[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 50 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
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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, December 17, 2007

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Volume 43_Number 50

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Pages 1577	1598

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Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

    See also Bill Signings; Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Cabinet meeting--1586
    Hanukkah menorah, lighting--1577
    Jewish community leaders, meeting--1577
    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, presentation--1583
    Teen drug use statistics, remarks following discussion--1578

 Appointments and Nominations

    White House Office, Assistant to the President for Legislative 
        Affairs, statement--1591
    White House Office, Assistant to the President for Speechwriting, 
        statement--1591

 Bill Signings

    Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, statement--
        1583
    United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, 
        remarks--1588

 Bill Vetoes

    ``Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007,'' 
        message--1584

 Communications to Congress

    See also Bill Vetoes
    U.S. combat-equipped Armed Forces, letter reporting on deployments 
        around the world--1592

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act, 
        memorandum--1584
    Waiver of Reimbursement Under the U.N. Participation Act to Support 
        UNAMID Efforts in Darfur, memorandum--1592

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchange with reporters in the Rose Garden--1586
  
  
  
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Contents--Continued

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Italy, President Napolitano--1581
    Nigeria, President Yar'Adua--1585
    Peru, President Garcia--1588

Proclamations

    Wright Brothers Day--1582

Resignations and Retirements

    White House Office, Assistant to the President for Legislative 
        Affairs, statement--1591
    White House Office, Assistant to the President for Speechwriting, 
        statement--1591

Statements by the President

    See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings; Resignations 
        and Retirements
    Burma situation--1582
    Death of Brig. Gen. Francois El Hajj of Lebanon--1586
    National council of the Damascus Declaration, formation--1592

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--1598
     Checklist of White House press releases--1597
     Digest of other White House announcements--1594
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--1596
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