[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 49 (Monday, December 6, 2004)]
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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, December 6, 2004

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Volume 40_Number 49

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Pages 2869	2907

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 Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

    See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings; Meetings With 
        Foreign Leaders; Resignations and Retirements
    Canada
         Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada in 
            Gatineau--2885
         Halifax, remarks--2886
    National Christmas Tree, lighting--2894
    Radio address--2869

 Appointments and Nominations

    Agriculture Department, Secretary, remarks--2893
    Commerce Department, Secretary, remarks--2870
    Homeland Security Department, Secretary, remarks--2896

 Bill Signings

    Individuals with Disabilities Education
            Improvement Act of 2004
        Remarks--2897
        Statement--2898
    Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004, statement--2886

 Communications to Congress

    Alternative plan for the locality pay increase for civilian Federal 
        employees, letter transmitting--2877
    National emergency declared in earlier Executive orders relating to 
        Iraq, letter reporting on the issuance of an Executive order 
        modifying the scope--2878

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Improving Spectrum Management for the 21st Century, memorandum--2875
    Presidential Determination on Waiver of Conditions on Obligation and 
        Expenditure of Funds for Planning, Design, and Construction of a 
        Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility in Russia, memorandum--
        2874
    Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance with 
        Respect to Burundi, Guyana, and Liberia, memorandum--2874

 Executive Orders

    Designation of Additional Officers for the Department of Homeland 
        Security Order of Succession--2871
    Establishing the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals--2872
  
  
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Contents--Continued

 Executive Orders--Continued

    Modifying the Protection Granted to the Development Fund for Iraq 
        and Certain Property in Which Iraq Has an Interest and 
        Protecting the Central Bank of Iraq--2873
    2004 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States--
        2899

Interviews With the News Media

     Exchange with reporters in the Oval Office--2892
    News conference with Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada, November 
        30--2879

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Canada, Prime Minister Martin--2879, 2885, 2886
    Nigeria, President Obasanjo--2892

Proclamations

    National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month--2895
    World AIDS Day--2891

Resignations and Retirements

    Agriculture Department, Secretary, remarks--2893
    Commerce Department, Secretary, remarks--2870
    Health and Human Services Department, Secretary, statement--2899
    Homeland Security Department, Secretary
         Remarks--2896
         Statement--2885
    State Department, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, statement--
        2899
    White House Office, Director, National Economic Council, statement--
        2871

Statements by the President

    See Bill Signings; Resignations and Retirements

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--2906
     Checklist of White House press releases--2906
     Digest of other White House announcements--2904
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--2905

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