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    President Carter

    Stuart Eizenstat, chief domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter, recalled the tenure of America’s 39th president.

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    American Enterprise Institute Forum on 1996 Welfare Law, States Panel

    Panelists analyzed the impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), also known as the welfare reform law. This panel included current and f…

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    Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants and Children

    Douglas Besharov talked about the Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children (commonly known as "WIC"). Topics included eligibility requirements, how WIC is funde…

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    Federal Programs and Poverty

    Douglas Besharov and Peter Edelman talked about federal poverty programs, their cost, and their efficacy in reducing poverty. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communicat…

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    Assistance to Families Reauthorization

    Witnesses testified on the re-authorization of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, focusing on the ways states engage recipients in work activities that move them towa…

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    Stagnation of Black Middle Class

    The commission heard testimony from experts about the consequences of the stagnation in growth of the Black Middle Class, including income trends, lack of career-oriented educational program…

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    Fewer: The New Demography of Depopulation

    Mr. Wattenberg talks about his book Fewer: How the New Demography of Depopulation Will Shape Our Future, published by Ivan R. Dee. In the book he discusses low birth and fertility rates and…

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    Conversation with Lynne Cheney

    Professor Besharon moderated a discussion with Mrs. Cheney in which she talked about her experiences in political life, perceptions of U.S. history, books she had written, and teaching histo…

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    Beyond the Color Line

    Contributors to Beyond the Color Line: New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America, published by the Hoover Institution Press, participated in a panel with Stephan Thernstrom, the book…

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    Political Dynamics in Washington

    David Broder, National Political Correspondent for the Washington Post, and Journalist Haines Johnson spoke about political culture in Washington, DC in the aftermath of the 2000 presidentia…

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    Privacy in American Society

    Participants debated the resolution, “there should be less privacy in American society, not more,” focusing on the competing interests between civil rights and public safety. After their pre…

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    Well-Being of American Children

    Participants talked about a report on the well-being of American children and were honored for their work in behalf of children’s welfare. The report focused on the health, security and educ…

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    Resolved: Social Security

    Washington Post James Glassman and Brooking Institute Henry Aaron debated about the privatization of Social Security and if it would benefit the American people. They focused on the increase…

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