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Political Ramifications of Nuclear Disaster
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Democratic Party Policy Agenda
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke about the upcoming State of the Union Address and likely Bush administration proposals in the coming year. The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate talks about their perspective of the challenges facing the country and their priorities for the 110th Congress.
Type: Media
National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
White House Homeland Security Adviser Frances Townsend announced the results of the first six-month assessment of the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza plan and its effectiveness to date. She also responded to questions from reporters.
Type: Media
The Importance of Ethics and Integrity
Egil Krogh announced an "Integrity Zone" campaign. He talked about his experiences as a deputy counsel for President Nixon. Mr. Krogh was chief of the White House "plumbers," a unit designed to contain administration leaks, and went to prison for his role in Watergate. He spoke about how those experiences informed his understanding of the principles of loyalty, integrity, and accountability. He also answered questions from members of the audience.
Type: Media
Hurricane Katrina
Mercatus Center scholars talked about their research analyzing the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. One year after the hurricane and the severe flooding from broken levees devastated New Orleans, they described serious homeland security shortcomings. They and others discussed the crucial lessons learned for preparedness and response and the implications for other communities. After their presentations they responded to audience members' questions. Dr. Peter Boettke was the project director for "Crisis, Preparedness, and Response in the Wake of Katrina…
Type: Media
Indonesian Foreign Policy
Indonesian Ambassador Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat talked about Indonesia's role as the world's largest Muslim nation in efforts to combat international terrorism and its policies toward North Korea and Iran. He also talked about the political climate in Indonesia, the impact of economic growth on democratic movements, and relations with the international community. He also answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Mexican Political Outlook
Arturo Sarukhan, international affairs coordinator and spokesman for the Mexican Partido Accion Nacional (PAN) presidential candidate, Felipe Calderon, talked about the Mexican presidential election results, the Mexican political outlook, current legal challenges to and public protests over the narrow results, and the future agenda of a Calderon administration. He also responded to questions from members of the press in the audience.
Type: Media
CIA Leak Lawsuit
Ambassador Joseph Wilson and his wife Valerie Plame spoke to reporters about their civil suit against Vice President Cheney, his former aide Lewis Libby, presidential adviser Karl Rove, and others in the White House. Ms. Plame, whose role as a United States Central Intelligence Agency operative was leaked to reporters, accused Vice President Cheney and the others of conspiring to destroy her career in retaliation against her husband's public opposition to the grounds for war in Iraq. They also answered questions from reporters. Valerie Plame Wilson was identified as a C.I.A. operative in a…
Type: Media
Mid-Year Budget Review
Ambassador Portman presented a mid-year review of the nation's budget and commented on economic issues, budgetary procedural matters, and the Bush administration's budget goals and priorities. Other topics included inflation, unemployment figures, the federal budget deficit, and the legislative line-item veto. He used charts for some of his presentation. Afterwards he answered reporters' questions. The program ends abruptly and is missing several minutes.
Type: Media