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Tuesday, 3 October 2006

Near East and South Asia

100301  Rice Urges Egypt To Lead Middle East Democratization

(2 Pages)(Secretary welcomes Egypt's interest in developing civil nuclear power) (560)

100302  Rice Urges Hamas To Join International Consensus for Peace

(2 Pages)(Calls for measures on Israeli and Palestinian sides to improve situation)(490)

East Asia and the Pacific

100303  North Korean Nuclear Test Would Be "A Very Provocative Act"

(3 Pages)(Test would undermine trust in Pyongyang's commitment to shed nuclear weapons)(1080)

100304  Text: White House Statement on North Korean Nuclear Test Announcement

(2 Pages)(U.S. expresses serious concerns; pledges to work with partners)  (420)

100305  U.S. Concerned About Thai Constitution, Elections Timetable

(2 Pages)(White House calls for clear, unambiguous protection of civil liberties)  (370)

International Security

100306  Congress Sends Port Security Legislation to Bush for Approval

(2 Pages)(Act would codify and expand port security, but not necessarily pay for it all)  (680)

Law Enforcement and Counternarcotics

100307  U.S. Intensifying Efforts To Combat Human Trafficking

(2 Pages)(Additional funding to cement law enforcement and victims'- services partnerships)  (670)

The Americas

100308  Western Hemisphere Democracies Must Deliver Results, U.S. Says

(3 Pages)(State's Shannon says that competing vision for region will end in failure)(930)

Global Health, Science and the Environment

100309  U.S. Researchers Win 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

(3 Pages)(Discover basic mechanism for controlling flow of genetic information)  (1000)

U.S. Life and Culture

100310  U.S. Population To Reach 300 Million This Month

(2 Pages)(Immigrants spur continued growth and diversity)  (580)

100311  "Partitions" Explores Sprit of Indian, Pakistani Art

(3 Pages)(Contemporary South Asian artists' works displayed in eclectic group exhibition)(1040)

100312  Iranian American Brings Love of Nature to Portland's Parks

(3 Pages)(Portland's forests remind Zari Santner of her childhood home in Iran)  (920)

100313  Students Pledge To Put Idealism to Work in U.S. Cities

(2 Pages)(More than 1,200 join yearlong community service effort)  (700)

Official Texts and Transcripts

100314  Transcript: State Department Deputy Spokesman's Daily Briefing

(11 Pages)(Tom Casey briefs reporters October 3)  (4620)--T

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