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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         (AMENDMENT NO.        2       ) *
                                        --------------

                               EL PASO CORPORATION
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                     COMMON
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    28336L109
                  --------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                February 29, 2004
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[X] Rule 13d-1 (b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the ACT
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

SEC 1745 (3-98)



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CUSIP No. 28336L109
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1.   Names of Reporting Persons. Brandes Investment Partners, LLC
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). 33-0704072
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
     (a) [ ]
     (b) [ ]
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3.   SEC Use Only
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4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization    Delaware
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Number of         5    Sole Voting Power
Shares            --------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially      6    Shared Voting Power             50,154,789
Owned             --------------------------------------------------------------
By Each           7    Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting         --------------------------------------------------------------
Person            8    Shared Dispositive Power        66,560,505
With.
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9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
     66,560,505
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.  Check if the  Aggregate  Amount in Row (9)  Excludes  Certain  Shares  (See
     Instructions)                                          [ ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)      10.8%
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12.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA, PN
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CUSIP No. 28336L109
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1.   Names of Reporting Persons. Brandes Investment Partners, Inc.
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). 33-0090873
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
     (a) [ ]
     (b) [ ]
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3.   SEC Use Only
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization California
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Number of         5    Sole Voting Power
Shares            --------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially      6    Shared Voting Power             50,154,789
Owned             --------------------------------------------------------------
By Each           7    Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting         --------------------------------------------------------------
Person            8    Shared Dispositive Power        66,560,505
With.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     66,560,505 shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by Brandes Investment
     Partners,  Inc., as a control  person of the  investment  adviser.  Brandes
     Investment  Partners,  Inc.  disclaims  any direct  ownership of the shares
     reported in this Schedule 13G,  except for an amount that is  substantially
     less than one per cent of the number of shares reported herein.
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10.  Check if the  Aggregate  Amount in Row (9)  Excludes  Certain  Shares  (See
     Instructions)                                          [ ]
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11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)      10.8%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO, OO (Control Person)
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CUSIP No. 28336L109
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1.   Names of Reporting Persons. Brandes Worldwide Holdings, L.P.
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). 33-0836630
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2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
     (a) [ ]
     (b) [ ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.   SEC Use Only
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization    Delaware
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Number of         5    Sole Voting Power
Shares            --------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially      6    Shared Voting Power             50,154,789
Owned             --------------------------------------------------------------
By Each           7    Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting         --------------------------------------------------------------
Person            8    Shared Dispositive Power        66,560,505
With.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     66,560,505 shares are deemed to be beneficially  owned by Brandes Worldwide
     Holdings,  L.P., as a control  person of the  investment  adviser.  Brandes
     Worldwide  Holdings,  L.P.  disclaims  any direct  ownership  of the shares
     reported in this Schedule 13G.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.  Check if the  Aggregate  Amount in Row (9)  Excludes  Certain  Shares  (See
     Instructions)                                          [ ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)      10.8%
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12.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN, OO (Control Person)
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CUSIP No. 28336L109
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1.   Names of Reporting Persons. Charles H. Brandes
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
     (a) [ ]
     (b) [ ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.   SEC Use Only
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization    USA
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Number of         5    Sole Voting Power
Shares            --------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially      6    Shared Voting Power             50,154,789
Owned             --------------------------------------------------------------
By Each           7    Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting         --------------------------------------------------------------
Person            8    Shared Dispositive Power        66,560,505
With.
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9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     66,560,505  shares  are  deemed  to be  beneficially  owned by  Charles  H.
     Brandes, a control person of the investment adviser.  Mr. Brandes disclaims
     any direct  ownership of the shares  reported in this Schedule 13G,  except
     for an amount that is substantially less than one per cent of the number of
     shares reported herein.
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10.  Check if the  Aggregate  Amount in Row (9)  Excludes  Certain  Shares  (See
     Instructions)                                          [ ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)      10.8%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN, OO (Control Person)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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CUSIP No. 28336L109
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1.   Names of Reporting Persons. Glenn R. Carlson
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
     (a) [ ]
     (b) [ ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.   SEC Use Only
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization    USA
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Number of         5    Sole Voting Power
Shares            --------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially      6    Shared Voting Power             50,154,789
Owned             --------------------------------------------------------------
By Each           7    Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting         --------------------------------------------------------------
Person            8    Shared Dispositive Power        66,560,505
With.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     66,560,505 shares are deemed to be beneficially  owned by Glenn R. Carlson,
     a control  person of the  investment  adviser.  Mr.  Carlson  disclaims any
     direct ownership of the shares reported in this Schedule 13G, except for an
     amount that is substantially less than one per cent of the number of shares
     reported herein.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.  Check if the  Aggregate  Amount in Row (9)  Excludes  Certain  Shares  (See
     Instructions)                                          [ ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)      10.8%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN, OO (Control Person)
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CUSIP No. 28336L109
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1.   Names of Reporting Persons. Jeffrey A. Busby
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
     (a) [ ]
     (b) [ ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.   SEC Use Only
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization    USA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of         5    Sole Voting Power
Shares            --------------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially      6    Shared Voting Power             50,154,789
Owned             --------------------------------------------------------------
By Each           7    Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting         --------------------------------------------------------------
Person            8    Shared Dispositive Power        66,560,505
With.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     66,560,505 shares are deemed to be beneficially  owned by Jeffrey A. Busby,
     a control person of the investment adviser.  Mr. Busby disclaims any direct
     ownership of the shares reported in this Schedule 13G, except for an amount
     that is  substantially  less  than one per  cent of the  number  of  shares
     reported herein.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.  Check if the  Aggregate  Amount in Row (9)  Excludes  Certain  Shares  (See
     Instructions)                                          [ ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)      10.8%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN, OO (Control Person)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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Item 1(a)     Name of Issuer:

              El Paso Corporation

Item 1(b)     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

              El Paso Building, 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002

Item 2(a)     Name of Person Filing:

              (i)   Brandes Investment Partners, LLC

              (ii)  Brandes Investment Partners, Inc.

              (iii) Brandes Worldwide Holdings, L.P.

              (iv)  Charles H. Brandes

              (v)   Glenn R. Carlson

              (vi)  Jeffrey A. Busby

Item 2(b)     Address of Principal Business office or, if None, Residence:

              (i)    11988 El Camino Real, Suite 500, San Diego, CA  92130

              (ii)   11988 El Camino Real, Suite 500, San Diego, CA  92130

              (iii)  11988 El Camino Real, Suite 500, San Diego, CA 92130

              (iv)   11988 El Camino Real, Suite 500, San Diego, CA  92130

              (v)    11988 El Camino Real, Suite 500, San Diego, CA  92130

              (vi)   11988 El Camino Real, Suite 500, San Diego, CA  92130

Item 2(c)     Citizenship

              (i)   Delaware

              (ii)  California

              (iii) Delaware

              (iv)  USA

              (v)   USA

              (vi)  USA



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Item 2(d)     Title of Class Securities:

              Common

Item 2(e)     CUSIP Number:

              28336L109

Item 3.       If this  statement  is filed  pursuant to ss. ss. 240.13d-1(b), or
              240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

              (a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
                      (15 U.S.C. 78o).

              (b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
                      78c).

              (c) |_| Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
                      Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

              (d) |_| Investment company registered under section 8 of the
                      Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

              (e) |_| An investment adviser in accordance with ss.
                      240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

              (f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                      with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(F).

              (g) |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance
                      with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

              (h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                      Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

              (i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                      investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
                      InvestmentCompany Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).

              (j) |X| Group, in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

              This statement is filed by Brandes  Investment  Partners,  LLC, an
              investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of
              1940, its control  persons and its holding  company.  (See,  also,
              Exhibit A.)

Item 4.       Ownership:

              (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 66,560,505
                                             ----------
              (b) Percent of Class: 10.8%
                                    -----
              (c) Number of shares as to which the joint filers have:

                  (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
                                                                  --
                  (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 50,154,789
                                                                    ----------
                  (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
                                                                              --
                  (iv)  shared  power to dispose or to direct the  disposition
                        of: 66,560,505
                            ----------



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Item 5.       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

              If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
              date hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the  beneficial
              owner of more than five percent of the class securities, check the
              following |_|. N/A

Item 6.       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

                              N/A

Item 7.       Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
              the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

                              N/A

Item 8.       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                              SEE EXHIBIT A

Item 9.       Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                              N/A

Item 10.      Certification:

              (a)    The  following  certification  shall  be  included  if  the
                     statement is filed pursuant to ss. 240.13d-1(b):

                     By  signing  below  I  certify  that,  to  the  best  of my
                     knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
                     acquired  and held in the  ordinary  course of business and
                     were not  acquired  and are not held for the  purpose of or
                     with the effect of changing or  influencing  the control of
                     the issuer of the  securities and were not acquired and are
                     not  held in  connection  with or as a  participant  in any
                     transaction having that purpose or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:  March 10, 2004
                              BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC

                              By:  /s/ Adelaide Pund
                                   -------------------------------------
                                   Adelaide Pund as Attorney-In-Fact for
                                   Charles H. Brandes, President of
                                   Brandes Investment Partners, Inc., a Member



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                              BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.

                              By:  /s/ Adelaide Pund
                                   -------------------------------------
                                   Adelaide Pund as Attorney-In-Fact for
                                   Charles H. Brandes, President


                              BRANDES WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, L.P.

                              By:  /s/ Adelaide Pund
                                   -------------------------------------
                                   Adelaide Pund as Attorney-In-Fact for
                                   Charles H. Brandes, President of
                                   Brandes Investment Partners, Inc.,
                                   its General Partner


                              By:  /s/ Adelaide Pund
                                   -------------------------------------
                                   Adelaide Pund as Attorney-In-Fact for
                                   Charles H. Brandes, Control Person


                              By:  /s/ Adelaide Pund
                                   -------------------------------------
                                   Adelaide Pund as Attorney-In-Fact for
                                   Glenn R. Carlson, Control Person


                              By:  /s/ Adelaide Pund
                                   -------------------------------------
                                   Adelaide Pund as Attorney-In-Fact for
                                   Jeffrey A. Busby, Control Person



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EXHIBIT A
        -

            IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
            ---------------------------------------------------------

Pursuant to Rule  13d-1(b)(ii)(J)  and Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities and
Exchange  Act of 1934,  the members of the group  making  this joint  filing are
identified and classified as follows:

            NAME                                  CLASSIFICATION
            ----                                  --------------

Brandes Investment Partners, LLC      Investment adviser registered under
(the "Investment Adviser")            Investment Advisers Act of 1940

Brandes Investment Partners, Inc.     A control person of the Investment Adviser

Brandes Worldwide Holdings, L.P.      A control person of the Investment Adviser

Charles H. Brandes                    A control person of the Investment Adviser

Glenn R. Carlson                      A control person of the Investment Adviser

Jeffrey A. Busby                      A control person of the Investment Adviser



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EXHIBIT B
        -

                  JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1
                  ---------------------------------------------

This  agreement is made pursuant to Rule  13d-1(b)(ii)(J)  and Rule  13d-1(k)(1)
under the  Securities  and  Exchange  Act of 1934  (the  "Act") by and among the
parties  listed  below,  each  referred to herein as a "Joint  Filer." The Joint
Filers  agree that a statement of  beneficial  ownership as required by Sections
13(g) or 13(d) of the Act and the Rules thereunder may be filed on each of their
behalf on Schedule  13G or Schedule  13D,  as  appropriate,  and that said joint
filing may  thereafter  be amended by further  joint  filings.  The Joint Filers
state that they each  satisfy the  requirements  for making a joint filing under
Rule 13d-1.


Dated:  February 14, 2003

                                         BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC

                                         By:  /s/ Charles H. Brandes
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Charles H. Brandes, President of
                                              Brandes Investment Partners,
                                              Inc., a Member


                                         BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.

                                         By:  /s/ Charles H. Brandes
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Charles H. Brandes, President


                                         BRANDES WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, L.P.

                                         By:  /s/ Charles H. Brandes
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Charles H. Brandes, President of
                                              Brandes Investment Partners,
                                              Inc., its General Partner


                                         By:  /s/ Charles H. Brandes
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Charles H. Brandes, Control Person


                                         By:  /s/ Glenn R. Carlson
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Glenn R. Carlson, Control Person


                                         By:  /s/ Jeffrey A. Busby
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Jeffrey A. Busby, Control Person



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EXHIBIT C
        -

                       DISCLAIMER OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
                       ----------------------------------

Brandes Investment Partners,  Inc., Brandes Worldwide Holdings, L.P., Charles H.
Brandes,  Glenn R. Carlson and Jeffrey A. Busby, disclaim beneficial interest as
to the shares referenced above, except for an amount equal to substantially less
than one percent of the shares  reported  on this  Schedule  13G.  None of these
entities  or  individuals  holds the  above-referenced  shares for  its/his  own
account except on a de minimis basis.



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EXHIBIT D
        -

                              POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
                           SCHEDULES 13G AND FORMS 13F

I, Charles Brandes,  as director and president of Brandes  Investment  Partners,
Inc., which is a General Partner of Brandes Worldwide Holdings,  L.P., and which
is also a member of Brandes Investment Partners, LLC, hereby appoint Ian N. Rose
and  Adelaide  Pund as  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents,  in all  capacities,  to
execute,  on my behalf  and on  behalf of  Brandes  Investment  Partners,  Inc.,
Brandes Investment Partners, LLC, and Brandes Worldwide Holdings,  L.P., to file
with the appropriate issuers, exchanges and regulatory authorities,  any and all
Schedules 13G and Forms 13F and documents  relating thereto required to be filed
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,  including exhibits,  attachments
and  amendments  thereto and request for  confidential  treatment of information
contained   therein  in  connection  with  my  being  a  "control   person"  (as
contemplated  for purposes of Schedule  13G and Form 13F) of Brandes  Investment
Partners,  LLC,  its  subsidiaries  and  affiliates.  I  hereby  grant  to  said
attorneys-in-fact  full  authority to do every act necessary to be done in order
to  effectuate  the same as fully,  to all intents and  purposes,  as I could if
personally present, thereby ratifying all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

I hereby execute this Power of Attorney as of this 17th day of February 2004.

                                            /s/ Charles H. Brandes
                                            ----------------------
                                            Charles H. Brandes



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EXHIBIT D
        -

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SCHEDULES 13G

I,  Glenn  R.  Carlson,  hereby  appoint  Ian  N.  Rose  and  Adelaide  Pund  as
attorneys-in-fact  and agents, in all capacities,  to execute, on my behalf, and
to file with the appropriate issuers, exchanges and regulatory authorities,  any
and all Schedules 13G and documents  relating thereto required to be filed under
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,  including  exhibits,  attachments  and
amendments  thereto  and  request  for  confidential  treatment  of  information
contained   therein  in  connection  with  my  being  a  "control   person"  (as
contemplated for purposes of Schedule 13G) of Brandes Investment Partners,  LLC,
its subsidiaries and affiliates.  I hereby grant to said  attorneys-in-fact full
authority to do every act necessary to be done in order to  effectuate  the same
as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I could if personally present, thereby
ratifying all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.

I hereby execute this Power of Attorney as of this 17th day of February 2004.

                                            /s/ Glenn R. Carlson
                                            --------------------
                                            Glenn R. Carlson



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EXHIBIT D
        -

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SCHEDULES 13G

I,  Jeffrey  A.  Busby  hereby   appoint  Ian  N.  Rose  and  Adelaide  Pund  as
attorneys-in-fact  and agents, in all capacities,  to execute, on my behalf, and
to file with the appropriate issuers, exchanges and regulatory authorities,  any
and all Schedules 13G and documents  relating thereto required to be filed under
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,  including  exhibits,  attachments  and
amendments  thereto  and  request  for  confidential  treatment  of  information
contained   therein  in  connection  with  my  being  a  "control   person"  (as
contemplated for purposes of Schedule 13G) of Brandes Investment Partners,  LLC,
its subsidiaries and affiliates.  I hereby grant to said  attorneys-in-fact full
authority to do every act necessary to be done in order to  effectuate  the same
as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I could if personally present, thereby
ratifying all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.

I hereby execute this Power of Attorney as of this 17th day of February 2004.

                                            /s/ Jeffrey A. Busby
                                            --------------------
                                            Jeffrey A. Busby