EX-99.(Q)(1) 8 poa.txt DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES POWER OF ATTORNEY TO SIGN AMENDMENTS TO THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT, DATED APRIL 12, 2006 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 Fixed Income Series, Inc. 2-51586 811-2503 AXP California Tax-Exempt Trust 33-5103 811-4646 AXP Discovery Series, Inc. 2-72174 811-3178 AXP Equity Series, Inc. 2-13188 811-772 AXP High Yield Income Series, Inc. 2-86637 811-3848 AXP Government Income Series, 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 Series, Inc. 2-63552 811-2901 AXP International Series, 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 Dimensions Series, Inc. 2-28529 811-1629 AXP Selected Series, Inc. 2-93745 811-4132 AXP Income Series, Inc. 2-10700 811-499 AXP Special Tax-Exempt Series Trust 33-5102 811-4647 AXP Strategy Series, Inc. 2-89288 811-3956 AXP Tax-Exempt Series, Inc. 2-57328 811-2686 AXP Tax-Free Money Series, Inc. 2-66868 811-3003 AXP Sector Series, Inc. 33-20872 811-5522 AXP Partners Series, Inc. 333-57852 811-10321 AXP Partners International Series, Inc. 333-64010 811-10427 RiverSource Short-Term Cash Fund, Inc. RiverSource Retirement Series Trust AXP Variable Portfolio-Partners Series, Inc 333-61346 811-10383 AXP Variable Portfolio-Investment Series, Inc. 2-73115 811-3218 AXP Variable Portfolio-Managed Series, Inc. 2-96367 811-4252 AXP Variable Portfolio-Money Market Series, Inc. 2-72584 811-3190 AXP Variable Portfolio-Income Series, Inc. 2-73113 811-3219 AXP Variable Portfolio-Select Series, Inc. 333-113780 811-21534 hereby constitutes and appoints Arne H. Carlson, any other member of the Boards who is not an interested person of the investment manager, and Leslie L. Ogg or any one of these persons individually as her or his attorney-in-fact and agent to file and sign for her or him in her or his name, place and stead any and all further amendments to said registration statements with all exhibits and other documents thereto pursuant to said Acts and any rules and regulations thereunder and grants them the full power and authority to do and perform each and every act required and necessary to be done in connection therewith. * RiverSource will replace AXP in the name of each company upon filing with the Secretary of State. Dated the 12th day of April, 2006. /s/ Arne H. Carlson /s/ Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Arne H. Carlson Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. /s/ Kathleen A. Blatz /s/ Catherine James Paglia ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Kathleen A. Blatz Catherine James Paglia /s/ Patricia M. Flynn /s/ Vikki L. Pryor ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Patricia M. Flynn Vikki L. Pryor /s/ Anne P. Jones /s/ Alan K. Simpson ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Anne P. Jones Alan K. Simpson /s/ Jeffrey Laikind /s/ Alison Taunton-Rigby ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Jeffrey Laikind Alison Taunton-Rigby /s/ William F. (Ted) Truscott ------------------------------ William F. (Ted) Truscott