THE BROOKINGS ALERT
week of Monday, October 16, 2000
http://www.brookings.edu/


E V E N T S
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  "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
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  "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
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  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
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  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
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  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/
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