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Here are a few Washington events of note for Monday, May 12.

President Bush is handing out Preserve America Presidential Awards.

The Woodrow Wilson Center is hosting a discussion on the politics of Social Security and Medicare reform.

The Brookings Institution is holding a debate on energy issues facing the next president.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, May 9.

The Commerce Department is releasing the March report on the trade balance.

Director of National Drug Control Policy John Walters is discussing a new report showing teen depression and marijuana use lead to serious mental illness.

National Symphony Music Director Leonard Slatkin is speaking at the National Press Club.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Wednesday, May 7.

President Bush is speaking to the Council of the Americas.

A House Judiciary Committee task force is holding a hearing on rising gas prices and oil company profits.

The National Safety Council and the Centers for Disease Control are releasing a report showing falls among people 65 and older are the leading cause of injury deaths.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Tuesday, May 6.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton square off in two more Democratic presidential primaries, in Indiana and North Carolina.

President Bush is speaking about Military Spouse Day and later meeting with Panamanian President Martin Torrijos.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is conducting various exercises to test its readiness for disasters, including a Category 4 hurricane in the mid-Atlantic states and the Washington area and multiple terror attacks in Washington state.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, May 2.

President Bush, in Missouri, is speaking on the economy.

The Labor Department is releasing unemployment statistics for April.

The Care for the Wild International conservation group is releasing a report identifying the U.S. as one of the world's leading illegal ivory markets.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, May 1.

President Bush is speaking in the Rose Garden about the National Day of Prayer.

Congress' Joint Economic Committee is holding a hearing attempting to answer this question: "How Are High Food Prices Impacting American Families?"

Several anti-war groups are marking the fifth anniversary of the day that President Bush declared "Mission Accomplished" in the Iraq war.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Tuesday, April 29.

President Alvaro Colom of Guatemala is speaking on immigration and trade at George Washington University.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is delivering the keynote address at the American Jewish Committee's annual meeting.

The National Association of Manufacturers is releasing the 2008 Competitiveness Redbook, an analysis of state rankings according to 51 indicators, with leaders of 27 state business groups.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, April 17.

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass at the Washington Nationals' new ballpark this morning.

President Bush is meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens is speaking at Georgetown University about, “It’s Time America Gets Serious About an Energy Plan.”

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Here are a few Washington items of note for Wednesday, April 16.

President Bush is greeting Pope Benedict XVI on the White House lawn this morning and this evening is hosting a dinner in his honor. It is the pontiff's 81st birthday.

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether a Louisiana man should be executed for raping his step-daughter. If his conviction is upheld, he would be the first felon in America in decades to be put to death without having killed someone.

The Labor Department is releasing the Consumer Price Index for March.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Tuesday, April 15, the federal tax filing deadline.

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Washington at the start of his six-day visit to the capital and New York, the first trip of his papacy to the U.S.

The Senate water quality subcommittee is holding a hearing on pharmaceuticals in the domestic water supplies.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is holding a hearing on possible problems with the 2010 Census.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Monday, April 14.

President Bush is meeting with his Cabinet.

Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are both speaking at the Associated Press's annual meeting.

The Anti-Defamation League is holding its National Leadership Conference.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, April 11.

The Newseum, a tribute to journalism around the world, holds its opening ceremonies.

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group are holding their 2008 Spring Meetings.

Attorney General Michael Mukase and others are holding the 2008 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week awards ceremony.

(The Washington Monument is that slightly dark area of pixels in this photo of a fog-shrouded Washington.)

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, April 10.

The Business Roundtable is releasing the results of its latest CEO Economic Outlook Survey.

The Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing on the situation in Iraq with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen.

The Enough is Enough Campaign is releasing a study of BET and MTV daytime music video programming.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Tuesday, April 8.

The American ambassador in Iraq, Ryan Crocker, and the U.S. commander there, Gen. David Petreaus, are testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees about the state of the war.

Financial analyst Edwin S. Rubenstein is releasing a study on the costs to 15 government agencies for immigration.

Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are both speaking at the Communications Workers of America's annual legislative-political conference.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Monday, April 7.

President Bush is meeting with small- and medium-sized business owners on the economic stimulus package.

The Federal Reserve Board is releasing its report on consumer credit for February.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition is releasing its annual Out of Reach report on the affordability of rental housing.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, April 4.

President Bush is meeting with leaders in Romania and Croatia.

The Labor Department is releasing the unemployment report for March.

Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and National Association of Manufacturers president John Engler are holding a news conference to discuss job creation legislation and the economy.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, April 3.

President Bush is attending the NATO Summit in Bucharest.

The House Transportation Committee is holding a hearing on the FAA's safety oversight of airlines.

The Senate Banking Committee is holding a hearing on the unrest in the financial markets, with Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and others testifying.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Wednesday, April 2.

President Bush is in Romania today in the latest stop of his European trip.

Citizens Against Government Waste is releasing its 2008 Congressional Pig Book, an annual report on pork-barrel spending in the federal budget.

The Joint Economic Committee is holding a hearing on the economic outlook with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Monday, March 31.

President Bush is leaving this morning for the Ukraine.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is speaking at the Brookings Institution and later at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce dinner on bilaterial trade opportunities.

The International Campaign for Tibet is holding a rally to urge President Bush to not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summer Olympics.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, March 27.

President Bush is speaking on the war on terrorism at the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton.

The Commerce Department is releasing the 4th quarter report on the Gross Domestic Product.

The Center for American Progress is holding a discussion on the financial costs of the Iraq war.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Wednesday, March 26.

The Commerce Department is releasing the February report on new home sales, the latest indicator on where the sluggish housing market is headed.

The Consumer Federation of America is releasing a study analyzing factors that are likely to lead to an increase in consumer gasoline prices.

President Bush is participating in Defense Department briefings.

The National Archives and Footnote.com are announcing creation of “The Wall,” an interactive online Vietnam War Memorial that makes war records more widely available.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Tuesday, March 25.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is holding a news conference with the members of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees to discuss the annual trustees' reports.

President Bush is meeting with King Hamad bin Isa Al-khalifa of Bahrain.

The AFL-CIO is releasing a survey about health care in America and the top health care concerns in the nation.

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Here are a couple Washington events of note for Friday, March 21.

Dr. Denis Cortese, president and chief executive of the Mayo Clinic, is discussing the creation of a workable health care system.

President Bush is at his Camp David retreat in Maryland for the Easter weekend.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Thursday, March 20.

The Brookings Institution is debating the trends and issues that drive economic opportunity in America.

Harvard University’s Berkman Center, Google and the Family Online Safety Institute are holding a discussion on the future of the Internet.

The Center for American Progress Action Fund is discussing the surge in Iraq.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Wednesday, March 19.

President Bush speaks on the war on terrorism at the Pentagon, while numerous anti-war demonstrations are scheduled to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

The National Institute of Early Education Research is releasing the findings of the 2007 annual State of Preschool report.

The National Archives is opening 11,046 pages of First Lady Hillary Clinton’s White House schedules to public view. The files are from 1993-98.

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Here are a few Washington events of note for Tuesday, March 18.

The Journal of the American Medical Association is announcing new research on the identification of genes that may help predict the risk of major diseases and conditions, including heart disease, osteoporosis and others.

President Bush is speaking about trade policy in Jacksonville.

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether the Second Amendment forbids the District of Columbia from banning private possession of handguns while allowing possession of rifles and shotguns.