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CMI Holds Program On Political Campaigns

CMI Holds Program On Political Campaigns

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Campaign Management Institute (CMI) at American University holds its annual two-week educational program, which is designed to train individuals for participation in local, state and federal political campaigns. These comprehensive courses include group seminars and campaign simulations that are taught by strategist from both political parties.
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Book TV Reviews Best Books of 2009

Book TV Reviews Best Books of 2009

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Author Steven Johnson reveals the scientist who discovered oxygen in “The Invention of Air.” Then Dave Grann, author of “Lost City of Z,” recounts the fateful search for El Dorado in the Amazon rainforest, and Cadillac Man describes his life as a homeless man on the streets of New York in “Land of the Lost Souls.”
Gov't Tries to Aid Small Businesses, Homeowners

Gov't Tries to Aid Small Businesses, Homeowners

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This month, Pres. Obama announced plans to reassign stimulus funds to help small businesses, with SBA Admin. Mills giving more details on the proposal. The President has met with large & small bank CEO's, encouraging them to lend credit to small businesses and help homeowners with their mortgages. Congress also held hearings on the foreclosure crisis with HOPE NOW Alliance's Faith Schwartz, who was recently on the Washington Journal.
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