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Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Bowne & Co., Inc. and each person whose
signature appears below hereby authorize both Robert M.
Johnson and Scott L. Spitzer, each with full power to act
alone, to file in either paper or electronic form an annual
report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, which report and
amendments shall contain such information and exhibits as the
said Robert M. Johnson or Scott L. Spitzer deems
appropriate. Bowne & Co., Inc. and each such person signing
below hereby further appoint both Robert M. Johnson and
Scott L. Spitzer as attorneys-in-fact, each with full power
to act alone, to execute such report and any and all amendments
thereto in the name and on behalf of Bowne & Co., Inc.
as well as in the name and on behalf of each such person,
individually and in each capacity stated below, thereby granting
to said attorneys-in-fact and each of them full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
whatsoever that any of them may deem necessary or advisable in
order to carry out fully the intent of the foregoing as the
undersigned might or could do personally or in their capacities
aforesaid.



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| | BOWNE & CO., INC.



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| | By: | /s/ ROBERT M. JOHNSON

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| |                                 
| | Robert M. Johnson               
| | Chairman of the Board, President
| | and Chief Executive Officer     

Dated: March 15, 2004

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|Name                                         |  | Title                                                                                   |  | Date          
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|/s/ ROBERT M. JOHNSON(Robert M. Johnson)     |  | Chairman of the Board, President
    and Chief Executive Officer
    (and Director)     |  | March 15, 2004
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|/s/ C. CODY COLQUITT(C. Cody Colquitt)       |  | Senior Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer) |  | March 15, 2004
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|/s/ CARL J. CROSETTO(Carl J. Crosetto)       |  | Director                                                                                |  | March 15, 2004
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|/s/ DOUGLAS B. FOX(Douglas B. Fox)           |  | Director                                                                                |  | March 15, 2004
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|/s/ GLORIA M. PORTELA(Gloria M. Portela)     |  | Director                                                                                |  | March 15, 2004
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|/s/ H. MARSHALL SCHWARZ(H. Marshall Schwarz) |  | Director                                                                                |  | March 15, 2004
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|/s/ WENDELL M. SMITH(Wendell M. Smith)       |  | Director                                                                                |  | March 15, 2004
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|/s/ LISA A. STANLEY(Lisa A. Stanley)         |  | Director                                                                                |  | March 15, 2004



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|Name                                 |  | Title                                    |  | Date            
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|(Vincent Tese)                       |  | Director                                 |  | March 15, 2004  
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|/s/ HARRY WALLAESA(Harry Wallaesa)   |  | Director                                 |  | March 15, 2004  
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|/s/ RICHARD R. WEST(Richard R. West) |  | Director                                 |  | March 15, 2004  
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|*By                                  |  | /s/ ROBERT M. JOHNSON(Robert M. Johnson) |  | Attorney-in-Fact |  |