[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 18 (Monday, May 5, 2003)]
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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

Documents



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Monday, May 5, 2003

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Volume 39--Number 18

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Pages 491-529

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Contents

Addresses to the Nation

    Iraq--516

Addresses and Remarks

    See also Bill Signings; Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    California, remarks to employees of United Defense Industries in 
        Santa Clara--518
    Global HIV/AIDS Initiative--497
    Michigan, Operation Iraqi Freedom in Dearborn--493
    National Day of Prayer--513
    National Teacher of the Year--500
    Radio address--493

Bill Signings

    Clean Diamond Trade Act, statement--491
    Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to
          end the Exploitation of Children Today
          Act of 2003
        Remarks--502
        Statement--504

Communications to Congress

    Budget amendments, letter transmitting--516
    Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication 
        Union, message transmitting amendments--509
    International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of 
        Customs Procedures, message transmitting Protocol of Amendment--
        510

Communications to Federal Agencies

    Wire Hanger Imports From the People's Republic of China, 
        memorandum--492

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchanges with reporters
        Oval Office--504
        U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln--514

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Colombia, President Uribe--504
  
  
  (Continued on the inside of the back cover.)
  
  
  

Editor's Note: The President was at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, on 
May 2, the closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued 
by the Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for 
inclusion in this issue will be printed next week.



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Contents--Continued

Proclamations

    Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month--510
    Law Day, U.S.A.--512
    Loyalty Day--507
    National Day of Prayer--508
    Older Americans Month--511

Statements by the President

    See also Bill Signings
    AIDS relief legislation--515
    Death of Edward Gaylord--497
    Roadmap for peace in the Middle East--506

Statements by the President--Continued

    Senate action on judicial nominations
        Confirmation of Jeffrey S. Sutton as a Judge on the U.S. Court 
            of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit--499
        Filibuster on the nomination of Priscilla Owen to be a Judge on 
            the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit--515

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--529
    Checklist of White House press releases--528
    Digest of other White House announcements--524
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--526

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Week Ending Friday, May 2, 2003