[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 20 (Monday, May 17, 2004)]
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              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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              PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, May 17, 2004

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Volume 40_Number 20

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Pages 817	901

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 Contents

Addresses and Remarks

    American Conservative Union 40th anniversary gala--885
    Arkansas, Butterfield Junior High School in Van Buren--856
    Execution of Nicholas Berg--870
    Maryland
        Departure for Bethesda--870
        Discussion at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda--870
    Millennium Challenge Account nations, ceremony honoring--847
    Missouri, Victory 2004 luncheon in Bridgeton--890
    Radio address--846
    Super Bowl champion New England Patriots--855
    Virginia, meeting with the national security team and military 
        leaders in Arlington--849
    West Virginia, discussion at Parkersburg South High School in 
        Parkersburg--875
    Wisconsin
        LaCrosse, remarks--837
        Prairie du Chien, question-and-answer session--824

Communications to Congress

    Budget amendment to establish a contingent emergency reserve fund to 
        support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, letter--875

    Executive order blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting 
        the export of certain goods to Syria, message reporting--868

Executive Orders

    Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of 
        Certain Goods to Syria--865

    Increasing Economic Opportunity and Business Participation of Asian 
        Americans and Pacific Islanders--882

Interviews With the News Media

    Interviews
        Al-Ahram International--817

        American Forces Radio and Television Service--851
  
  (Continued on the inside of the back cover.)

Editor's Note: The President was in Mequon, WI, on May 14, 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--843
    Mother's Day--845
    National Physical Fitness and Sports Month--844
    Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week--846

Statements by the President

    Executive order blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting 
        the export of certain goods to Syria--865

Statements by the President--Continued

    Panama-United States Proliferation Security Initiative ship-boarding 
        agreement--874
    Senate passage of the proposed ``Individuals with Disabilities 
        Education Improvement Act''--882

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--901
    Checklist of White House press releases--901
    Digest of other White House announcements--898
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--900

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