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America's Future Foundation Room 101

September 10, 2007

IN THIS ISSUE: CRABFEST THIS SATURDAY | HEALTHCARE ROUNDTABLE NEXT WEEK | WHAT'S NEW IN THE PODCAST | JOBS AND MORE

AFF annual Crabfest this Saturday...
Every year, AFF hosts it's annual outdoor jamboree, Crabfest. This year it will take place this Saturday, September 15th. We will have great music, refreshments, and all the crabs, hot dogs and burgers guests can handle. Crabfest will be held at the historic Collingswood Mansion in Alexandria, Virginia. The beautiful grounds overlook the water, with plenty of lawn for frisbee or other games. Last year over a hundred young conservative and libertarian leaders attended.

The event will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Tickets are only $25 for members, $40 for non-members. You can also join or renew for a $55 special membership rate that includes a Crabfest ticket, or reserve a whole table of 8 for your office or organization for only $300. Tickets are now on sale at the AFF website. Check out pictures from past years' Crabfests: 2006, 2005 and 2004.

Healthcare roundtable next week...
On Wednesday, Septemeber 19th, AFF will present a roundtable discussion on healthcare. Conservatives tend to get tongue-tied when discussing health care policy. Other than opposition to "HillaryCare," there isn't much agreement on a conservative response to America's health care problems. For example, some say we should focus on insuring the uninsured, while others believe that many of the uninsured are that way only temporarily or by choice. A series of different free-market plans have been proposed, ranging from Association Health Plans to health care tax credits. Should we advocate incremental steps or a bold change? Maybe reform won't be driven by Washington but will come from the states. Are Massachusetts-style health insurance exchanges a model for the nation or the latest example of phony, big-government conservatism?

Joining us to discuss these issues are Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute, Greg D'Angelo of the Heritage Foundation, and Christie Raniszewski Herrera of the American Legislative Exchange Council. David Barnes of the Heritage Foundation will moderate. The event will take place at the Fund for American Studies, 1706 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, near Dupont Circle. Drinks at 6:30; Roundtable begins at 7:00. Roundtables are free for members, $5 for non-members. So join today! Please RSVP to Kathleen O'Hearn at kathleen@americasfuture.org.

In the podcast this week...
This week on Inside Washington Weekly, AFF's weekly podcast, More on Larry Craig, the Republican debate, Fred Thompson’s entry, and Oprah & Obama. The show's panelists this week are Dave Weigel of Reason, Amanda Carpenter of Townhall.com, and Jamie Kirchick of The New Republic. David White hosts. To listen or subscribe, visit http://www.insidewashingtonweekly.com.

Your dream job...
The Institute for Justice, the nation's leading libertarian public interest law firm, seeks an undergraduate or post-baccalaureate intern for the Castle Coalition this winter, to begin immediately.The internship will include assisting with research projects, helping track eminent domain situations in all 50 states, and providing administrative support to staff on a variety of tasks and projects. For more info, see http://www.americasfuture.org/jobboard/archives/022453.php.

Got something else in mind? You can find other great free-market-oriented jobs by clicking over to AFF's Job Board at http://www.americasfuture.org/jobboard/!

Cheers,

Jerry Brito
Director of Operations
http://www.americasfuture.org/
jerry@americasfuture.org

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