THE BROOKINGS ALERT
week of Monday, October 9, 2000
http://www.brookings.edu/


E V E N T S
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  KEEPING THE GOOD TIMES ROLLING: TECHNOLOGY AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
  A Brookings Priorities 2000 (P2K) National Issues Forum, with Sen.
  Robert Bennett for George W. Bush, and Robert Shapiro for Al Gore.
  Also with James Glassman (AEI), Robert Litan (Brookings), and Alice
  Rivlin (Brookings). Moderated by Alan Murray, D.C. Bureau Chief of
  The Wall Street Journal
  Tuesday, October 10, 2000 @ 10:00am
  http://www.brookings.edu/comm/events/20001010.htm

  AMERICAN PRIMACY: WHAT TO DO WITH IT?
  A Brookings Priorities 2000 (P2K) National Issues Forum
  Wednesday, October 18, 2000
  Call Communications, 202/797-6105, to attend
  http://www.brookings.edu/comm/p2k/primacy.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
  Call Alicia Dorsey Jones, 202/797-6131, to attend


H E S S  R E P O R T
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  Week five of presidential campaign TV coverage analysis by
  Stephen Hess, with data and fourth 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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  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//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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  "Breakthrough in U.S.-North Korean Relations?"
  opinion by Joel S. Wit; Chosun Ilbo; (10/06/00)
  http://www.brookings.edu/views/op-ed/fellows/20001006.htm

  "Enter the Israeli Arabs,"
  opinion by Shibley Telhami; The Baltimore Sun (10/04/00)
  http://www.brookings.edu/views/op-ed/Telhami/20001004.htm

  "Reschedule This Pesky Election,"
  The Hess Report by Stephen Hess; USA Today (10/02/00)
  http://www.brookings.edu/gs/projects/HessReport/week4.htm


M U L T I M E D I A
 &  C H A T S
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  Oct. 10: Chat with Stephen Hess about the presidential race
  --@ 2:00pm EDT
  http://www.brookings.edu/comm/chat/Hess001010.htm

  Transcripts from previous chats on education, 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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