[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 51 (Monday, December 29, 2008)]
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              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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              PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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Compilation of Presidential Documents contains statements, messages, and
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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, December 29, 2008

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Volume 44_Number 51

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Pages 1577	1585

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Contents

Addresses and Remarks

    One Warm Coat service project, remarks during visit with 
        volunteers--1578
    Radio addresses--1577, 1582
    Walter Reed Army Medical Center, remarks following visit--1578

Communications to Federal Agencies

    Assignment of Reporting Function Under Section 14(b) of the Tom 
        Lantos Block Burmese Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts (JADE) Act 
        of 2008, memorandum--1581
    Provision of Aviation Insurance Coverage for Commercial Air Carrier 
        Service in Domestic and International Operations, memorandum--
        1582

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchange with reporters at Walter Reed Army Medical Center--1578

Letters and Messages

    Christmas, message--1579
    Holiday greetings to members of the Armed Forces, message--1579
    Kwanzaa, message--1583

Proclamations

    To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States 
        Free Trade Agreement With Respect to Costa Rica and for Other 
        Purposes--1580

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--1584
    Checklist of White House press releases--1584
    Digest of other White House announcements--1583
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--1584

Editor's Note: In order to meet publication and distribution deadlines 
during the Christmas holiday weekend, the cutoff time for this issue has 
been advanced to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24. The President was at 
Camp David, MD, on December 24, 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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Week Ending Wednesday, December 24, 2008