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PRESIDENT BUSH

Discusses the Patriot Act in Hershey, Pa. Campaigns in Pittsburgh for Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Republican

ECONOMIC REPORTS

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

4:15 p.m. — Federal Reserve Board releases its weekly foreign reports on the assets and liabilities of U.S.- and foreign-chartered banks and on foreign exchange rates. Location: Constitution Avenue between 20th and 21st streets NW. Contact: 202/452-3206.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

8:30 a.m. — Energy Department holds a meeting of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel. Topics include discussion of Energy Department’s High Energy Physics Programs; discussion of National Science Foundation’s Elementary Particle Physics Program; reports and discussions of topics of general interest in high energy physics. Location: Hilton Washington Embassy Row, 2015 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 301/903-3705.

9 a.m. — Food and Drug Administration holds a meeting of the National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee. Topics include mechanisms to reduce the regulatory and inspection burden on facilities. Location: Holiday Inn, Walker/Whetstone rooms, 2 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg. Contact: 301/594-3332.

11:30 a.m. — Board of Governors holds a meeting to review personnel actions involving individual Federal Reserve System employees. Location: Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, 20th and C streets NW. Contact: 202/452-2955.

SUPREME COURT

Oral arguments begin at 10 a.m., one hour per case

Docket Number 02-891 Central Laborers’ Pension Fund v. Heinz

Docket Number 03-526 Schriro v. Summerlin

Contact: 202/479-3211.

SENATE

Meets at 1 p.m. for morning business and to consider the asbestos bill. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/224-8601, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/224-8541.

HOUSE

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

GENERAL AGENDA

Islam conference — all day — The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies holds a conference, “Islam, Secularism and Democracy: The Turkish Experience.”

Highlights — 9:30 a.m. — Mehmet Aydin, state minister, Turkey

Location: SAIS, Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Kenney Auditorium. Contact: 202/663-5626.

Community Reinvestment Act Conference — all day — The Consumer Bankers Association holds “The 2004 Community Reinvestment Act Conference.”

Highlights — 2 p.m. — Dan Iannicola, deputy assistant secretary, Office of Financial Education, Treasury Department

Location: Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City Hotel, 1250 S. Hayes St., Arlington. Contact: 703/276-3879; 703/276-3880.

America in Pain — 11 a.m. — American Pain Institute and the National Pain Patients Coalition hold a conference and march on Washington, “America’s in Pain — Silent No More.”

Highlights — 11 a.m. — National Pain Rally, U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool, National Mall

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C. Democrat; Delegate Donna Christian-Christensen, Virgin Islands Democrat; Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican; Ronald Myers, API; and Virginia Brooks, NPPC, participate. Location: Sheraton Hotel, 900 S. Orme St., Arlington. Contact: 662/247-1471 or 662/392-2016; 662/334-6204.

Nation of immigrants — 11:30 a.m. — The American Sociological Association holds a discussion, “A Nation of Immigrants: Current Policy Debates Meet New Social Science Research.” Rogelio Saenz, Texas A&M University; Douglas Massey, Princeton University; and Victor Nee, Cornell University, participate. Location: B-339 Rayburn House Office Building. Contact: 202/383-9005, ext. 332.

Democracy in Asia — 1:30 p.m. — Heritage Foundation holds a discussion, “Progress of Democracy in Asia.” Balbina Hwang and Dana Dillon of Heritage; David Steinberg, Georgetown University; William Drennan, U.S. Institute of Peace; Ashley Wills, assistant U.S. trade representative for South Asian affairs; and Alphonse La Porta, U.S.-Indonesia Society, participate. Location: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Lehrman Auditorium. Contact: 202/675-1752.

North Korean migrants in China — 2 p.m. — The Congressional-Executive Commission on China holds a discussion, “The Plight of North Korean Migrants in China: A Current Assessment.” Joel Charny, Refugees International; Suzanna Scholte, Defense Forum Foundation; and Kim Sang-hun, activist, participate. Location: 2255 Rayburn House Office Building. Contact: 202/226-3821.

India-China relationship — 3:30 p.m. — Woodrow Wilson Center holds a discussion, “The India-China Relationship: What the U.S. Needs to Know.” Francine Frankel, University of Pennsylvania; Harry Harding, George Washington University; Winston Lord, former ambassador to China; and Frank Wisner, former ambassador to India, participate. Location: WWC, 1 Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/691-4140.

Religion in public life — 3:30 p.m. — The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life hold a discussion, “The Veil Controversy: International Perspectives on Religion in Public Life.” E.J. Dionne, Brookings Institution; Raja Elhabti, Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights; Husain Haqqani, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Justin Vasse, Brookings Center on the U.S. and Europe, participate. Location: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/955-5078.

“Choose or Lose” — 3:50 p.m. — MTV’s Choose or Lose Campaign: 20 Million Loud Campaign holds a news conference to announce its first-ever youth vote partnership and contest. Ed Gillespie, chairman, Republican National Committee, and Terry McAuliffe, chairman, Democratic National Committee, participate. Location: George Washington University, Media and Public Affairs Building, Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St. NW. Contact: 212/846-6992 or 917/224-5417 or 202/863-8614.

Foundation dinner — 6 p.m. — New America Foundation holds a dinner program, “Calculating the Costs of the Trans-Atlantic Disconnect: Does It Matter?”

Wolfgang Gerhardt, Free Democratic Party of Germany; Charles Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations; Walter Klitz, Friedrich Naumann Foundation; and Steven Clemons, NAF, participate. Location: NAF, 1630 Connecticut Ave. NW. Contact: 202/986-4901.

Scientific integrity — 6 p.m. — Embassy of Switzerland presents a panel discussion on scientific integrity in policy-making. Lewis M. Branscomb, professor emeritus, John F. Kennedy School of Government, participates. Location: Embassy of Switzerland, 2900 Cathedral Ave. NW. Contact: 202/745-7900

• Compiled by FIND/AFP and The Washington Times