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Spanish          |  French          |  Russian          |  Arabic  |          Chinese**Wednesday, January 28, 2004**

Bush         Defends Iraq War as He Meets with Poland's President        President Bush, in remarks to reporters as he sat down for talks with         Poland's President's Kwasniewski, said he feels certain that the removal         of Saddam Hussein from power was the right thing to do. The two leaders         said they would discuss bilateral issues, including U.S. visa policy towards         the people of Poland, immigration policy, and efforts to assist the Polish         military.

U.N. Plans to Send         Election Assessment Team to Iraq        U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said that security permitting, the United         Nations will send a technical mission to Iraq to determine the feasibility         of holding national elections before June 30. Annan said that after analyzing         the situation in Iraq and studying relevant documents, "I have concluded         that the United Nations can play a constructive role in helping to break         the current impasse."

Powell Says         Discussion with Putin about Iraq "Positive"        Secretary of State Colin Powell said that his discussion about Iraq with         Russian President Vladimir Putin was "positive." "Russia did not support         our military campaign in Iraq, but now we are cooperating to help the         Iraqis build a democracy for themselves," Powell told Radio Ekho Moskvy.

Congressional         Group Projects Record Budget Deficit in 2004        The U.S. federal budget deficit is expected to reach a record level in         dollar terms in the fiscal year that started October 1, 2003, despite         projected strong economic growth, the head of a congressional budget monitoring         group says. But the $477 billion gap, $3 billion smaller than projected         in August 2003, would represent a smaller share of the economy -- 4.2         percent of gross domestic product -- than the deficits of the mid-1980s         and the early 1990s, according to Congressional Budget Office Director         Douglas Holtz-Eakin.

Bush Administration         Works to Re-Open Markets to U.S. Beef        U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, asserting that U.S. beef is safe         "for consumers in the United States and around the world," says the Bush         administration is leading efforts to ensure that the international response         to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, is guided by         science.

  

January         26        Dispute Settlement Body - US Statement

January         23        Dispute Settlement Body - US Statements January 22        Secretary Thompson - Press Briefing at WHO Headquarters

January         16Trade Policy Review         of the US - Statement by Amb. Deily

January         15        USTR Statement on Proposed Byrd Amendment Sanctions 

January         14        Trade Policy Review of the United States - Opening Statement by Amb. Deily

January         12A         Common-Sense Approach to Advance the Doha Development Agenda 

January         9        US Statements at DSB 

January         8On-the-Record         Briefing by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell 

December         30        U.S. Contributes an Initial $75 Million to the UN High Commissioner for         Refugees 

December         24        Ambassador Sanders Arrives in Geneva, Presents Credentials

 

 
 
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**State                   of the Union Address**

President George W. Bush delivered                 his annual State of the Union Address Tuesday, January 20, 2004

 

 

 

**Tommy                 Thompson                Secretary of Health and Human ServicesOpening Statement at                 Geneva Press Conference**

 

 

**Election                 Focus 2004                An Overview of the Presidential Race**

**IraqComprehensive IIP Site on the latest developments                 in Iraq**

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