501 Transcript: White House Daily Briefing, October 22
(Terrorism, Iraq, Afghanistan, President's schedule) (3490)
502 Transcript: State Department Noon Briefing, October 22
(MEPI Funding Statement/OSCE/US Elections, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lebanon, Korea, Cyprus, Albania) (3890)
503 Text: Global Group Urges Focus on Cash Smuggling to Combat Terrorism
(FATF cites some progress in Burma and Nauru) (1110)
504 Text: U.S. Urges "Unrelenting" Global Effort Against Terrorism
(State's Rostow says "deeds matter more than words") (920)
505 Transcript: U.S. Aid to North Korea Hinges on Dismantling Nuclear Program
("We must show patience," Powell says of talks with Pyongyang regime) (2670)
506 Treasury Official Highlights Economic Ties with China, Japan
(Taylor sees tremendous opportunity for U.S. in expanding Asian economy) (480)
507 Bush Signs Law Repealing U.S. Tax Breaks Ruled Illegal by WTO
(Measure aims to end retaliatory tariffs imposed by EU) (380)
508 Text: U.S. Training Program Aims to Curb Illicit WMD Smuggling
(Training will begin in November for personnel in 11 nations) (600)
509 Text: American Astronaut Will Vote From Space on Election Day
(Texas lawmakers passed 1997 bill to let astronauts vote from space) (410)
510 Foreign Aid, Other Issues Remain for Congress After the Election
(Mexican trucks, food sales to Cuba among the unresolved controversies) (870)
511 Text: U.S. Allocates $871 Million to Support Iraqi Elections
(Allocation reflects $180 million increase from initial budgeting) (230)
512 Text: New Passport Requirement Will Not Cause Border Disruption
(Travelers to United States need machine-readable passports October 26) (600)
513 Text: U.S. To Allow One-Time Exemption for New Passports
(Homeland Security Dept. explains machine-readable passport requirement) (1720)
514 Text: International Consortium Awards $5.5 Million for DNA Encyclopedia
(Compilation may allow use of genome to treat disease, health institute says) (1630)
515 Text: Earth Drags Space and Time as It Rotates, Scientists Say
(U.S., Italian researchers find direct evidence of bizarre effect) (1040)