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January 9, 2008
January 2008
1/24: Republican debate, Florida
1/25-2/7: Hawaii Republican caucuses
1/26: South Carolina Democratic primary
1/27: Democratic debate, Florida
1/29: Florida primary
1/30: Republican debate, Los Angeles, CA
1/30: Republican debate, Simi Valley, CA
1/31: Democratic debate, Los Angeles, CA
February 2008
2/1-2/3: Maine GOP Caucuses
2/5: Primaries in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah
2/5: Caucuses in Alaska, Colorado, Minnesota and North Dakota
2/5: Democratic caucuses in Idaho and Kansas
2/5: Republican caucuses in Montana
2/5: New Mexico Democratic primary
2/5: State convention in West Virginia
2/9: Republican caucuses in Kansas
2/9: Louisiana primary
2/9: Democratic caucuses in Nebraska
2/9: Washington caucuses
2/10: Maine Democratic caucuses
2/12: Maryland primary
2/12: District of Columbia Democratic caucuses
2/12: District of Columbia Republican primary
2/19: Wisconsin primary
2/19: Hawaii Democratic caucuses
March 2008
3/4: Primaries in Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont
3/8: Democratic primary in Wyoming
3/11: Primary in Mississippi
April 2008
4/22: Pennsylvania primary
May 2008
5/6: Indiana and North Carolina primaries
5/13: Nebraska primary (advisory only), West Virginia Democratic primary
5/20: Primaries in Kentucky and Oregon
5/27: Idaho Democratic non-binding primary, Republican primary
June 2008
6/3: South Dakota primary, Montana Democratic primary
6/3: New Mexico GOP caucus
6/28: Nebraska state convention
August 2008
8/25-28: Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO
September 2008
9/1-4: Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
9/26: Presidential debate in Oxford, MO
October2008
10/2: Vice Presidential debate in St. Louis, MO
10/7: Presidential debate in Nashville, TN
10/15: Presidential debate in Hempstead, NY
November 2008
11/4: Election Day
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Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
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The report of this bipartisan Task Force of distinguished leaders and experts represents a strong consensus on the importance of repairing America's immigration policy. It makes the case that maintaining America's political and economic leadership depends on attracting talented and hard-working immigrants, and on securing the country's borders in a smart, effective, and humane way.
This report finds that nuclear weapons will remain a fundamental element of U.S. national security in the near term, and makes recommendations on how to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. deterrent nuclear force, prevent nuclear terrorism, and strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
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Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
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