Speaker avails- Issues facing the 2008 elections

Issues Facing the 2008 Elections and the New Congress: Control of Congress & Senate, International Affairs, the Economy and Healthcare With the 2008 Elections approaching quickly, Leading Authorities offers a range of political experts. Who better to debate and inform on the issues that matter most in the 2008 elections than some of the most sought-after political analysts on the lecture circuit today? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Congress & The Senate: With the 2006 midterm elections behind us and the 2008 elections approaching, we have compiled a short list of some of our most popular speakers on politics, policy, and pre-election analysis. Terry McAuliffe: Former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Ed Gillespie: Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee Larry Sabato: Founder and Director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics Charlie Cook: Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report Stuart Rothenberg: Editor and Publisher of The Rothenberg Political Report and Roll Call Columnist Tony Blankley: Editorial Page Editor of The Washington Times and Panelist on The McLaughlin Group Matthew Dowd: Chief Campaign Strategist for Bush-Cheney '04, and Former Senior Advisor to the Republican National Committee Jeff Birnbaum: Award-winning Author, Television Commentator, and Columnist for the Washington Post Donna Brazile: Veteran Political Organizer and Campaign Manager for Al Gore's 2000 Presidential Campaign John Kasich: Former Congressman, Businessman and Best-selling Author Bob Woodward: Best-selling author and Assistant Managing Editor of The Washington Post David Gregory: Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News Chuck Todd: Editor-in-Chief of The Hotline Ron Christie: One of "America's Next Top Pundits," and author of Black in the White House: Life Inside George W. Bush's West Wing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Energy: With oil prices at an all time high, and calls from the President to move toward alternative energy sources, many citizens are wondering what's next? Daniel Yergin: Chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates and Pulitzer Prize winner John Breaux: Former Senator and Expert on Global Energy Policy Jeremy Rifkin: President of the Foundation on Economic Trends Peter Bijur: Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Texaco, Inc. Erik Peterson: Senior Vice President at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Director of the Seven Revolutions Initiative Red Cavaney: President and Chief Executive Office of American Petroleum Institute (API) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economy: Taxes, budgets, labor, wages... Will the economy continue to climb out of the recession under new leadership? Some of the foremost economic experts will bring perspective to your organization on the effects of the 2008 elections on the American Economy. Bradley Belt: Former Executive Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Kathleen Cooper: Former Under Secretary for Economic Affairs of the U.S. Department of Commerce and Principal Economic Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce Jeffrey Garten: Authority on global corporate management, finance, and international trade Kevin Hassett: Director of Economic Policy Studies at the Renowned American Enterprise Institute, and Senior Economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Arthur Levitt: Former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Jeffrey Rosensweig: U.S. and Global Economics Forecaster and Expert on International Finance and Business Strategy Jeff Thredgold: Entertaining, Informative and Humorous "tour" of the U.S. Economy and financial markets Laura Unger: Former Acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Marvin Zonis: World-renowned expert on the global economy Gene Epstein: Author of Econospinning and Barron's Economics Editor Dr. Laurence Meyer: Former Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Affairs: Will Iraq policy change? Leading Authorities represents some of the best speakers on International Affairs and Policies, from former Generals, to diplomats and directors of global policy. Richard Butler: Former U.N. Chief Weapons Inspector and Australia's Most Influential Diplomat Raghida Dergham: Senior Diplomatic Correspondent for the London-based Al Hayat Tim Roemer: Former Congressman and Member of the 9/11 Commission General Daniel W. Christman: Senior Vice President of International Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Military Analyst for CNN during Operation Iraqi Freedom General Anthony Zinni: Former Commander in Chief of the U.S. Central Command Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski: Former National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter, Counselor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and a Professor of American Foreign Policy at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Mitchell B. Reiss: Ambassador and Senior Advisor to Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Jean Chrétien: Former Prime Minister of Canada Ian Bremmer: Expert on States in Transition, Global Political Risk, and US Foreign Policy Ambassador Wyche Fowler: U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Judith Kipper: Co-director of the Middle East Studies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) George Mitchell: Former Senate Majority Leader, Served as Chairman of the International Crisis Group on Middle East Violence

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