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PRESIDENT OBAMA

Meets with the mayor of Shanghai and travels to Beijing for dinner with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

9 a.m. -The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board meets. Location: 1250 H St. NW, fourth-floor conference room. Contact: 202/942-1640.

SUPREME COURT

10 a.m. - Meets to release orders. Contact: 202/479-3211.

SENATE

2 p.m. - Meets for morning business. At 3 p.m., resumes consideration of the military construction appropriations bill.

HOUSE

No scheduled events. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/225-1600.

GENERAL AGENDA

8 a.m. - American Nuclear Society - The 2009 winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society. Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW.

9:15 a.m. - Cuba - The Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center, the Caribbean Studies Association and the Heinrich Boll Foundation host a conference on “Engaging Cuba: Policy Options for the United States, Europe, and the Western Hemisphere.” Location: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, fifth floor.

9:30 a.m. - Abortion - The heads of Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, interfaith and First Amendment organizations hold a news conference to urge that abortion coverage language be included in the health care bill. Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW. Contact: 202/628-7700, ext. 12.

9:30 a.m. - Jobs - The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) hosts “Challenges to Creating 20 Million New Jobs: What is the Proper Role of Government?” This event is co-sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Speakers include Margaret Spellings, National Chamber Foundation; Arthur Brooks, AEI; Marty Regalia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Peter Wallison, AEI. Moderator: Nick Schulz, AEI. Location: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St. NW.

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