[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 9 (Monday, March 6, 2006)]
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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, March 6, 2006

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Volume 42_Number 9

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Pages 347	396

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Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

    See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Afghanistan
         U.S. and coalition troops at Bagram Air Base--373
         U.S. embassy dedication ceremony in Kabul--372
    India
         American and Indian business leaders in New Deli, meeting--374
         Business students in Hyderabad, discussion--385
         Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Singh of India in New Delhi--
            380
         Remarks in New Delhi--388
         Religious leaders in New Delhi, meeting--381
         State dinner hosted by President Abdul Kalam of India in New 
            Delhi--385
    National Governors Association
         Conference--354
         Dinner--353
         Reception--358
    Radio address--352

 Communications to Congress

    Zimbabwe, message on continuation of national emergency--362

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Libya, Export-Import Bank programs for or in, memorandum--369

Interviews With the News Media

     Exchanges with reporters
         Kabul, Afghanistan--369
         New Delhi, India--375
         Oval Office--363
     Interviews
         Doordarshan--348
         Pakistan Television--350

Joint Statements

    Joint Statement Between the United States of America and India--381
    Joint Statement Between the United States of America and India on 
        Trade--384
  
(Continued on the inside back cover.)
  

  Editor's Note: The President was in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 3, 
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

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Afghanistan, President Karzai--369
    India
         President Kalam--385
         Prime Minister Singh--375, 380
    Italy, Prime Minister Berlusconi--363

Notices

    Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Persons 
        Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe--
        362

Proclamations

    American Red Cross Month--347
    Establishment of the African Burial Ground National Monument--356
    Irish-American Heritage Month--348

Proclamations--Continued

    Save Your Vision Week--365
    To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States 
        Free Trade Agreement--366
    Women's History Month--358

Statements by the President

    Senate action to renew the PATRIOT Act--385

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--396
     Checklist of White House press releases--395
     Digest of other White House announcements--393
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--395

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