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America's Future Foundation Room 101

November 19, 2007

IN THIS ISSUE: CAPITOL HILL HAPPY HOUR | DECEMBER ROUNDTABLE| PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN MP3 | WHAT'S NEW IN THE PODCAST | COLLEGE BLOGGER CONTEST | JOBS AND MORE

Capitol Hill Happy Hour
On Thursday, November 29th AFF will hold a happy hour on Capitol Hill. Come by at 6:00 for drinks and the chance to talk with some AFF -friendly Hill staffers. Look out for a finalized location in next week's Room 101. Hope to see you there!

AFF December Roundtable: Candidate Forum
On December 12, AFF will host a 2008 Presidential Candidate Forum. The 2008 presidential race began earlier than usual. After suffering devastating midterm losses, faced with a wartime PR problem, and spooked by the prospect of HillaryCare 2.0, a lot is at stake for Republicans in 2008. As the presidential campaigns draw closer to the all-important primaries, please join us to debate the merits and pitfalls of the Republican frontrunners." Stay tuned for speakers.

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 Cindy Cerquitella at cindy@americasfuture.org.

"Are Private Contractors Helping Our Troops?" Now in MP3 Form!
In case you missed it, the recording AFF's roundtable discussing private security contractors is now available. Check it our here: http://www.americasfuture.org/events-archive/archives/022571.php

In the podcast this week...
This week on Inside Washington Weekly, AFF's weekly podcast, our panelists discuss new polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, the return of Bernie Kerik, and Ron Paul's surge. The show's panelists this week are David Freddoso of National Review Online, J.P. Freire, and Kristen Soltis of the Winston Group . David White hosts. To listen or subscribe, visit http://www.insidewashingtonweekly.com.

AFF $10,000 college blogger contest...
If you're a college blogger (or know one) don't forget America's Future Foundation has announced a contest for the best college blog with a grand prize of $10,000.

The purpose of the contest is to encourage original liberty-minded blogger journalism on college campuses and to identify young conservative and libertarian talent who wish to pursue careers as journalists and writers. The contest is open to all graduate and undergraduate bloggers age 25 and younger.

The winning blog will be awarded a cash prize of $10,000, and be invited to be a panelist at an AFF Roundtable on higher education in Washington, D.C. The award will be announced on April 7, 2008.

A panel of renowned bloggers will judge the contest. Judges include:

To enter, and for the complete set of rules, college bloggers can visit http://www.americasfuture.org/collegeblogger. There bloggers can enter their site for consideration. The deadline for entries is December 31, 2007. From the entries, AFF will choose ten finalists. The panel of seven judges will then track the blogs between January and April and will then choose a winner.

Your dream job...
Townhall.com, a leading online source for conservative news, opinion and current events, is looking for a paid New Media Operations Intern to be part of our team for the Spring 2008 semester in our Arlington, Virginia office. An internship at Townhall.com is an excellent place for conservatives to gain valuable experience in New Media Operations and to get a behind-the-scenes look at the development, maintenance, and operation of a conservative political website.

For more info, see http://www.americasfuture.org/jobboard/archives/022580.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,

Cord Blomquist
Deputy Director of Operations
http://www.americasfuture.org/
cord@americasfuture.org

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