Washington Hyper File

EPF edition



U.S. Department of State

Thursday, 15 January 2004


401 Transcript: White House Press Briefing, January 15
(Bush schedule in Louisiana/Georgia, Martin Luther King Jr. wreath-laying ceremony, regulatory changes in Bush 'Faith-Based Initiative,' drug treatment initiative, No Child Left Behind Act, HUD Secretary-designate Alphonso Jackson, Pell Grants, Senator Zell Miller, political fund raising, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, State of the Union speech) (3510)

402 Transcript: State Department Noon Briefing, January 15
(Bolivia, Iraq, North Korea, South Korea, China/Taiwan, India/Pakistan, Mideast, Libya, Brazil, Sudan,) (10230)

403 Transcript: Powell Says Results of Foreign Policy Efforts May Be Seen in 2004
(Suggests negative attitudes toward U.S. will change over time) (3060)

404 Text: U.S. Officials to Visit Japan in Attempt to Reopen Beef Market
(89 cows from herd linked to BSE case already destroyed, USDA says) (430)

405 Byliner: Trading Partners Can Be Confident of U.S. Beef Safety Measures
(Op-ed column from USA Today) (400)

406 Text: USDA Locates Another Cow Linked to BSE Case
(Continues to destroy 130 animals) (410)

407 Text: U.S. Disease Center Explains Civet Import Ban
(Living and dead animals banned, including byproducts) (900)

408 Transcript: $126 Million Spent So Far by U.S. Military on Iraq Reconstruction
(Commander praises local civil affairs decision-making) (4020)

409 Excerpt: U.S. Committed to WTO Negotiations' Success, Trade Official Says
(USTR's Deily seeks others' ideas for moving round forward in 2004) (2560)

410 Text: U.S. Seeks WTO Arbitration on Proposed Byrd Amendment Sanctions
(USTR's Veroneau says retaliation claim not based on actual harm) (300)

411 Text: Private Capital Flows Projected to Grow Again in 2004, Report Says
(But markets might have gone "too fast, too far," banking group warns) (1810)

412 Text: Bush Honors the Memory of Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Proclaims January 19, 2004 federal holiday in King's memory) (450)

413 Transcript: NASA Chief Cites International Interest in New U.S. Space Program
(Says achieving exploration goals will remain U.S.-led endeavor) (8900)

414 Text: U.S. Rover Is Driven Off Platform onto Mars Surface
(Rover now ready to begin exploring planet) (780)



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