[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 21 (Monday, May 24, 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 24, 2004

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Volume 40_Number 21

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Addresses and Remarks

    See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    American Israel Public Affairs Committee--914
    Cabinet meeting--920
    Kansas, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in 
        Topeka--911
    Louisiana, commencement address at Louisiana State University in 
        Baton Rouge--935
    NCAA winter champion teams--922
    Peace officers memorial service--909
    Radio address--908
    Sons of Italy Foundation gala--925
    Wisconsin, commencement address at Concordia University Wisconsin in 
        Mequon--903

Communications to Congress

    Burma, message on continuation of national emergency--913
    Iraq, continuation of national emergency protecting the Development 
        Fund for Iraq and certain other property, message--934
    U.S. Arctic Research Plan, message transmitting revision--934

Communications to Congress--Continued

    U.S. trade and investment policy for Sub-Saharan Africa and 
        implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, 
        message transmitting report--935

Executive Orders

    Establishment of Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and Promotion of 
        a Regional Collaboration of National Significance for the Great 
        Lakes--918
    Further Amendment to Executive Order 11023, Providing for the 
        Performance by the Secretary of Commerce of Certain Functions 
        Relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration--932

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchange with reporters in the Cabinet Room--920
    Interview with Al Zaman--927

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Greece, Prime Minister Karamanlis--931
    Italy, Prime Minister Berlusconi--924, 925
(Continued on the inside of the back cover.)

  Editor's Note: The President was at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, on 
May 21, 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

Notices

    Continuation of the National Emergency Protecting the Development 
        Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Property in Which Iraq Has an 
        Interest--933
    Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Burma--913

Proclamations

    National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation 
        Week--906
    National Hurricane Preparedness Week--906
    Small Business Week--907
    World Trade Week--908

Statements by the President

    Cuba, anniversary of the birth of the Republic--931

Statements by the President--Continued

    Death of Iraqi Governing Council President Izz al-Din al-Salim--913
    House of Representatives passage of budget legislation--931
    Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, establishment--918
    Marriage, constitutional amendment defining and protecting--912
    Senate passage of legislation to implement Project BioShield--924

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--940
    Checklist of White House press releases--940
    Digest of other White House announcements--937
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--939

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