[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 49 (Monday, December 11, 2006)]
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              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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              PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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 Addresses and Remarks

    See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders; Resignations and Retirements
    Children's holiday reception--2121
    Congress, meeting with Members--2128
    Congressional leaders, meeting--2141
    Defense Department, meeting with Secretary of Defense-designate 
        Gates--2124
    Iraq Study Group, meeting--2126
    National Christmas Tree, lighting--2140
    Radio address--2120

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Presidential Determination on Waiver of Conditions on Obligation and 
        Expenditure of Funds for Planning, Design, and Construction of a 
        Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility in Russia for Calendar 
        Year 2007, memorandum--2129

 Executive Orders

    Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between 
        Metro-North Railroad and Certain of Its Employees Represented by 
        Certain Labor Organizations--2128
    Strengthening Surface Transportation Security--2124

Interviews With the News Media

     News conference with Prime Minister Blair of the United Kingdom, 
        December 7--2129

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Costa Rica, President Arias Sanchez--2127
    Iraq, Chairman Hakim of the Supreme Council for the Islamic 
        Revolution--2122
    South Africa, President Mbeki--2141
    United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--2129

Proclamations

    National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month--2119
    National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day--2119

Resignations and Retirements

    United Nations, U.S. Permanent Representative, resignation
         Remarks--2123
         Statement--2123

Statements by the President

    See also Resignations and Retirements
     Death of Jeane J. Kirkpatrick--2142
     National economy--2143
    Robert M. Gates to be the Secretary of Defense, Senate 
        confirmation--2128

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--2146
     Checklist of White House press releases--2145
     Digest of other White House announcements--2143
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--2144

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