President--245, 274, 845
        President Bush's visit--274, 840, 845
        Relations with U.S.--275, 276
        Software exports--276
        Trade with U.S.--277
        U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--845
    U.S. See other part of subject
    USA Freedom Corps. See Freedom Corps, USA
    USA Today newspaper--837
    USAID. See Development, U.S. Agency for International
    Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission--856
    Uzbekistan, U.S. Ambassador--851
    Valles Caldera Trust--856
    Vatican. See Holy See (Vatican City)
    Venezuela, U.S. Ambassador--843
    Vermont, disaster assistance--854
    Veterans Affairs, Department of
        Funding--237
        General Counsel--865
        Global War on Terror Heroes, Interagency Task Force on Returning--
            361, 480, 851
        Medical care system, funding--227, 237
        Operations, Preparedness, Security and Law Enforcement, Assistant
            Secretary for--850
        Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center--1075
    Veterans Day--1436, 1485, 1491
    Veterans of Foreign Wars--1107
    Vice President. See White House Office
    Victims of the Holocaust, International Day of Commemoration in Memory
        of the--71
    Vietnam
        Democracy and human rights activists, meeting with President--859
        President--793, 861, 864
        Relations with U.S.--793
        U.S. Ambassador--858
        U.S. humanitarian assistance--793
        U.S. servicemembers' remains, recovery efforts--793
        Vietnam war--191
    Virginia
        Arlington National Cemetery--628, 859
        Jamestown Settlement, 400th anniversary--576, 856
        Micron Technology, Inc., in Manassas--840
        President George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon--841
        President's visits--96, 99, 103, 115, 117, 159, 401, 419, 554, 576,
            628, 839-841, 849, 850, 855-857, 859
        Republican Party event--857
        Shenandoah National Park in Luray--840
        Virginia Tech
            Commencement ceremonies--575
            President, meeting with President Bush--850

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        Virginia Tech--Continued
            Shootings--419-421, 425, 426, 442, 463, 466, 475, 487, 497, 517,
                561, 575, 742, 850
    Visa policy, U.S. See Immigration and naturalization; specific country
    Voluntarism--127, 128, 204, 500, 570
    Wall Street Journal--839, 859
    Washington, disaster assistance--841
    Washington, DC. See District of Columbia
    Washington Examiner--864
    Weapons of mass destruction. See Arms and munitions
    Weekly Standard--840
    West Virginia, disaster assistance--853
    Western Hemisphere
        Alliance for Progress--230
        Debt relief--235
        Democracy and economic development efforts--229, 230, 247, 248, 280
        Developing countries, relations with U.S.--230, 270
        Foreign investment--248, 270
        Trade with U.S.--235, 245, 256
        U.S. assistance--231, 233-235, 244, 247, 248, 250, 254, 256, 258,
            270, 280, 278, 309
    White House Situation Room, renovation--857
    White House Conference on the Americas--863
    White House Correspondents' Association--851
    White House Fellowships, President's Commission on--859
    White House News Photographers Association--847
    White House Office
        Assistants to the President
            Counsel to the President--15, 838
            Counsel to the President, Associate--839, 861
            Counsel to the President, Deputy--861
            Counselor to the President--679, 740
            Domestic Policy--847
            Economic Policy--857
            Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Office of, Deputy
                Director--857
            Homeland Security and Counterterrorism--847, 851, 865
            Homeland Security, Deputy Assistant--839
            Intergovernmental Affairs--851, 856
            International Economic Affairs, Deputy National Security Adviser
                for--859
        Assistants to the President--Continued
            Iraq and Afghanistan, Deputy National Security Adviser for--584
            Legislative Affairs--839, 847
            Legislative Affairs, Deputy Assistant--846, 864
            Media Affairs Director--839
            National Security Adviser--842, 864
            National Security Adviser, Deputy--539
            Political Affairs Director--860
            Preparedness Policy Senior Director--851
            Press Secretary--347, 357, 847
            Public Liaison Director--846
            Response Policy Senior Director--847
            Special Counsel to the President--861
            Speechwriting--847
            Staff Secretary, Deputy--846
            Strategic Communications and Global Outreach, Deputy National
                Security Adviser for--835
            White House Photographer--851
        Chief Usher and Executive Residence Director--838, 843
        Chief Usher and Deputy Executive Residence Director, Deputy--843
        Drug Control Policy, Office of National--864
        Economic Council, National--857
        Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Office of--571
        Vice President--356, 835, 846
        Vice President, Office of the, former Chief of Staff--256, 260, 697,
            844, 860
    White House Summit on Malaria, 2006--484
    World Bank--506, 591, 639, 805, 841,850
    World Radio Communication Conference--835
    World Trade Organization--698
    World War II
        Comfort women--494
        Coral Sea, Battle of the, 65th anniversary--853
    Wounded Warriors, President's Commission on Care for America's
        Returning--271, 261, 321, 361, 844

    Yemen
        President--531, 852, 854
        U.S. Ambassador--852
    Zimbabwe, U.S. national emergency, continuation--204