Daybook

PRESIDENT BUSH

Discusses jobs at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, N.C.; attends a Bush-Cheney ’04 fund-raiser at the Charlotte Convention Center; throws out the first pitch at the St. Louis Cardinals’ opening-day game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis; travels to Crawford, Texas, for Holy Week.

VICE PRESIDENT

Throws out the first pitch at the Cincinnati Reds opening-day game. Attends a fund-raiser for Rep. David Vitter, Louisiana Republican, who is running for the Senate.

ECONOMIC REPORTS

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

4:15 p.m. — Federal Reserve releases its weekly 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

10 a.m. — Office of the Secretary of the Interior holds a meeting of the Guam War Claims Review Commission to discuss the panel’s legally required report to the interior secretary and congressional committees. Location: 600 E St. NW, Room 6002. Contact: 202/616-6975.

Noon — Internal Revenue Service holds a meeting by teleconference of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel to discuss IRS customer service. Location: None. Contact: 888/912-1227.

SUPREME COURT

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

SENATE

Meets at 1 p.m. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/224-8601, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/224-8541.

HOUSE

On spring recess. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/225-1600.

GENERAL AGENDA

Electricity markets — 8:30 a.m. — Progress and Freedom Foundation holds a discussion, “The Future of Electricity Markets: Reliability, Infrastructure and Market Design.” Participants include Stephen Fairfax of MTechnology, Jimmy Glotfelty of the Energy Department, Rob Gramlich of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and William Hogan of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Location: Parkview Annex, City Club at Franklin Square, 1300 I St. NW. Contact: 202/289-8928.

Fannie Mae — 9 a.m. — American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research holds a discussion, “Do We Understand Fannie Mae’s Accounting?” Participants include Peter Wallison of AEI, John Barnett of the Center for Financial Research and Analysis, and Mark Haefele of Sonic Capital. Location: AEI, 1150 17th St. NW. Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th floor. Contact: 202/862-4871.

Airline quality — 9:30 a.m. — Wichita State University and University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Aviation Institute holds a news conference to release the 14th annual Airline Quality Rating. Location: National Press Club, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 316/978-3045 or 402/554-3502.

Ethnic disparities — 10 a.m. — Kaiser Family Foundation holds a town-hall meeting on “Eliminating Ethnic and Racial Health Disparities.” Participants include Surgeon-General Richard Carmona; Nathan Stinson of the U.S. Office of Minority Health; Elena Rios of the National Hispanic Medical Association; and Michael Bird of the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center. Location: Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Kaiser Family Foundation Building, 1330 G St. NW. Contact: 202/293-6200, Ext. 206, or 202/777-2501.

Diet knowledge — 10 a.m. — National Academies’ Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Kellogg Foundation holds a news briefing to release a report, “Exploring a Vision: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health.” Clifford Gabriel of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy participates. Location: National Academies, lecture room, 2100 C St. NW. Contact: 202/331-4323, Ext. 3038, or 202/334-2138.

Bush record — 11 a.m. — Brookings Institution holds a discussion, “A Critique of Administration Policy on Health Care, Education and the Economy.” Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, participates. Location: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/797-6105.

End of communism — noon — The Woodrow Wilson Center Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies holds a discussion, “Containment, Reagan and the Collapse of Communism.” Witnesses include Sheldon Anderson of the Woodrow Wilson Center and former Title VIII-supported short-term scholar. Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, sixth-floor auditorium, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/691-4100.

Space discussion — 12:30 p.m. — Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies holds a discussion, “Space: A Natural Resource at the Intersection of Energy, Environment, Science and Technology.” Molly Macauley of Resources for the Future participates. Location: SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/663-5786; journalists contact, 202/663-5626.

Drug imports — 2 p.m. — Health and Human Services Department holds a meeting of the Task Force on Drug Importation. Surgeon-General Richard Carmona participates. Location: Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Conference Room E, third floor, Rockville. Contact: 202/690-6343.

School reform — 2 p.m. — American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research holds a book discussion on “Common Sense School Reform.” Author Frederick Hess of AEI participates. Location: AEI, 1150 17th St. NW. Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th floor. Contact: 202/862-4871.