EX-99.(Q)(1)DIRPOA 8 0008.txt DIRECTORS' POWER OF ATTORNEY DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES POWER OF ATTORNEY City of Minneapolis State of Minnesota Each of the undersigned, as directors and trustees of the below listed open-end, diversified investment companies that previously have filed registration statements and amendments thereto pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 with the Securities and Exchange Commission: 1933 Act 1940 Act Reg. Number Reg. Number AXP Bond Fund, Inc. 2-51586 811-2503 AXP California Tax-Exempt Trust 33-5103 811-4646 AXP Discovery Fund, Inc. 2-72174 811-3178 AXP Equity Select Fund, Inc. 2-13188 811-772 AXP Extra Income Fund, Inc. 2-86637 811-3848 AXP Federal Income Fund, Inc. 2-96512 811-4260 AXP Global Series, Inc. 33-25824 811-5696 AXP Growth Series, Inc. 2-38355 811-2111 AXP High Yield Tax-Exempt Fund, Inc. 2-63552 811-2901 AXP International Fund, Inc. 2-92309 811-4075 AXP Investment Series, Inc. 2-11328 811-54 AXP Managed Series, Inc. 2-93801 811-4133 AXP Market Advantage Series, Inc. 33-30770 811-5897 AXP Money Market Series, Inc. 2-54516 811-2591 AXP New Dimensions Fund, Inc. 2-28529 811-1629 AXP Precious Metals Fund, Inc. 2-93745 811-4132 AXP Progressive Fund, Inc. 2-30059 811-1714 AXP Selective Fund, Inc. 2-10700 811-499 AXP Special Tax-Exempt Series Trust 33-5102 811-4647 AXP Stock Fund, Inc. 2-11358 811-498 AXP Strategy Series, Inc. 2-89288 811-3956 AXP Tax-Exempt Series, Inc. 2-57328 811-2686 AXP Tax-Free Money Fund, Inc. 2-66868 811-3003 AXP Utilities Income Fund, Inc. 33-20872 811-5522 hereby constitutes and appoints William R. Pearce, Arne H. Carlson and Leslie L. Ogg or either one of them, as her or his attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign for her or him in her or his name, place and stead any and all further amendments to said registration statements filed pursuant to said Acts and any rules and regulations thereunder, and to file such amendments with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to either of them the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act required and necessary to be done in connection therewith. Dated the 13th day of January, 2000. /s/ H. Brewster Atwater, Jr. /s/ Anne P. Jones H. Brewster Atwater, Jr. Anne P. Jones /s/ Arne H. Carlson /s/ William R. Pearce Arne H. Carlson William R. Pearce /s/ Lynne V. Cheney /s/ Alan K. Simpson Lynne V. Cheney Alan K. Simpson /s/ William H. Dudley /s/ John R. Thomas William H. Dudley John R. Thomas /s/ David R. Hubers /s/ C. Angus Wurtele David R. Hubers C. Angus Wurtele /s/ Heinz F. Hutter Heinz F. Hutter