Transcript: Bush, Allawi Affirm Commitment to Overcome Insurgency
(Allawi calls Iraq the battleground between hope and fear)
NATO Agrees to Expand Training Mission in Iraq
(United States praises alliance's decision)
Security Issues
Text: Bush, Musharraf Discuss War on Terror, U.S. Aid to Pakistan
(Leaders meet on sidelines of U.N. General Assembly)
Rumsfeld: U.S. Troops Must Reside Where Needed, Welcomed
(Leaders say realignment will be phased in over time)
Text: NATO Supervising Destruction of Old Missiles in Georgia
(Project expects to dismantle more than 300 weapons by January 2005)
Senate Approves Representative Goss to Head CIA
(Congressional Report, September 23: Intelligence Reform Approved)
Excerpt: Countries Urged to Adopt U.S. Trade Security Strategy
(U.S. official calls terrorism threat to global economy, globalization)
Economic-Environmental-Scientific
Poland, Romania Receive U.S. Grants to Aid Plant Modernization
(Studies to be conducted on upgrades of chemical and electric plants)
Text: Extent, Impact of "Offshoring" U.S. Jobs Unclear, Report Finds
(Outsourcing trend appears to be growing, but overall data limited, GAO says)
Chinese Intellectual Property Piracy Criticized by U.S. Congress
(House hearing draws attention to inadequate foreign IPR enforcement)
Text: U.S. Official Briefs Congress on CITES Meeting Preparations
(International agreement effective tool for conservation, official says)
Text: NASA Reports Show Antarctic Response to Global Warming
(Climate warming may lead to rapid sea-level rise, studies suggest)
Text: International Consortium Releases Poplar Tree Genome
(DNA sequencing could enhance value of poplar as renewable energy source)
Text: Nanowires Can Detect Individual Viruses, Scientists Say
(U.S.-funded research could mean new era for diagnostics, biosafety)
Other Administration Policy Material
Text: Russia, U.S. Agree to Improve Work of Joint POW/MIA Commission
(Defense Dept. official Jerry Jennings holds three days of talks in Moscow)
Text: State, Defense Departments Join Forces To Stop Human Trafficking
(Training, "zero tolerance" applied to stop exploitation)
Text: U.S. Command in Korea Gets Tough on Demand Side of Prostitution
(General LaPorte says goal is to end human trafficking)
Text: U.S. Cites Reforms in Serbia and Montenegro, Urges Faster Pace
(Minikes at OSCE also discusses war crimes, minorities, elections)
Transcript: President Hails Opening of New American Indian Museum
(Bush speaks at White House ceremony recognizing new Smithsonian museum)
Staff-written
U.S. Praises Russia, Ukraine for Efforts to End Transnistria Crisis
(Minikes at OSCE says U.S. demands schools, orphanage reopen)
U.S. Alarmed at Belarus' Persecution of Human Rights Group
(Belarus Helsinki Committee threatened with lawsuit)
N. Korean Missile Test Would Not Change U.S. policy, Powell Says
(Six-Party Talks only way to stop nuclear programs on Korean peninsula)
U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Ease Barriers on Travel to Cuba
(Also loosens ban on agricultural sales, student exchanges)
