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Feb - March 2007 Issue

A Note from the Chairman Emeritus

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A Note from the Chairman Emeritus

by BILL FRENZEL

“The war on terror.”
“It’s the economy stupid.”
“Read my lips – no new taxes.”

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An Answer for Roger Mudd

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An Answer for Roger Mudd

by MICKY EDWARDS, MYRNA BLYTH, BEN STEIN, BEVERLY DAVIS, LIONEL SOSA, BRAD TODD, DUF SUNDHEIM, MARY MATALIN

“Why do you want to be President?” This question stumped Ted Kennedy 28 years ago. With the 2008 campaign upon us, we ask prominent Republicans how it should be answered today.

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The Year Ahead On Capitol Hill

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The Year Ahead On Capitol Hill

by ADAM PUTNAM

The Chairman of the House Republican Conference talks about the legislative outlook for 2007 and what the GOP will be working to achieve.

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Can a Lame Duck Soar?

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Can a Lame Duck Soar?

by JAMES R. HEDTKE

If recent history is any guide, the last two years of the Bush Administration could be surprisingly productive.

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What’s the Matter with Washington?

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What’s the Matter with Washington?

by WILLIAM B. LACY

A political veteran now living and working in Kansas says something is missing in our national political debate – mainly, a sense of history.

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Why Ideas Matter

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Why Ideas Matter

by GOVERNOR HALEY R. BARBOUR

The former Chairman of the RNC and current Chief Executive of Mississippi says policy, not politics, is the key to the GOP’s future.

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Ideas and the Bottom Line

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Ideas and the Bottom Line

by THOMAS H. DAVENPORT

GE and Westinghouse were once competitors. Now, one is thriving, while the other has all but disappeared. Why? It has to do with ideas.

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The Importance of Entrepreneurship to America

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The Importance of Entrepreneurship to America

by STEVEN PRESTON

Small business owners are the engine of our economy.

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Polling the Risk Takers

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Polling the Risk Takers

by CARL J. SCHRAMM, PH.D. & ROBERT LITAN, PH.D.

What entrepreneurs really want the government to do.

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America’s New Immigrant Entrepreneurs

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America’s New Immigrant Entrepreneurs

by VIVEK WADHWA

Increasingly, those starting new U.S. businesses are foreign-born.

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