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The War on Terrorism
General Myers talked about efforts to combat terrorism, military operations in Afghanistan, and the progression of military strategies to face terrorist threats. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Post-September 11 American Energy Policy
Senator Burns talked about energy policy, terrorist threats, and the U.S. energy infrastructure. Among the issues he addressed were importing Russian rather than Middle Eastern oil as a way to help develop both civic and economic reforms in Russia. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Confronting Challenges to Change
Secretary Paige talked about President Bush's plans to improve the education system in America. Specifically, he talked about the president's "no child left behind" proposal, which promoted equality in education.
Type: Media
Sports: The Hype and the Hypocrisy
Mr. Deford talked about his experiences as a sports reporter. He also talked about the negative impact of college athletic scholarships. He argued that these scholarships showed America's lack of focus on education. After his presentation he answered audience members' questions.
Type: Media
Why Terrorism Works
Mr. Dershowitz spoke about his newest book, Why Terrorism Works: Understanding the Threat, Responding to the Challenge, published by Yale University Press. In the book the author asserts that one reason that terrorist acts are consistently utilized is because the international communities consistently recognizes and responds to acts of terrorism. He offers the suggestion that national leadership on a global level needs to take the appropriate steps to curtail such attacks. He also suggests a national identification card, increased cooperation amongst government agencies, as well as some form…
Type: Media
Wealth of Black Americans
Participants talked to reporters about African-American income levels and non-financial wealth, the gap between black and white families, and programs to address the poverty of wealth in the African-American community. Following their remarks they answered questions from the reporters.
Type: Media
Homeland Security Issues
Mr. Lenkowsky spoke about homeland security and how volunteers could aid the effort. He spoke about several programs to help respond to disasters and terrorist attacks and grants for volunteer emergency preparedness measures. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Academic Freedom and the Koran Controversy
Chancellor Moeser talked about the controversy over assigning Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations as summer reading for incoming freshmen. He talked about the public response to the assignment, legal efforts to block the assignment, and student reaction to the assignment. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience. Mr. Moeser's remarks were briefly interrupted by technical difficulties.
Type: Media
Teacher Training and Education
Mr. David moderated a forum titled "Urban Education: Overcoming Teacher Training Deficiencies," in which participants talked about teacher training, recruitment and retention. They also talked about programs to improve inner-city schools. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Deadline for Corporate Financial Restatements
On the day of a deadline for resubmission of financial restatements to the Security and Exchange Commission, lawyers spoke to reporters about the recertification process and corporate accountability. Following their remarks they answered questions from the reporters.
Type: Media