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THE BROOKINGS ALERT
week of Monday, October 16, 2000 http://www.brookings.edu/ E V E N T S *********************************** AMERICAN PRIMACY: WE'RE #1, NOW WHAT? A Brookings Priorities 2000 (P2K) National Issues Forum, with Richard Haass, Lee Hamilton, Richard Burt, and Jessica Tuchman Matthews. Moderated by Margaret Warner. Wednesday, October 18, 2000. http://www.brookings.edu/comm/events/20001018.htm MEASURING CORPORATE PERFORMANCE IN THE NEW ECONOMY A luncheon discussion of three new cutting-edge studies of performance measurement and corporate disclosure standards. Tuesday, October 24, free buffet lunch at noon, discussion begins at 12:30pm. 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building. http://www.brook.edu/es/research/projects/intangibles/events/20001024.htm H E S S R E P O R T *********************************** Week six of presidential campaign TV coverage analysis by Stephen Hess, with data and fifth round of awards for media coverage. All available at: http://www.brookings.edu/HessReport/ P U B L I C A T I O N S *********************************** American Primacy: What to Do with It? New edition of the Brookings Review (Fall 2000), featuring twelve articles about U.S. foreign policy challenges and America's role in the world. http://www.brookings.edu/press/review/rev_des.htm BOOK EVENT: Politics & Prose Bookstore to Host Presidential Debate Program: "Challenges & Duties of a New Administration," a panel discussion with debate broadcast to follow. Featuring Bradley Patterson, author of The White House Staff (Brookings, 2000), Joel Aberbach, co-author of In the Web of Politics (Brookings, 2000), and Harry Bennet, author of The American Presidency 1945-2000 (Sutton Publishing, 2000). Tuesday, October 17 @ 7:30pm, Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW; Tel: 202-364-1919. For more book info, please visit: http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/white_house_staff.htm http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/web_of_politics.htm P O L I C Y B R I E F S, P A P E R S, A R T I C L E S *********************************** "Pressure to Grow," Policy Brief #65 (October 2000) by Paul C. Light http://www.brookings.edu/comm/policybriefs/pb065/pb65.htm "Children in Out-of-Home Placements," Children's Roundtable Report #4 (September 2000) by Joyce A. Ladner http://www.brookings.edu/comm/childrensroundtable/issue4/issue4.htm I N T H E P R E S S *********************************** "Scratch One Rogue State?" opinion by Joel Wit; Dong-a Ilbo (10/13/00) http://www.brookings.edu/views/op-ed/fellows/20001013.htm "Solving Today's Defense Dilemma," opinion by Michael O'Hanlon; Defense News (10/09/00) http://www.brookings.edu/views/op-ed/OHanlon/20001009.htm "Mideast needs aggressive U.S. plan to end conflict," opinion by Shibley Telhami; USA Today (10/09/00) http://www.brookings.edu/views/op-ed/Telhami/20001009.htm "September was a Network Low," The Hess Report by Stephen Hess; USA Today (10/09/00) http://www.brookings.edu/gs/projects/HessReport/week5.htm N E W S R E L E A S E *********************************** Ron Haskins is leaving his position as staff director of the House Subcommittee on Human Resources to join the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution as a Senior Fellow, effective January 1st. His research at Brookings will focus on his areas of expertise-welfare reform, day care, child support enforcement, foster care, unemployment, and budget issues. Complete information at: http://www.brookings.edu/comm/news/0010Haskins.htm M U L T I M E D I A & C H A T S *********************************** Oct. 19: Chat with James Lindsay about Americans and foreign policy --time TBA. Submit questions in advance by going to: http://www.brookings.edu/comm/chat/Lindsay001019.htm Transcripts from previous chats on the presidential race, the economy and technology, social security reform, and more, available at: http://www.brookings.edu/comm/chat/chat.htm E X E C U T I V E E D U C A T I O N *********************************** Brookings Center for Public Policy Education offers 16 new programs this year. For more information on education programs designed for government and business executives throughout the year, call 1-800-925-5730 or visit the Center for Public Policy Education on-line at: http://www.brookings.edu/ExecEd/ _______________ The Brookings Alert is delivered electronically every Monday. We invite you to forward this Brookings Alert to a colleague. You can subscribe to the Brookings_Alert listserv in two ways: (1) send an e-mail to: JOIN-BROOKINGS_ALERT@www.brookings.edu with a blank Subject line and a blank Message body (2) visit the Brookings website at: http://www.brookings.edu/scripts/lyris.pl?join=brookings_alert _______________ The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 797-6000 http://www.brookings.edu/ --- You are currently subscribed to brookings_alert as: [klay@enron.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-brookings_alert-25465S@www.brook.edu
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