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                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 362, 384, 387, 
388, and 389; that the nominations be confirmed; that the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table; that any statements thereon be 
printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of 
the Senate's action; and that the Senate return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                         department of justice

       Deborah J. Daniels, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Attorney 
     General.


                      department of transportation

       Ellen G. Engleman, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the 
     Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of 
     Transportation.


                  national transportation safety board

       Marion Blakey, of Mississippi, to be Chairman of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for a term of two years.
       Marion Blakey, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring 
     December 31, 2005.


                      department of transportation

       Read Van de Water, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Transportation.

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