Wednesday, May 31, 2006
DAYAHEAD/Events making news today...
  • President Bush meets with Rwandan President Paul Kagame at 10:50 a.m. ET. He then attends a 1:50 p.m. ET swearing-in ceremony for Gen. Michael Hayden at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Hayden officially took the reins of the CIA yesterday. At 6:05 p.m. ET, Bush attends the Maryland Victory 2006 reception at the BWI Airport in Baltimore.

  • The House and Senate are in recess. The House returns on June 6 at 2 p.m. and the Senate returns on June 5 at 2 p.m. Hearings can be scheduled during this time period.

  • First Lady Laura Bush delivers 12:30 p.m. ET remarks to the National Trust for Historic Preservation conference held at Tulane University in New Orleans. At 1:25 p.m. ET she tours the Historic New Orleans Collection at 533 Royal Street in New Orleans.

  • Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York), a potential 2008 presidential candidate, hosts an 8 a.m. ET breakfast at the Buffalo Convention Center. At 11 a.m. ET, Clinton accepts the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate at the Hyatt Regency in Buffalo. Clinton and former President Bill Clinton attend a campaign "House Party" at 6:30 p.m. ET in Purchase, New York. She then hosts a 7 p.m. conference call with supporters having similar campaign parties.

  • Sen. John Edwards (D-North Carolina), who is considering another run for the White House, attends a joint fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. ET in Miami, Florida, for state Sen. Walter 'Skip' Campbell and Alex Sink. Campbell is running for Florida attorney general and Sink is a candidate for the state's chief financial officer.
  • Posted By Mark Preston, CNN Political Unit: 5/31/2006 07:48:00 AM ET | Permalink
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