    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 52 (Monday, December 27, 2004)]
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                  WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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                  PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

    Published every Monday by the Office of the Federal Register, National
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    Compilation of Presidential Documents contains statements, messages, and
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    Weekly Compilation of

    Presidential

    Documents

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    Monday, December 27, 2004

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    Volume 40_Number 52

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    Pages 2993	3016

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    Contents

    Addresses and Remarks

        Radio address--2994
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center, remarks following a visit with
            wounded troops--3009

    Bill Signings

        Communications legislation, statement--3013
        Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004, statement--3013
        Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, statement--3012
        Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004,
            statement--2993
        Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004, statement--3009

    Communications to Congress

        Debt reduction authority, letter transmitting report on
            implementation--3012
        ``U.S. Ocean Action Plan,'' letter transmitting--2994

    Communications to Federal Agencies

        Provision of Aviation Insurance Coverage for Commercial Air Carrier
            Service in Domestic and International Operations, memorandum--
            3011

    Executive Orders

        United States-Mexico Border Health Commission--3011

    Interviews With the News Media

        News conference, December 20--2995

    Letters and Messages

        Christmas 2004, message--3014
        Kwanzaa 2004, message--3014

    Proclamations

        To Implement the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement--3007
        To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity
            Act--3010

    Statements by the President

        See also Bill Signings

    Supplementary Materials

        Acts approved by the President--3016
        Checklist of White House press releases--3015
        Digest of other White House announcements--3015
        Nominations submitted to the Senate--3015

    Editor's Note: In order to meet publication and distribution deadlines
    during the Christmas holiday weekend, the cutoff time for this issue has
    been advanced to 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 23, 2004. The President
    was at Camp David, MD, on December 23, 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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