[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 18 (Monday, May 9, 2005)]
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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 9, 2005

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Volume 41_Number 18

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 Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

    Cinco de Mayo dinner--739
    Latino Small Business Economic Conference, discussion on 
        strengthening Social Security --731
    Mississippi, discussion on strengthening Social Security in Canton--
        718
    National Day of Prayer--744
    Preserve America Presidential Awards--717
    Radio address--715
    White House Correspondents Association dinner--716

 Communications to Congress

    Budget amendments, letter transmitting--758
    District of Columbia emergency planning and security costs, letter 
        providing notification of reimbursement--715
    Syria, letter on national emergency blocking property of certain 
        persons and prohibiting the export of certain goods--757

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Designation of Officers of the Office of Personnel Management To Act 
        as Director of the Office of Personnel Management, memorandum--
        757
    Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and 
        Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended, memorandum--714
    Redesignation of the United States Naval Reserve to the United 
        States Navy Reserve, memorandum--715
    Vesting of Blocked Funds of the Government of Cuba, memorandum--715

Interviews With the News Media

     Interviews
         Dutch TV NOS--745
         Estonian Television--742
         Foreign print journalists--747
         Latvian Television--758
         Lithuanian National Television--740
         NTV of Russia--760
        Rustavi 2 Television of Georgia--761

Notices

    Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain 
        Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria--
        756

Proclamations

    Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month--729
    Jewish Heritage Week--756
    Law Day--713
    Loyalty Day--713
    Mother's Day--755
    National Day of Prayer--730
    National Observance of the 60th Anniversary of the End of World War 
        II--728
    Older Americans Month--730

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--765
     Checklist of White House press releases--764
     Digest of other White House announcements--763
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--764

  Editor's Note: The President was in Riga, Latvia, on May 6, 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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