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 	 	    Dear Jason,  The country this week is waiting for the unveiling of Vice President Cheney's energy task force recommendations.  Washington bureau's Peter Cook is preparing to fly to St. Paul, Minnesota to cover the event on Thursday.  Washington Bureau Chief Jay Cranford says the public relations planning has already begun.  Several press briefings are being scheduled along with congressional hearings in the House and Senate in the hopes of drumming up support for the recommendations.  Jay says he thinks Congress will try to approve a national energy policy bill before the August recess.  We'll bring you live coverage from St. Paul on Thursday.   In Houston, correspondent Kim Benestante tells us Valero Energy plans to continue its  expansion.  Valero is waiting for FTC approval on its acquisition of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock for $4 billion last week.  If the deal is finally approved, Valero will still have $1 billion for maintenance and upgrades, and $1 billion in cash flow.  Kim says the money may be used to build new refinery sites in North Dakota and Utah.  Catch all the details tomorrow from the Houston bureau.     Kim says the Houston bureau is also scheduled to bring us a segment from Dr. Barton Smith, a professor and the Director of Regional Forecasting at the University of Houston.  He's set to discuss the homogenizing of U.S. gasoline grades.  Dr. Smith brings us all the details tomorrow.     ENL will also continue our coverage from Anchorage, Alaska tomorrow. Gale Smith is set to bring us more live reports from the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission's Midyear Meeting.  Tomorrow Gale brings us a one-on-one interview with Alaska Governor Tony Knowles.  We'll also have reaction to the Bush administration's national energy policy.  Log on to see the Tony Knowles interview and more from Anchorage and the IOGCC.    Also tomorrow, Paul Weissgarber, the Vice President of Process Industries for A.T. Kearney, Inc., is scheduled to join us from Houston.  He'll discuss procurement in energy companies.  Be sure to catch Weissgarber in the 4:00 p.m. ET broadcast.   Keep in mind things are subject to change at a moment's notice.  Occasionally guests cancel or change time slots.  We'll continue to do our best to keep you updated on future interviews and events.     Keep it on energynewslive.com  for all your energy news.  	 				
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