[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

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Weekly Compilation of

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Monday, December 27, 2004

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Volume 40_Number 52

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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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