[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 50 (Monday, December 22, 2008)]
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              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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              PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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Weekly Compilation of

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Monday, December 22, 2008

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Volume 44_Number 50

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Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

    See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Afghanistan, military personnel at Bagram Air Base--1531
    American auto industry--1568
    American Enterprise Institute and a question-and-answer session--
        1547
    Hanukkah menorah, lighting--1537
    Iraq
         Military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad--1523
         Strategic framework agreement and status of forces agreement, 
            signing ceremony in Baghdad--1520
    Pennsylvania, U.S. Army War College in Carlisle--1542
    President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, unveiling 
        official portraits--1570
    Radio address--1519
    U.S.-Afghan Women's Council, reception honoring--1546

 Communications to Congress

    Kosovo and Azerbaijan, letter extending Generalized System of 
        Preferences benefits--1573
    U.S. combat-equipped Armed Forces, letter reporting on deployments 
        around the world--1540

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Unexpected Urgent Humanitarian Needs Related to the Democratic 
        Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda, memorandum--1568

 Executive Orders

    Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay--1567

Interviews With the News Media

     Exchange with reporters in Baghdad, Iraq--1520

     Interviews

         Steve Scully of C-SPAN--1560

         White House press pool--1525

    News conference with President Karzai of Afghanistan in Kabul, 
        Afghanistan, December 15--1534

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Afghanistan, President Karzai--1534

    El Salvador, President Saca--1538

    Iraq

        Prime Minister Maliki--1520

        President Talabani--1520

    Palestinian Authority, President Abbas--1571

Proclamations

    To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act 
        and the Generalized System of Preferences--1572

    Wright Brothers Day--1542

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--1576

     Checklist of White House press releases--1575

     Digest of other White House announcements--1574
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--1575
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Week Ending Friday, December 19, 2008