Ms. Shalala declined to release the report today, saying that it was only a "draft memo" and that "we don't release draft reports."

"The memo is unsigned and as far as I'm concerned, this is a draft memo."

A draft memo to Wal-Mart's board was obtained from Wal-Mart Watch, a nonprofit group, allied with labor unions, that asserts that Wal-Mart's pay and benefits are too low.

Ms. Temple has testified before Congress that the purpose of her e-mail message was to remind the auditors to follow the firm's policies on destruction when working on draft memos in progress.

He circulated an opposing draft memo, entitled "Proposed Alternative Approach to Interrogations".

I've got the draft memo to Admiral Rylant done.

He also wrote a draft memo in January 2002 that said captured members of Al Qaeda should not be covered by the Geneva Conventions - a position later adopted by the administration.

Committee Counsel Mike Matigan, in a letter to The Wall Street Journal, notes that this bureaucrat's draft memo was found to be "urging the exact opposite of his final decision."

In fact, a draft memo included in a training manual for workers describes employment as a "secondary goal" at the job centers.

Get Tim to get me a copy of the draft memo right now, and be ready to talk about it after the President's speech.