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PRESIDENT BUSH

Discusses the No Child Left Behind Act and attends a Bush-Cheney ’04 fund-raiser, Knoxville, Tenn. Attends a Bush-Cheney ’04 fund-raiser, Palm Beach County, Fla.

ECONOMIC REPORTS

8:30 a.m. — Bureau of Labor Statistics releases unemployment- insurance claim figures for the week. Location: 200 Constitution Ave. NW. Contact: 202/691-5902.

10 a.m. — Bureau of the Census releases wholesale trade figures for November 2003. Location: 14th Street between E Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Contact: 202/482-2235.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

10 a.m. — Internal Revenue Service holds a teleconference meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, Small Business/Self Employed Payroll Committee, to discuss the burdens of compliance with tax-payroll law on small businesses and self-employed individuals. Location: None given. Contact: 888/912-1227.

SUPREME COURT

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

SENATE

Stands adjourned, to reconvene at noon on Jan. 20. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/224-8601, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/224-8541.

HOUSE

Stands adjourned, to reconvene at noon on Jan. 20. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/225-1600.

GENERAL AGENDA

Historical society — all day — The American Historical Society holds its 118th annual meeting.

Highlights — 7:30 p.m. — Sen. Robert C. Byrd, West Virginia Democrat, and James McPherson, Princeton University, “Presentation of the Inaugural Theodore Roosevelt-Woodrow Wilson Public Service Award”

Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Park Road NW. Contact: 202/544-2422.

Petroleum conference — all day — Institute for Policy Studies presents a conference, “Oil Change: Petro Politics.”

Highlights — 9:30 a.m. — Reid Detchon, Energy Futures Coalition, and Ross Gelbspan, the Boston Globe, “Next Steps for a New Energy Deal”

Location: Academy for Educational Development, 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW. Contact: 202/234-9382, Ext. 229.

2004 election watch — 8:45 a.m. — American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research holds an off-the-record discussion, “2004 Election Watch.” Participants include Ken Mehlman, Bush/Cheney ’04 campaign manager; Karlynn Bowman, Bill Schneider, Norm Ornstein and Ben Wattenberg, AEI. Location: AEI, 1150 17th St. NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th floor. Contact: 202/862-4871.

Health care spending — 9 a.m. — Health Affairs holds a news briefing, “The State of National Health Care Spending.” Participants include Katharine Levit and Cynthia Smith, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Joseph Newhouse, Harvard University; Mark Pauly, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School; and John Iglehart, Health Affairs. Location: National Press Club, Murrow Room, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 301/652-1558.

Embryo testing — 9 a.m. — The Johns Hopkins Genetics and Public Policy Center holds a news briefing, “Custom Kids? Genetic Testing of Embryos,” regarding pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. Participants include former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Georgia Republican; John Podesta, chief of staff under President Clinton; Bernadine Healy, former National Institutes of Health director; and Tom Murray, Hastings Center. Location: Renaissance Washington Hotel, 999 Ninth St. NW. Contact: 202/261-4012.

Energy issues — 9:30 a.m. — The Sustainable Energy Coalition holds a news conference to release the results of a survey on the views of eight presidential candidates on energy- and environmental-policy issues. Participants include Katherine Morrison, U.S. Public Interest Research Group; Bill Prindle, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy; Scott Sklar, the Stella Group; and Ken Bossong, Sustainable Energy Coalition. Location: National Press Club, West Room, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 202/293-2898, Ext. 201, or 301/588-4741.

Morocco discussion — 10:30 a.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies holds a discussion, “Morocco: Facing the Future.” Prime Minister Driss Jettou of Morocco participates. Location: CSIS, B-1 Conference Level, 1800 K St. NW. Contact: 202/775-3242.

State of the World 2004 — noon — The Worldwatch Institute holds a news briefing to release “The State of the World 2004.” Participants include Christopher Flavin, Gary Gardner, Lisa Mastny and Brian Halweil, all of Worldwatch. Location: Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, eighth floor. Contact: 202/452-1992, Ext. 517.

Iraq WMDs — noon — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace holds a discussion on the newly released report, “Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq: Evidence and Implications.” Participants include Jessica Mathews, George Perkovich and Joseph Cirincione, all of Carnegie. Location: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/483-7600.

Criminal justice — 12:30 p.m. — Council for Court Excellence holds a news conference to release a report, “Two Years Down the Road: A Status Report on the Roadmap to a Better Criminal Justice System,” on the D.C. criminal-justice system. Location: National Press Club, Zenger Room, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 202/785-5917.

International trade — 1:15 p.m. — National Council on International Trade Development holds an Export and Import Compliance Committee meeting. Joe Gavin, vice president for trade policy, U.S. Council for International Business, participates. Location: University Club of Washington, second floor, 1135 16th St. NW. Contact: 202/872-9280.

War on poverty — 2 p.m. — The Fairness Initiative holds a discussion on the future of work on the 40th anniversary of “the War on Poverty.” Participants include Rosemary Balt, Cornell University; Sheldon Danziger, University of Michigan; author Beth Shulman; and Eric Wanner, Russell Sage Foundation. Location: National Press Club, Murrow Room, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 202/326-8700.

Peace address — 4 p.m. — American University holds an address of the Inaugural Fellowship of Peace at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Center. Participants include Akbar Ahmed, American University; Srimati Kamala, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Center; Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, Pakistani ambassador to the United States; and Wajahat Habibullah, secretary to the government of India for consumer affairs. Location: Gandhi Center Library, 4748 Western Ave. NW. Contact: 202/885-5950.

Russia discussion — 4:30 p.m. — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace holds a discussion on Russia after the parliamentary elections. Alexander Vershbow, Russian ambassador to the United States, participates. Location: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/483-7600.