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SCOTT MCCLELLAN HOLDS WHITE HOUSE REGULAR NEWS BRIEFING
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May 12, 2005
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WHITE HOUSE REGULAR NEWS BRIEFING
MAY 12, 2005
SPEAKER: SCOTT MCCLELLAN, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
[*] MCCLELLAN: Good afternoon.
I want to begin with a few announcements of world leaders who will be coming to meet with the president. And then I want to make a statement about one announcement that was made by Prime Minister Martin earlier today regarding Sudan.
First of all, the president will welcome President Karzai of Afghanistan to the White House on May 23rd. The last time they met, you all will recall, was in September 2004 during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
This will be an opportunity for the two leaders to ...