112th Congress and the Constitution
Ross Baker talked about the U.S. Constitution and the incoming House Republican majority. Topics included plans to have the Constitution read aloud on the floor of the House, having members …
459 viewsRoss Baker talked about the U.S. Constitution and the incoming House Republican majority. Topics included plans to have the Constitution read aloud on the floor of the House, having members …
459 viewsRoss Baker spoke about presidential campaigns and compared the campaigns for the 2008 nominations with previous campaigns. Topics included the type of people running, the length of the campa…
70 viewsFrank Fahrenkopf spoke on the evolution of the presidential debate, including the development of the town hall format and the inclusion of the Internet. He talked about the current president…
110 viewsAs part of an Inside Washington Academic Seminar on “Politics and the Media,” Mr. Cook talked about the new political landscape and the 110th Congress. He described predictive polling result…
60 viewsMr. Meese spoke about efforts to combat terrorism and potential military action against Iraq. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
50 viewsMayor Williams talked to a group of students about how Washington, DC responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11 and how it is handling threats of further terrorism. He answered ques…
115 viewsProfessor Michael Genovese spoke to interns at the Democratic National Convention about the financing of political campaigns and attempts at reforming the process. He also talked about polit…
65 viewsCampaign organizers spoke about effective ways of raising support for a candidate. Among the topics they addressed were identifying swing voters, developing messages to target voters, ballot…
59 viewsConstitution Party Presidential Candidate Howard Phillips called for a reduction in the worldwide U.S. military presence, as well as a reduction in government taxing and spending. His politi…
221 viewsPanel members described internship opportunities in the Washington area. They also responded to audience questions.
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