Subject: December 2011 BPC Bulletin
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Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:00:11 -0600

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Annual Political Summit

BPC convenes politicos and strategists in New Orleans 

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/nola2011 
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On November 15 and 16, BPC returned to New Orleans for its Third Annual Political Summit. Co-hosts James Carville and Mary Matalin highlighted a cast of newsmakers and politicos, including John Avlon, Stan Greenberg, Karen Hughes, Walter Isaacson, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Melissa Harris-Perry, Richard Wolffe, and BPC Senior Fellows Senators Bob Bennett, Trent Lott and Secretary Dan Glickman.

Far beyond the Beltway, BPC's summit, Taking the Poison out of Partisanship, brought together Washington's top names in politics, news and entertainment for a conversation on the year that was-what worked, what did not and where the two parties may find common ground going forward. 

Watch video of the summit's opening panel, "Common Ground: Opportunites for Political Progress," featuring John Harwood, Sen. Lott, Kiki McLean and Steve McMahon, 
http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/multimedia/2011/11/16/nola-2011-common-ground-opportunities-political-progress 
here . 

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/multimedia/2011/11/third-annual-political-summit 
Summit photo gallery >

Newsweek columnist John Avlon (left) with MSNBC contributor and Tulane University Professor Melissa Harris-Perry at BPC's political summit

News Coverage 

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/articles/2011/11/fantasies-debt-deal-convivial-congress 
Fantasies of a Debt Deal From a Convivial Congress 

The New York Times, November 20, 2011

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/articles/2011/11/political-observers-bipartisan-policy-center-say-social-media-shoulder-some-bl 
Political observers at Bipartisan Policy Center say social media shoulder some blame for political anger 

The Times-Picayune, November 16, 2011

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/articles/2011/11/mary-matalin-pines-yesteryear 
Mary Matalin Pines for Yesteryear 

Roll Call, November 28, 2011

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/articles/2011/11/video-john-harwood-and-richard-wolffe-discuss-republican-politics-reference-bp 
VIDEO: John Harwood and Richard Wolffe discuss Republican politics, reference BPC summit 

MSNBC's The Last Word, November 16, 2011

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/articles/2011/11/james-carville-and-mary-matalin-tackle-partisanship-and-other-hot-issues 
VIDEO: James Carville and Mary Matalin tackle partisanship and other hot issues 

WWLTV, November 15, 2011

Rowe: Lead Somewhere Worth Going

Exelon Chairman and CEO John Rowe speaks at BPC

Reflecting on his career in the corporate sector, John Rowe
outlines crucial leadership characteristics 

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/events/2011/11/leadership-speaker-series 
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On November 9, John Rowe, Chairman and CEO of Exelon and a
member of BPC's Board of Directors, kicked off a new BPC speaker series
"On Leadership." His remarks, peppered with references to history and
literature, reflected on his 28-year career in the electric power sector. Rowe,
who plans to retire in early 2012, shared his insights on leading a Fortune 200
company through a time of economic and regulatory uncertainty. He also
discussed Exelon 2020, the company's strategic plan to dramatically lower
carbon and other emissions by the year 2020.

BPC's "On Leadership" series 
http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/events/2012/01/leadership-speaker-series 
will continue  in January with former Senate
Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Trent Lott.

Beyond the Super Committee

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/press-releases/2011/11/statement-former-senate-budget-committee-chairman-pete-domenici-and-form 
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In the weeks before the super committee's deadline on the eve of Thanksgiving, BPC's Debt Reduction Task Force, led by Senator Pete Domenici and Dr. Alice Rivlin, put forth a package to spur economic growth, stabilize the debt, protect and restructure major entitlement programs and implement pro-growth tax reform. "We are profoundly disappointed by the Joint Select Committee's failure to reach a bipartisan agreement," said Senator Domenici and Dr. Rivlin in a press release. "The Committee had many ideas, policy options and solutions available to it..." but left "the largest drivers of our debt...unchanged."

BPC's Task Force will continue to advocate for a grand bargain to reassure the American public, the markets and the world that our political process can still function when we need it most. 

Featured Blog Posts

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http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/2011/12/eliminating-handouts-rich-and-famous 
Eliminating Handouts for the Rich and Famous , December 6, 2011
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http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/2011/12/payroll-tax-cut-will-not-affect-social-security-solvency 
Payroll Tax Cut Will Not Affect Social Security Solvency , December 2, 2011
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http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/2011/11/menu-cures-america%E2%80%99s-ailing-economy 
A Menu of Cures for America's Ailing Economy , November 23, 2011
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http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/2011/12/payroll-tax-cut-will-not-affect-social-security-solvency 
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Sequester , November 22, 2011

November 23, 2011 | The Huffington Post

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/articles/2011/11/capitol-hill-end-food-fight 
To Capitol Hill: End the Food Fight

By Dan Glickman and Ann M. Veneman

November 18, 2011 | National Journal

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/articles/2011/11/forget-liposuction 
Cutting the Deficit? Forget Liposuction

By Ronald Brownstein 

November 8, 2011 | The Washington Post

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news/articles/2011/11/growing-threat-iran%E2%80%99s-nuclear-program 
The growing threat of Iran's nuclear program
By Stephen Rademaker and Blaise Misztal 

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/news 
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Friday, December 9, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | BPC

Redistricting Reform: Drawing the Map One Rorschach Test at a Time

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/events/2011/12/redistricting-reform-drawing-maps-one-rorschach-test-time 
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Friday, December 16, 2011
10:00 - 11:30 AM | The Brookings Institution

Controlling Medicare Costs: Is Premium Support The Answer?

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/events/2011/12/controlling-medicare-costs-premium-support-answer 
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | BPC

"On Leadership" Speaker Series: Former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Trent Lott

http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/events/2012/01/leadership-speaker-series 
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