Monday, April 12, 2004

PRESIDENT BUSH

Meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Crawford, Texas; returns to Washington.

VICE PRESIDENT

Continues an eight-day trip to China, Japan and South Korea, through Friday.

ECONOMIC REPORTS

2 p.m. Treasury Department releases results of its weekly three- and six-month bill auctions. Location: 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Contact: 202/874-9890.

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4 p.m. — National Agricultural Statistics Service releases the crop progress report. Location: 12th Street and Independence Avenue SW. Contact: 800/727-9540.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

1 p.m. International Trade Commission holds a meeting to consider issues related to magnesium trade with China and Russia. Location: ITC, 500 E St. SW, Room 101. Contact: 202/205-2000.

1 p.m. — Office of Science and Technology Policy holds a public workshop, “Laboratory Biosecurity: A Culture of Responsibility.” Location: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda. Contact: 202/456-6130.

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SUPREME COURT

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

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SENATE

Not in session, spring recess. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/224-8601, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/224-8541.

HOUSE

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Not in session, spring recess. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/225-1600.

GENERAL AGENDA

Music of Terezin — all day Catholic University of America holds a symposium, “Terezin and the Art of Defiance,” honoring the creative lives and bravery of composers and musicians in the Terezin concentration camp near Prague, Czechoslovakia, during World War II.

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Highlights — 7:30 p.m. Concert with commentary, “Music of Terezin Composers,” Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. RSVP to 202/895-6776.

Location: Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE, or as noted above. Contact: 202/319-5600.

Easter egg roll — 9 a.m. White House holds its annual Easter egg roll. Education Secretary Rod Paige participates. Location: White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/456-7041 or 202/208-1631.

September 11 cases — 10 a.m. National Press Club holds a briefing on the Supreme Court hearings in post-September 11 cases. Steven Shapiro of the American Civil Liberties Union participates. Location: National Press Club, 14th and F streets NW. Lisagor Room. Contact: 212/549-2566 or 212/549-2666.

Instability in Iraq — 10 a.m. Brookings Institution holds a news briefing on “Instability in Iraq: Initiatives in the Middle East Heartland.” Participants include Ivo Daalder, Martin Indyk, Michael O’Hanlon, Kenneth Pollack and James Steinberg, all of Brookings. Location: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/797-6105.

European Union — 10 a.m. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research holds a discussion, “The Development of European Regulatory Agencies: What the European Union Should (or Shouldn’t) Learn from the American Experience.” Participants include Damien Geradin of the University of Liege in Belgium, Gregory Sidak of AEI and Judge Stephen Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Location: AEI, 1150 17th St. NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th floor. Contact: 202/862-4871.

Iraq identity — noon Middle East Institute holds a discussion, “Rethinking Iraq: Analyzing Iraqi Identities.” Judith Yaphe of the National Defense University participates. Location: MEI, Boardman Room, 1761 N St. NW. Contact: 202/785-1141.

Information Security — noon The National Cyber Security Partnership releases its report “Information Security Governance: A Call to Action.” Participants include Amit Yoran of the Homeland Security Department, Bill Conner of Entrust Inc. and Art Coviello of RSA Security Inc. Location: National Press Club, Murrow Room, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 202/715-1558 or 408/727-0351.

Global warming — noon The George C. Marshall Institute holds a discussion, “Global Warming and the Hydrologic Cycle: How Is the Occurrence of Floods, Droughts, and Storms Likely to Change?” David Legates of the University of Delaware participates. Location: 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: RSVP to 202/296-9655.

Internet access — 12:15 p.m. New America Foundation holds a discussion, “The Broadband Problem: Anatomy of a Market Failure and a Policy Dilemma.” Participants include Charles Ferguson of the Brookings Institution and J.H. Snider of NAF. Location: NAF, 1630 Connecticut Ave. NW. Contact: 202/986-4901.

Smart growth — 12:30 p.m. The International City and County Management Association, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Building Museum and the Smart Growth Network hold a discussion, “Overcoming the Legal Obstacles to Smart Growth.” Participants include Dan Slone, former counsel for the Congress for the New Urbanism. Location: National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Contact: 202/289-4262.

Rwanda aid — 12:30 p.m. Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies holds a discussion, “Rwanda and Humanitarian Relief: Reflections 10 Years After Genocide.” Participants include Michael Wiest, David Piraino and Reina Neuifeldt of Catholic Relief Services, and Rwandan Natalie Piraino, who lost 70 family members. Location: SAIS, Bernstein-Offit Building, Room 500, 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/663-5626.

Job creation — 5:30 p.m. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research holds a discussion, “The Chicken v. the Eagle: Lessons on Job Creation from the New Deal.” Amity Shlaes of the Financial Times participates. Location: AEI, 1150 17th St. NW. Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th floor. Contact: 202/862-4871.

Film screening — 6 p.m. Provisions Library and Left Turn magazine hold a film screening of “Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War.” Location: Provisions Library, 1611 Connecticut Ave., Suite 200. Contact: 202/299-0460.

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