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PRESIDENT BUSH

Meets with small-business owners, Commerce Department. Addresses the National Catholic Educational Association, the White House.

ECONOMIC REPORTS

8:30 a.m. — Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the employment situation for December. Location: 200 Constitution Ave. NW. Contact: 202/606-5902.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

9:30 a.m. — Commission on Civil Rights holds a meeting to discuss the “State Advisory Committee Report: Coping with Police Misconduct in West Virginia.” Location: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 624 Ninth St. NW. Room 540. Contact: 202/376-7700.

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 events

Catholic education — all day — The National Catholic Educational Association holds its 2004 Symposium. Topics include strategic directions for the future of Catholic education. President Bush participates. Location: J.W. Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/337-6232.

Development conference — all day — The National Wildlife Federation holds a conference, “Women for Sustainable Development Initiative.”

Highlights — 6:15 p.m. — Sarah Craven, United Nations Population Fund, Washington office, “Sustainable Development”

Location: Governor’s House Hotel, 1615 Rhode Island Ave. NW. Contact: 202/797-6608.

Insurance industry — all day — Brookings Institution holds a conference, “Public Policy Issues Confronting the Insurance Industry.” Location: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/797-6105.

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

Highlights — 8:30 p.m. — James McPherson, Princeton University, “No Peace Without Victory, 1861-65”

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

Tax discussion — 10 a.m. — The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center holds a discussion on the book, “Is the Tax System Rigged in Favor of the Super-Rich?” David Cay Johnston, author and Pulitzer Prize winner; John Buckley, tax counsel on the House Ways and Means Committee; Ken Kies, former chief of staff, the Joint Committee on Taxation; and Len Burman of the Urban Institute participate. Location: Urban Institute, Katharine Graham Conference Center, 2100 M St. NW. fifth floor. Contact: 202/833-7200.

Disability report — 10 a.m. — The National Council on Disability holds a media availability to release a report describing the need for the Labor and Commerce departments to address matters related to the collection of disability data through the Decennial Census, the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey. Jeffrey Rosen and Martin Gould, both with the NCD, participates. Location: NCD, 1331 F St. NW. Suite 850. Contact: 202/272-2004.

Global-balance forum — noon — The State Department holds a discussion as part of its Secretary’s Open Forum, “Achieving a New Global Balance.” James D. Wolfensohn, president of the World Bank Group, participates. Location: State Department, Loy Henderson Auditorium, 2201 C St. NW. Contact: 202/647-2492.

Congressional relations — noon — Women in Government Relations holds a discussion on the Congressional Relations Task Force goals and events for the year. Location: National Small Business Association, 1156 15th St. NW. Contact: 703/534-7979.

Iran discussion — noon — The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars holds a discussion, “Iran: Reform, Reaction & the Upcoming Parliamentary Election.” Ali Massoud Ansari of the University of Durham in Britain participates. Location: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/691-4140.

Economics briefing — noon — The Economic Policy Institute holds a conference-call briefing, “Can Bush Meet His Own Benchmark for Job Creation?” Lee Price and Jared Bernstein, both with EPI, participate. Contact: 202/775-8810.

Nuclear disarmament — 3:30 p.m. — The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars holds a discussion on the book “Toward Nuclear Abolition: A History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement, 1971 to the Present.” Author Lawrence Wittner participates. Location: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/691-4140.

Book discussion — 4:30 p.m. — The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars holds a discussion on the book “The Limits of History.” Author Constantin Fasolt and Gabrielle Spiegel of Johns Hopkins University participate. Location: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/691-4140.

Kucinich reception — 6 p.m. — Woman’s National Democratic Club holds a reception to hear the views of presidential candidate Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio. Location: WNDC, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. Contact: 202/232-7363.

• Compiled by FIND/AFP and The Washington Times