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TODAY’S HEADLINERS

Bush immigration proposal — noon — The Cato Institute holds a discussion, “President Bush’s Immigration Proposal: Too Much, Too Little, or About Right?” Participants include Daniel Griswold of the institute, Frank Sharry of the National Immigration Forum and Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies. Location: Cato Institute, F.A. Hayek Auditorium, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/789-5200.

Democrat leaders — 2 p.m. — The National Press Club holds a discussion on the state of the union with Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, South Dakota Democrat, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat. Location: National Press Club, First Amendment Lounge, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 301/537-0252 or 202/662-7593.

PRESIDENT BUSH

No public events are scheduled.

ECONOMIC REPORTS

9:15 a.m. — Federal Reserve releases its figures on industrial production and capacity utilization for December. Location: Constitution Avenue between 20th and 21st streets NW. Contact: 202/452-3206.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

9:30 a.m. — Advisory Council on Historic Preservation holds an open meeting. Topics include: Preserve America program development; Preserve America executive order implementation; report of the Executive Committee; report of the Preservation Initiatives Committee. Location: Old Post Office Building, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room M-09. Contact: 202/606-8503.

1 p.m. — Internal Revenue Service holds a teleconference meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Multilingual Initiative Issue Committee, to discuss issues of customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. Contact: 888/912-1227.

SUPREME COURT

No oral arguments are scheduled. Contact: 202/479-3211.

SENATE

Stands adjourned, to reconvene at noon Tuesday. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/224-8601, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/224-8541.

HOUSE

Stands adjourned, to reconvene at noon Tuesday. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/225-1600.

GENERAL AGENDA

Ocean summit — all day — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Coastal America sponsor a National Student Summit on Ocean Issues. Location: NOAA Science Center, 1305 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Contact: 202/482-5757; 301/7130-0622; 202/401-9928.

Nonprofit resources — all day — The National Center on Nonprofit Excellence holds a conference, “Wise Decision Making in Uncertain Times: Using Nonprofit Resources Effectively.” Location: Washington Marriott, 1221 22nd St. NW. Contact: 703/993-4994.

Latin America economy — all day — Inter-American Development Bank holds a conference on ethics and development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Participants include Amartya Sen, Nobel Economics Prize winner; Knut Vollebak, Norwegian ambassador to the United States; Patricio Aylwin, former president of Chile; Mirta Roses, Pan American Health Organization; John McCullough, World Jewish Congress; and Israel Singer, Georgetown University. Location: IDB, 1300 New York Ave. NW. Contact: 202/623-2407.

Education act — 8:30 a.m. — American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research holds a conference on the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act two years after its creation.

Highlights — 8:30 a.m. — Julian Betts, University of California, San Diego; Michael Casserly, Council of Great City Schools; William Howell, Harvard University; Douglas Reed, Georgetown University; and Keisha Hegamin, Black Alliance for Education Options, “District-Level Developments”

Location: AEI, 1150 17th St. NW. Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th floor. Contact: 202/862-4871.

U.S.-Europe ties — 8:30 a.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies holds a discussion, “Trans-Atlantic Security,” on ways to renew the U.S.-European relationship. Participants include Michele Alliot-Marie, French minister of defense; Jean-David Levitte, French ambassador to the United States; and Simon Serfaty, CSIS. Location: CSIS, B-1 conference level, 1800 K St. NW. Contact: 202/775-3242.

Iraqi POWs — 9 a.m. — Pennsylvania Military Police Reservists hold a news conference to call for an independent investigation into charges brought against them for reportedly mistreating Iraqi prisoners of war. Location: National Press Club, First Amendment Room, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 570/807-0179.

Clark adviser — 10 a.m. — The National Press Club holds a news conference with the senior foreign policy adviser for Wesley Clark, Democratic presidential candidate, on the role of foreign policy in the 2004 elections. Participants include James Rubin, assistant secretary of state for public affairs in the Clinton administration. Location: National Press Club, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 501/748-3530.

Election countdown — 11 a.m. — George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management holds a discussion, “Election Countdown: The Race for the White House and Congress.” Participants include Ed Goeas, Tarrance Group; Mark Mellman, Mellman Group; Rhodes Cook, the Rhodes Cook Letter; Tony Welch, Democratic National Committee; and Ron Faucheux, former editor of Campaigns and Elections magazine. Location: 121 Cannon House Office Building. Contact: 202/994-8782.

Laos discussion — noon — Center for Public Policy Analysis and the Lao American Congressional Policy Conference hold a panel discussion on recent U.N. and Amnesty International reports detailing the Laos government’s use of mass starvation as a weapon of war against civilians, opposition groups and minority religions. Location: Best Western Capitol Skyline Hotel, South Capitol and I streets SW. Contact: 202/543-1444.

Health insurance — 12:15 p.m. — The Alliance for Health Reform, the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation hold a discussion to release the report “Insuring America’s Health: Principles and Recommendations.” Participants include Shoshanna Sofaer, Baruch College; Mary Grealy, Healthcare Leadership Council; Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, RWJ Foundation; and Ed Howard, AHM. Location: G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/789-2300.

Youth music — 1:45 p.m. — Best Friends Foundation holds a discussion, “Make Music Not Madness,” third in a series of six assemblies on the impact of music on young people’s decision-making. Participants include Education Secretary Rod Paige; and Elayne Bennett and Alma Powell, Best Friends Foundation. Location: Patricia Robert Harris Educational Center, 4600 Livingston Road SE. Contact: 202/237-8197.

Beliefs about democracy — 3 p.m. — Woodrow Wilson Center holds a book discussion, “Stealth Democracy: Americans’ Beliefs about How Government Should Work.” Participants include authors John Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Moore, University of Nebraska; former Rep. David Skaggs, Colorado Democrat; Catherine Rudder, George Mason University; and Don Wolfensberger, WWC. Location: WWC, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/691-4140.

MLK celebration — 7 p.m. — The Washington National Cathedral holds a celebration of the life of Martin Luther King, “Visions of the Future: Defeating Youth Violence.” Participants include former Washington Redskins player George Starke; Stewart Burns, formerly with the Martin Luther King Jr. Papers; the Children’s Choir of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington; and the Duke Ellington School of the Arts Dance Ensemble. Location: Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. Contact: 202/537-6248 or 703/475-2332.

• Compiled by FIND/AFP and The Washington Times