[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 17 (Monday, May 1, 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, May 1, 2006

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Volume 42_Number 17

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 Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

    See also Appointments and Nominations; Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    California
         California Fuel Cell Partnership in West Sacramento--762
         California Highway Patrol Academy in Sacramento--761
         Discussion at Cisco Systems, Inc., in San Jose--751
         Immigration reform and a question-and-answer session in 
            Irvine--769
         Military personnel and their families in Twentynine Palms--768
         Republican National Committee reception in Indian Wells--766
         President Gerald R. Ford in Rancho Mirage, visit--769
    Commander in Chief's Trophy, presentation to the U.S. Naval Academy 
        Midshipmen--792
    Iraq--761
    Louisiana, hurricane damaged home in New Orleans--806
    Mississippi
         BP gas station in Biloxi--807
         Hands On Gulf Coast Civic Action Center in Biloxi--807
    National economy--811
    Nevada, luncheon for congressional candidate Jon Porter in Las 
        Vegas--781

 Address and Remarks--Continued

    North Korean defectors and family members of Japanese abducted by 
        North Korea, meeting--810
    Radio address--760
    Renewable Fuels Association--786
    Senate, meeting with Members--794
    Sudan, meeting--818
    Teachers of the Year, 2006 National and State--798
    War on terror, briefing--792

 Appointments and Nominations

    White House Office, White House Press Secretary, remarks--797

 Communications to Congress

    Gulf coast, letter transmitting request for additional funds to 
        support recovery efforts--794
    Ross Catherall US Holdings Inc., by Dubai International Capital LLC, 
        letter on proposed acquisition--819
    Syria, blocking property of additional persons in connection with 
        the national emergency, message transmitting an Executive 
        order--796
    Sudan's Darfur region, blocking property of persons in connection 
        with the conflict, message transmitting an Executive order--804
  
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Contents--Continued

 Executive Orders

    Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection With the 
        National Emergency With Respect to Syria--794
    Blocking Property of Persons in Connection With the Conflict in 
        Sudan's Darfur Region--802
    Responsibilities of Federal Departments and Agencies With Respect to 
        Volunteer Community Service--808

Interviews With the News Media

     Exchange with reporters in the Rose Garden--811

Letters and Messages

    Armenian Remembrance Day, message--785

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Azerbaijan, President Aliyev--809

Proclamations

    Jewish American Heritage Month--759
    National Charter Schools Week--801
    National Crime Victims' Rights Week--759

Statements by the President

    Framework agreement with Canada on softwood lumber trade--807

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--823
     Checklist of White House press releases--823
     Digest of other White House announcements--819
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--821

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