[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 13 (Monday, April 3, 2006)]
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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, April 3, 2006

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Volume 42_Number 13

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Pages 561	626

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Contents

Addresses and Remarks

    See also Appointments and Nominations; Meetings With Foreign 
        Leaders; Resignations and Retirements
    Cabinet meeting--578
    Freedom House and a question-and-answer session--586
    Jill Carroll--606
    Mexico, tour of the Chichen-Itza archaeological ruins in Chichen-
        Itza--607
    Naturalization ceremony--563
    Radio address--562
    Senatorial candidate Conrad Burns, reception--567

Appointments and Nominations

    White House Office, Chief of Staff, remarks--578

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchange with reporters in Cancun, Mexico--606
    Interviews
        CNN Espanol--579
        CTV--582
        Foreign print journalists--571
    News conference with President Fox of Mexico and Prime Minister 
        Harper of Canada in Cancun, Mexico, March 31--611

Joint Statements

    Joint Statements by President George W. Bush, Prime Minister Stephen 
        Harper of Canada, and President Vicente Fox of Mexico
        The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: Next 
            Steps--621

Joint Statements--Continued

        The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: 
            Progress--619

Letters and Messages

    Freedom efforts in Belarus, message--561

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Canada, Prime Minister Harper--607, 610, 611, 619, 621
    Mexico, President Fox--607, 611, 619, 621
    Nigeria, President Obasanjo--584

Proclamations

    Cancer Control Month--604
    National Child Abuse Prevention Month--605
    National Donate Life Month--606
    To Implement Certain Provisions of the Dominican Republic-Central 
        America-United States Free Trade Agreement With Respect to El 
        Salvador--561

Resignations and Retirements

    White House Office, Chief of Staff, remarks--578

Statements by the President

    Death of Caspar Weinberger--582
    Earthquakes in Iran--624

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--626
    Checklist of White House press releases--626
    Digest of other White House announcements--624
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--625
  

Editor's Note: The President was at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, on 
March 31, 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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