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12.17.2012 12:00:00 PM
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Recent Events
Victor Davis Hanson Orange County Luncheon December 5, 2012
12.5.2012 12:00:00 PM

Post Election: A Roadmap for America's Future

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Post Election Analysis with George F. Will & Special Award Presentation to Sal Khan of the Khan Academy
11.9.2012 6:00:00 PM

Pacific Research Institute Annual Gala Dinner

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Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts
10.19.2012 5:00:00 PM
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Listed below are upcoming and recent events sponsored by Pacific Research Institute.
UPCOMING EVENTS Archive
WSJ's Stephen Moore Book Signing Luncheon-Rescheduled for December 17
Start: December 17, 2012 12:00 PM

Who's the Fairest of Them All?: The Truth About Opportunity, Taxes, and Wealth In America
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RECENT EVENTS Archive
Victor Davis Hanson Orange County Luncheon December 5, 2012
Post Election: A Roadmap for America's Future
Start: December 5, 2012 12:00 PM

Post Election: A Roadmap for America's Future


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Post Election Analysis with George F. Will & Special Award Presentation to Sal Khan of the Khan Academy
Pacific Research Institute's Annual Gala Dinner
Start: November 9, 2012 06:00 PM

Pacific Research Institute Annual Gala Dinner


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Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts
Pacific Research Institute and Federalist Society Event
Start: October 19, 2012 05:00 PM

Author Book Signing and Reception with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
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OC Luncheon with Political Expert Dan Schnur
Start: October 18, 2012 12:00 PM

Decision 2012: California to the Beltway
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Opening in Theaters Friday, October 12: Atlas Shrugged Part II
Everything Has Breaking Point
Start: October 12, 2012

Find a Theater Near You


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Escape From North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia’s Underground Railroad
Author Book Signing and Luncheon
Start: October 3, 2012 12:00 PM

With Melanie Kirkpatrick
Author, Award Winning Journalist, Member of Council on Foreign Relations, Trustee of Princeton in Asia, and Hudson Institute Senior Fellow
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Governing California
A Symposium on Solutions for the 21st Century
Start: July 27, 2012 08:00 AM

A program for elected officials, business, labor and community leaders focused on identifying strategies to break the gridlock and restore California’s greatness
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San Francisco Milton Friedman Centennial Celebration
Start: July 25, 2012 12:00 PM

Featuring Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants


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Orange County Milton Friedman Centennial Celebration
Start: July 24, 2012 12:00 PM

Featuring  Sally C. Pipes
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How to Fix California...Starting With Local Government
Highlighting Dr. Art Laffer's Blueprint for California's Recovery
Start: June 28, 2012 10:00 AM

Featuring Brian Calle
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Jonah Goldberg Luncheon and Book Signing
Start: June 22, 2012 12:00 PM

The Tyranny of Cliches: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas


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Capitol Update with U.S. Rep Darrell Issa (CA-49)
Start: June 14, 2012 12:00 PM

Chairman, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Should City Hall Go Bankrupt?
Start: May 30, 2012 12:00 PM

A CalWatchdog Series on Municipal Bankruptcy
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Benjamin Rush Society Debate: UCSD
Start: May 17, 2012 03:00 PM

UCSD Benjamin Rush Society
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Public Pension Tsunami: Closer to the Shore?
Start: May 17, 2012 12:00 PM

Public Pension Panel
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Benjamin Rush Society Debate: Harvard Medical School, May 3, 2012
Start: May 3, 2012 05:45 PM

Harvard Bejamin Rush Society Debate


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Sally Pipes and Dennis Prager
Commonwealth Club of San Francisco
Start: May 2, 2012 06:00 PM

Why the World Needs American Values


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Luncheon and Book Launch Featuring John Stossel
Start: April 20, 2012 12:00 PM

The City Club of San Francisco
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Benjamin Rush Society Presents
Start: April 17, 2012 06:00 PM

The Arthur N. Rupe Debate Series
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Dr. Art Laffer Orange County Book Signing
Eureka! How to Fix California
Start: March 28, 2012 02:00 PM

Pacific Research Institute
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Dr. Art Laffer SF Book Launch Reception
"Eureka! How to Fix California"
Start: March 27, 2012 05:30 PM

Pacific Research Institute
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Three Cheers for the 1%!
Luncheon with Deroy Murdock
Start: March 5, 2012 12:00 PM

Pacific Research Institute and the SF Federalist Society present


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Obama's Education Takeover
Book Launch with Author Lance T. Izumi
Start: February 8, 2012 06:00 PM

Lance T. Izumi, Koret Senior Fellow and PRI's Senior Director of Education Studies discusses his book, "Obama's Education Takeover."


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Health Care Reform: A Different Path - Current Federal Plan May Be Bad For Your Health
Reception and Luncheon
Start: February 2, 2012 11:30 AM

The Orange County Forum presents a luncheon and reception with PRI's Sally C. Pipes. She will discuss her new book "The Pipes Plan: The Top 10 Ways to Dismantle and Replace Obamacare."
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Cocktail Reception—Celebrate the Book Release of The Pipes Plan: The Top Ten Ways to Dismantle and Replace ObamaCare
Hosted by Pacific Research Institute and Eagle Publishing
Start: January 26, 2012 05:30 PM

Celebrate the Release of Sally C. Pipes’ New Book

Special Remarks from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, II


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Celebrate National School Week
Panel Discussion with Lance Izumi
Start: January 25, 2012 06:30 PM

The Pipes Plan: The Top Ten Ways to Dismantle and Replace ObamaCare
Book Launch with Author Sally C. Pipes
Start: January 17, 2012 06:00 PM

Join PRI's President and CEO Sally C. Pipes as she discusses her new book "The Pipes Plan: The Top Ten Ways to Dismantle and Replace ObamaCare."
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PRI Annual Gala Dinner with Judge Andrew Napolitano
"Reflections on Current Contentions"
Start: November 30, 2011 06:00 PM

PRI will also be presenting the "Sir Antony Fisher Freedom Award" to the Honorable Daniel Oliver.


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A Choice, Not an Echo: The Battle to Liberate America's Students
Newport Beach, CA Event
Start: November 8, 2011 12:00 PM

Featuring John Fund, The American Spectator Senior Editor and Fox News Contributor
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Special Private Tour of Anchor Brewing Company
San Francisco Event
Start: November 3, 2011 06:00 PM

The Pacific Research Institute presents a Special Private Tour of Anchor Brewing Company


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Breaking News: CalWatchdog Event
Reception in Sacramento
Start: October 20, 2011 05:00 PM

Join us for a CalWatchdog reception in Sacramento, CA.
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Confronting Terror: 9/11 and the Future of American National Security
Essays By leading Voices In Law and Public Policy
Start: October 13, 2011 06:00 PM

A Discussion and Book Signing with Professor John Yoo, Editor and UC Berkeley Law Professor, and Dr. Charles R. Kesler, Contributing Author and Claremont McKenna College Government Professor


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Celebrate Friedman Legacy For Freedom Day!
Author Book Signing Luncheon
Start: July 29, 2011 12:00 PM

July 31, 2011 would have been Milton Friedman’s 99th birthday. Now, more than ever, we need his vision.
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I Want Your Money
Film Screening
Start: June 7, 2011 06:00 PM

A Special Film Screening with Congressman Tom McClintock
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A hard look at criticism of physician-industry collaboration
Benjamin Rush Society
Start: April 27, 2011 12:00 PM

Presented by: Tom Stossel, M.D. at the University of Colorado
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The Great Pension Debate
Luncheon
Start: April 26, 2011 12:00 PM

Can pensions be reformed co-operatively? Presented with the Lincoln Club of Orange County and the Orange County Forum at the Pacific Club, Newport Beach, CA
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Atlas Shrugged: Part 1
Orange County Opening Night
Start: April 15, 2011 06:45 PM

Concessions & Registration 6:45pm
Screening 7:30pm
Reception to Follow
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Atlas Shrugged: Part 1
San Francisco Film Premiere
Start: April 14, 2011 06:15 PM

Concessions & Registration 6:15pm
Screening 7:00pm
Reception to Follow
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Inside the Beltway with U.S. Representative Mike Pence (IN-6)
Luncheon
Start: March 28, 2011 12:00 PM

U.S. Representative Mike Pence (IN-6)
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on the Judiciary,
Committee on Intellectual Property
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Journalism, Citizen Politics and the Truth in the Era of Change
Luncheon
Start: March 25, 2011 12:00 PM

MICHAEL P. RAMIREZ
Senior Editor/Editorial Cartoonist, Investor’s Business Daily
Pulitzer Prize Winner 1994 and 2008
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Ronald Reagan Centennial Tribute
PRI Dinner in Newport Beach
Start: February 3, 2011 06:00 PM

Keynote Speaker Art Laffer

Master of Ceremonies Hugh Hewitt


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Training Seminar for School Board Members
Seminar
Start: December 1, 2010 09:00 AM

The seminar will address critical topics such as the continuing crisis in the state budget, understanding school finance and academic achievement, education technology, and union negotiations.
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How does America achieve affordable, accessible, quality health care?
Benjamin Rush Society Debate
Start: November 30, 2010 05:00 PM

Searle Conference Center at Duke Medical School
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Returning Prosperity to America with Art Laffer
PRI's Annual Gala Dinner
Start: November 11, 2010 06:00 PM

Save the Date. With Art Laffer. Sir Antony Fisher Freedom Award presented to Jean Wente. 

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California: What a Mess, Taxpayers Deserve More
CoCoTAX Meeting
Start: October 29, 2010 07:45 AM

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the 10 things California must do to return to prosperity!
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The Battle: How the Fight between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future
Luncheon and Book Signing
Start: October 25, 2010 12:00 PM


with ARTHUR C. BROOKS
President, American Enterprise Institute

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Capitol Update with Congressman Tom McClintock
Luncheon
Start: October 15, 2010 12:00 PM

Please join us for this event in Costa Mesa, CA.
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November 2010 Elections: Impact and Analysis
Luncheon
Start: October 14, 2010 11:30 AM

Join Columnist and Editorial Writer of the Orange County Register, Brian Calle and Editor in Chief of the CalWatchdog, Steve Greenhut for a very lively and spirited discussion on the outlook of the up-and- coming 2010 elections.
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Medicaid & ObamaCare
The impact of the overhaul law on the states
Start: October 7, 2010 09:30 AM

Please join the Galen Institute and the Institute for Policy Innovation for a forum to explore the impact on the states, patients, and the medical profession of the major expansion of Medicaid under ObamaCare.
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Is health care a right?
Benjamin Rush Society Debate
Start: September 29, 2010 04:30 PM

The Benjamin Rush Society presents a debate on this issue at George Washington University School of Medicine. Please join us at this debate.
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Mass-Care and the recently passed federal health-care law: Do they bode well for the future of American medicine?
Benjamin Rush Society Debate
Start: September 28, 2010 04:45 PM

The Benjamin Rush Society presents a debate on this issue at Harvard Medical School. Please join us at this debate.
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The Future of Traditional Media in the Information Age
Luncheon
Start: September 28, 2010 12:00 PM


John P. Wilcox
Publisher, The San Francisco Examiner
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Journalism, Citizen Politics and the Truth in the Era of Change
Luncheon
Start: September 22, 2010 12:00 PM

MICHAEL P. RAMIREZ
Senior Editor/Editorial Cartoonist, Investor’s Business Daily
Pulitzer Prize Winner 1994 and 2008

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The Canadian Century: moving out of america’s shadow
Author Book Signing Reception
Start: June 24, 2010 05:45 PM

Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant, 424 Clay Street, San Francisco, CA
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Marin Town Hall "Health Care"
with PRI's John R. Graham
Start: June 22, 2010 07:00 AM

A Marin Town Hall to discuss what the new Healthcare will do and not do for all Americans. John Graham of the Pacific Research Institute will provide factual insight as to what we can expect.
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The Fall of the House of Kennedy
Los Angeles Dinner
Start: June 17, 2010 06:30 PM

Keynote Speaker Daniel Henninger, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Deputy Editor of the Wall Street Journal's Editorial Page

Co-Chairs
Former Governor Pete Wilson
Bill Simon


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Let Freedom Ring!
Cocktail Reception
Start: June 9, 2010 06:30 PM

Mingle with like-minded lovers of freedom and thought leaders while enjoying fine wine and hors d'oeuvres.
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Rebuilding Financial Strength Summit
USC OC Campus Panel Discussion
Start: May 25, 2010 05:30 PM

Panel Discussion on Rebuilding Financial Strength in the American Household with PRI's Lawrence McQuillan
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The Federal Government or Free Market: Which Can Offer the Most Compassionate and Effective Health-Care Plan for America?
Benjamin Rush Society Debate
Start: May 20, 2010 06:00 PM

The Benjamin Rush Society debate to be held at Stanford University School of Medicine
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The Debate: Is Health Care A Right?
Benjamin Rush Society Debate
Start: May 14, 2010 12:15 PM

The Benjamin Rush Society presents a debate on this issue at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Please join us at this debate.
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True Hollywood Scandals, Part II
Luncheon
Start: April 27, 2010 12:00 PM

The Legal Legacy of Anna Nicole Smith: The 9th circuit defends the Constitution in Marshall v. Marshall. Luncheon with legal expert Professor Todd J. Zywicki.
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The Politics of Aspiration
How to Bring the Gold back to the Golden State
Start: March 20, 2010 09:00 AM

Saturday, March 20, 2010
9:00am–3:30pm
Island Hotel
690 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach


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After the Fall
Saving Capitalism from Wall Street--and Washington
Start: March 16, 2010 05:45 PM

Author Book Signing Reception with Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow and City Journal Contributing Editor


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The Obama Administration vs. Free Enterprise
Lunch with Deroy Murdock
Start: March 4, 2010 12:00 PM

The San Francisco Federalist Society and the Pacific Research Institute present "The Obama Administration vs. Free Enterprise" with Deroy Murdock at a lunch on March 4, 2010.
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CoCoTax February 26th Meeting Featuring Steven Greenhut
Start: February 26, 2010 07:45 AM

Along with the latest issues, our speaker this month will be Steven Greenhut, author of Plunder: How Public Employee Unions are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling Our Lives and Bankrupting the Nation.
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Advancing Liberty, Creating Change
City Symposium
Start: February 12, 2010 11:30 AM

Media not holding governments’ feet to the fire? Free-market groups are stepping in with new tools of transparency to inform citizens and decisionmakers.
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Breaking News: CalWatchdog Takes On Sacramento
CalWatchdog Event
Start: February 4, 2010 05:30 PM

Please join us in celebrating the launch of CalWatchdog.com, a news and investigative reporting website exposing government corruption, waste, fraud, and abuse.
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Plunder! How Public Employee Unions Are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling Our Lives And Bankrupting the Nation
Author Book Signing and Reception
Start: January 14, 2010 05:45 PM

Steven Greenhut, Director of PRI's Journalism Center, will talk about his new book which explains how public employees have become the new American elite.
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Would increasing the federal government's role improve health care in the United States?
Benjamin Rush Society Debate
Start: December 9, 2009 06:00 PM

The Benjamin Rush Society presents this debate on proposed policy changes in American health care.

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Not As Good As You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School
PRI Event - Washington D.C.
Start: December 3, 2009 02:30 PM

U.S. Capitol film debut of "Not As Good As You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School" in Washington, D.C.


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School Board Training Seminar in San Diego
PRI Seminar
Start: December 2, 2009 09:00 AM

The Pacific Research Institute will be hosting a school board training session on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego located at 207 5th Avenue.

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Dispelling Health Care Myths
A Commonwealth Club Event
Start: October 26, 2009 06:00 PM

PRI's Sally C. Pipes is the featured guest speaker at this Public Forum event sponsored by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
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"Celebrating Entrepreneurs: Champions of Liberty" with Steve Forbes
PRI's 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Start: October 16, 2009 06:00 PM

with a special tribute to entrepreneurs Linda Law and Tad Taube


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Right Time, Right Place: Coming of Age with William F. Buckley, Jr.
PRI Book Signing and Luncheon
Start: October 8, 2009 12:00 PM

The Pacific Research Institute presents a Book Signing and Luncheon with Richard Brookhiser.
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Is it the Federal Government’s Responsibility to Provide Health Care for All Americans?
Benjamin Rush Society Debate
Start: September 30, 2009 05:00 PM

The Benjamin Rush Society presents this debate on health care in America at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C.
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Is it the Federal Government’s Responsibility to Provide Health Care for All Americans?
Benjamin Rush Society Debate
Start: September 29, 2009 07:00 PM

The Benjamin Rush Society presents this debate on health care in America at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA.
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The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution, 1980-1989
PRI Event
Start: September 17, 2009 05:45 PM

The Pacific Research Institute and the SF Federalist Society present a Book Signing and Reception with author Steven F. Hayward.

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The Cost of Audacity: How D.C.'s Agenda Will Hurt the Economy
PRI Event
Start: September 10, 2009 05:45 PM

Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review Senior Editor and Time Magazine columnist, will discuss how Washington D.C.'s current direction in policy will damage the U.S. economy.


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The Thousand-Page Prescription: Is a Federal Take-Over the Cure for America’s Health Crisis?
PRI Event
Start: August 26, 2009 05:45 PM

This summer, Congress and the President are considering legislation that will fundamentally change the role of the federal government in controlling Americans’ access to medical services. John R.Graham will describe an alternative vision of health care reform that costs less, buys more, and relies on individual choice rather than government power.
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Not As Good As You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School
PRI Event - Sacramento
Start: August 25, 2009 05:30 PM

Sacramento, California film screening based on the study "Not As Good As You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice."
Screening followed by a discussion with Lance Izumi, executive producer and author; Nick Tucker, director
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Not As Good As You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School
PRI Event - San Jose
Start: August 12, 2009 05:30 PM

This film screening event has been postponed.
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Entrepreneurship = Recovery: A Long Term Formula for Growth
PRI Event
Start: June 16, 2009 12:00 PM

Luncheon followed by discussion with Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation. Schramm is the co-author of Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism.


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Training Seminar for School Board Members - May 29, 2009
PRI Seminar
Start: May 29, 2009 08:30 AM

In order to be effective reformers in their school districts, school board members must have the best information about policy options, strategies, and what works.
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Not As Good As You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School
PRI Event - Orange County
Start: May 20, 2009 06:00 PM

Orange County film premiere based on the study "Not As Good As You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice." Screening followed by a discussion with Lance Izumi, executive producer and author; and Nick Tucker, director.


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Not As Good As You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School
PRI and Heritage Foundation Event
Start: May 19, 2009 12:00 PM

Washington, D.C. film premiere based on the study "Not As Good As You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice." Screening followed by a discussion with Lance Izumi, executive producer and author; and Nick Tucker, director.


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Not As Good As You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School
PRI Event
Start: May 12, 2009 06:00 PM

San Francisco film premiere based on the study "Not As Good As You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice." Screening followed by a discussion with Lance Izumi, executive producer and author; and Nick Tucker, director.


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First 100 Days
PRI Event
Start: April 30, 2009 12:00 PM

An analysis of the Obama Administration's first 100 days - with Dr. Steven F. Hayward, author of the forthcoming The Age of Reagan, Vol. 2: The Conservative Counter-Revolution,1980-1989.
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The Debate: Universal Health Care Should Be the Responsibility of the Federal Government
A Debate sponsored by the Benjamin Rush Society
Start: April 7, 2009 05:00 PM

The Benjamin Rush Society, Markets in Medicine, and Students for a National Health Program present this debate on Universal Health Care in America.
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Preview of the California School Finance Center Database
A Breakfast Preview
Start: March 25, 2009 08:00 AM

The Pacific Research Institute cordially invites you to a breakfast preview demonstration of "The California School Finance Center" database with Assemblywoman Julia Brownley and Assemblyman Mike Duvall.


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The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom
Author Book Signing and Luncheon
Start: February 25, 2009 12:00 PM

The Pacific Research Institute and Institute for Justice present a Book Signing and Luncheon with Chip Mellor, President, Institute for Justice.


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Capitalism at Work: Business, Government, and Energy
PRI Book Signing and Luncheon
Start: January 27, 2009 12:00 PM

Robert L. Bradley, a former speechwriter to Ken Lay, Enron founder and chairman, and a 16-year Enron employee, argues that Enron’s Achilles’ heel has been wrongly indentified as “capitalism.” Rather, Enron’s boom and bust is the story of how Ken Lay developed a sophisticated business model based on government rent-seeking (political capitalism).
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Obama's Communications and Tech Policy: Looking into the Crystal Ball
PRI and Lead21 Event
Start: January 14, 2009 06:30 PM

California Public Utilities Commissioner Rachelle Chong will present the key telecommunications and technology issues the new administration will have to address in this event co-sponsored by PRI and Lead21. 
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Training Seminar for School Board Members - Dec. 3, 2008
PRI Seminar
Start: December 3, 2008 09:00 AM

In order to be effective reformers in their districts, school board members must have the best information about policy options, strategies, and what works. The Pacific Research Institute will be hosting a school board training session on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at the San Diego Manchester Hyatt.
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Celebrating Liberty with George F. Will
Pacific Research Institute's Annual Gala Dinner
Start: November 12, 2008 06:00 PM


Special Presentation of the Sir Antony Fisher Freedom Award to William J. Hume

Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
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Do As I Say (Not As I Do)
PRI Event
Start: October 30, 2008 06:00 PM

The Pacific Research Institute presents the San Francisco film premiere of "Do As I Say (Not As I Do)," a film by Steven F. Hayward and Nick Tucker, based on the New York Times bestselling book by Peter Schweizer.
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The Top 10 Myths of American Health
PRI Event
Start: October 27, 2008 06:00 PM

When it comes to the U.S. health care system, there is a set of myths so persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic that it’s easy to see why so many Americans believe that a complete government takeover of our health care system is the answer to all of our problems. Sally Pipes’s new book, The Top 10 Myths of American Health Care will shatter those myths and set the record straight.
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Cocktail Reception with Michael Medved
Cocktail Reception
Start: June 5, 2008 06:00 PM

Confronting and Understanding Media Bias
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Upstream: The Ascendance of American Conservatism - with Al Regnery
Luncheon and Book Signing
Start: June 2, 2008 12:00 PM

PRI luncheon featuring Alfred S. Regnery, the publisher of The American Spectator, and author of new book, Upstream: The Ascendance of American Conservatism.
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Luncheon with Daniel Pipes
Luncheon and Presentation
Start: May 28, 2008 12:00 PM

Europe or Eurabia? Islam and the Continent’s Future
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Ending the Revenue Rollercoaster:The Benefits Of A Three Percent Flat Tax
Luncheon and Panel Discussion - Sacramento
Start: May 6, 2008 12:00 PM

Join a PRI panel discussion with the Hon. Roger Niello, CA State Assembly, 5th District; Robert Murphy, Study Author and Business and Economic Studies Senior Fellow; and Lenny Goldberg, Executive Director of the  CA Tax Reform.


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Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again - with David Frum
Luncheon and Book Signing
Start: April 28, 2008

David Frum, author, columnist, and resident fellow, American Enterprise Institute will discuss his new book at this PRI luncheon on Monday, April 28, 2008.


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The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power - with Gene Healy
PRI Cocktail Reception and Book Signing
Start: April 23, 2008 06:00 PM

A cocktail reception and book-signing with author Gene Healy, senior editor at the Cato Institute, sponsored by the Pacific Research Institute and the San Francisco Federalist Society.
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Atonement in Corporate America: Is It Ever Enough?
Luncheon and Presentation
Start: March 11, 2008 12:00 PM

Luncheon and Presentation by Fred L. Smith Jr., President and Founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute
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The Politics of Freedom with David Boaz
Luncheon and Book Signing
Start: February 5, 2008 12:00 PM

David Boaz, Executive Vice President of the Cato Institute, will speak about his new book at this PRI luncheon.
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Race and Gender Preferences at the Crossroads
Event
Start: January 19, 2008 08:30 AM

A conference organized by the California Association of Scholars (www.calscholars.org) and cosponsored by the American Civil Rights Institute (www.acri.org) and the Center for Equal Opportunity (www.ceousa.org).


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True Hollywood Scandals: The Courtroom Legacy of Anna Nicole Smith
Luncheon and Presentation with Legal Expert Horace Cooper
Start: January 16, 2008 12:00 PM

Anna Nicole Smith’s life was a tabloid’s dream. Even though she passed away almost one year ago, her saga lives on. As the 9th Circuit gets ready to take up her case again, her true legacy comes to light — undermining both federalism and America’s legal system.
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School Board Training Seminar in San Diego
PRI Event
Start: November 28, 2007 09:00 AM

School Board Training Seminar, November 28, 2007 in San Diego, CA.
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Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity
PRI Event
Start: November 15, 2007 12:00 PM

A PRI luncheon and book signing featuring author Carl J. Schramm, President and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation


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Annual Gala Dinner with Florida Governor Jeb Bush
PRI Event
Start: October 24, 2007 06:00 PM

PRI's Annual Gala Dinner "Celebrating Liberty" featured Governor Jeb Bush as the guest speaker. Katherine E. Boyd, a longtime PRI board member, was presented with the Sir Anthony Fisher Freedom Award. The event was emceed by Peter Robinson, Hoover fellow, fomer Reagan speechwriter and author. PRI thanks all who participated in making this event such a huge success.


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Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
Heritage Foundation Event
Start: October 15, 2007 12:00 PM

Much of the attention in the education reform debate focuses on the need to improve opportunities for disadvantaged children.  But a new book offers a wake-up call to suburban parents: their schools aren’t as good as they think. 
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Health Ownership - Albany, New York
Event
Start: October 10, 2007 11:45 AM

What is it? Why does it matter? Why does New York rank last in the nation? What can we do about it?


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SiCKO and Its Malcontents: Health Care on Film
Event
Start: September 27, 2007 06:30 PM

Join LA Councilman Bill Rosendahl for a debate on Health Care on Film
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An Inconvenient Truth…or Convenient Fiction?: Sorting Out Sense from Nonsense on Global Warming
The Institute of Economic Affairs Event
Start: September 27, 2007 06:00 PM

The Institute of Economic Affairs presents the European launch and private screening of this documentary by PRI's Senior Fellow in Environmental Studies, Steven F. Hayward
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Training Seminar for School Board Members - Sept. 22, 2007
PRI Event
Start: September 22, 2007 09:00 AM

In order to be effective reformers in their districts, school board members must have the best information about policy options, strategies, and what works.
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Education Reform & Finance in California
Mercatus Center
Start: September 21, 2007 12:00 PM

After months of careful study, it is clear that California's students are far behind other states on many measures of achievement. Studies have produced unsettling results: California is ranked 3rd lowest in reading and 2nd lowest in science in the nation. What has gone wrong?
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Who Killed Health Care? America's $2 Trillion Medical Problem and the Consumer-Driven Cure
PRI Event
Start: September 18, 2007 12:00 PM

Luncheon and book signing with author Regina Herzlinger
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Training Seminar for School Board Members - August 3, 2007
PRI Event
Start: August 3, 2007 09:00 AM

In order to be effective reformers in their districts, school board members must have the best information about policy options, strategies, and what works. Pacific Research Institute's training seminars for school board members provide this much needed information through topic workshops taught by the top experts and practioners in the field. PRI's Orange County training session for school board members,


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Ideology, Issues and Impact: A Health Care Forum
CWLA Event
Start: July 10, 2007 06:30 PM

The California Women’s Leadership Association - Bay Area Chapter
Invites Members and Guests to

IDEOLOGY, ISSUES AND IMPACT
A Health Care Forum


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Who Owns Your Health Care?
PRI's John R. Graham at CATO event
Start: June 22, 2007

Although many people throughout the world consider America a bastion of free-market medicine, most Americans lack the freedom to control the most basic decisions about their health care. Observers also fail to appreciate how that freedom varies from state to state and how each state can learn from the successes (and failures) of the others.
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MIDDLE EAST OVERVIEW: "The Five 'I's - Iraq, Iran, Israel, Islamism and Islam in Europe" with Daniel Pipes
PRI Event
Start: June 13, 2007 12:00 PM

"Middle East Overview: The Five I's - Iraq, Iran, Israel, Islamism and Islam in Europe" with Daniel Pipes, founder and director of the Middle East Forum and prize-winning columnist.
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Vital Signs and Side Effects
PRI Event
Start: May 31, 2007 12:00 PM

Governor Schwarzenegger and Democratic legislators have proposed health reforms of sweeping scope: and they appear committed to achieving them in 2007. Join an expert panel for a lunch-time discussion about effects of likely California health reforms.


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Tech in the City
PRI Event
Start: May 3, 2007 06:30 PM

Join Lead21 members and our colleagues at Pacific Research Institute for the launch of Sonia Arrison’s new book, Digital Dialogue: Technology, Capitalism, and the Pursuit of Freedom.
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Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Why Everything You Know is Wrong
PRI Event
Start: May 2, 2007 12:00 PM

"Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel—Why Everything You Know is Wrong." A luncheon and book signing with author John Stossel of ABC's 20/20 TV show. 


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The President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister
PRI Event
Start: April 23, 2007 12:00 PM

Luncheon and book signing with author
JOHN O’SULLIVAN
National Review Online, Editor-at-Large
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
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New Orleans Workshop: Creating Successful Charter Schools
Event
Start: April 18, 2007 08:30 AM

Lance T. Izumi will present the successful charter school tips from the book "Free to Learn: Lessons from Model Charter Schools" at this workshop in New Orleans.


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An Inconvenient Truth ... Or Convenient Fiction?
PRI Event
Start: April 12, 2007 07:00 AM

Premiere screening of new movie which analyzes former Vice President Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" and seeks to rebut some of the claims made in his popular movie.
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Healthcare Reform: Innovation or Regulation?
SPH Annual Symposium
Start: March 15, 2007 08:30 AM

Redesign of healthcare is underway. Does Governor Schwarzenegger have the answers? Learn how the health system moves on despite regulatory constraints.


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The 2007 International Competition Policy Tech Forum
Event
Start: February 28, 2007

This event features two panel discussions
Competition policy in Asia and Europe: Challenges to the US economy
The entrepreneur’s experience in Asia and Europe: Lessons for businesses
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PRI announces results of 2007 California Education Report Card
Event
Start: February 15, 2007 09:30 AM

SAN FRANCISCO -Lance T. Izumi, the Pacific Research Institute’s director of Education Studies, will announce the results of the 2007 California Education Report Card, an evaluation of California’s education system, on Thursday, February 15, 2007, from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m., at the State Capitol Room 1190.
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Curing California Health Care: Five Steps to Universal Choice in 2007
PRI Event
Start: January 31, 2007 06:30 AM

PRI's John R. Graham will speak on the challenges in the health care in California.
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America's Health Care System is Sick: How to Cure It
PRI Event
Start: January 24, 2007 12:00 PM

We are surrounded by medical miracles: polio has been eradicated; childhood leukemia is now treatable; death by cardiovascular disease has declined by two-thirds in the last 50 years. Yet while American medicine has never been better, angst over American health care has never been greater.
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Evidence, Economics, and Politics: Australia’s Experiment in Evidence-Based Medicine
PRI Event
Start: December 15, 2006 07:30 AM

Australia’s National Health Systems (NHS) provides universal, tax-financed coverage to all citizens. To control the cost of medicines, NHS created a Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) to advise whether and, if so, how government should subsidize drugs. A central feature of PBAC is cost-effectiveness research. With U.S. policymakers searching for ways to rein in Medicare and Medicaid drug spending, the Australian experience assumes special relevance.


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An Inconvenient Truth ... Or Convenient Fiction?
PRI Event
Start: December 14, 2006 10:30 AM

Sorting Out Sense from Nonsense on Global Warming

You are invited to attend a special documentary filming session of “An Inconvenient Truth…Or Convenient Fiction” with Dr. Steven Hayward, senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute, F.K. Weyerhaeuser Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and author of the annual Index of Leading Environmental Indicators.


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Celebrating Liberty: Annual Gala Dinner featuring "Thank You for Smoking" author Christopher Buckley
PRI Event
Start: November 16, 2006 06:00 PM

PRI's Annual Gala Dinner featuring Christopher Buckley, author of "Thank You for Smoking"


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Unnecessary Deaths: Hospital Infections are Killing Us
Event
Start: October 16, 2006 12:30 PM

HOSPITAL INFECTIONS KILL AN ESTIMATED 103,000 PEOPLE in this country each year, as many deaths as from AIDS, breast cancer, and auto accidents combined. The suffering is staggering. So is the economic cost. Hospital infections add $30.5 billion to the nation’s health care tab in hospital costs alone, enough to pay for the entire Medicare Part D prescription drug program.
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California health Insurance Reliability Act (SB 840) Debate
Event
Start: September 30, 2006 10:00 AM

Training Seminar for School Board Members - University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
Event
Start: August 23, 2006 09:00 AM

The Pacific Research Institute is hosting its highly praised, all-day training seminar for school board members on Wednesday, November 29, at the W Hotel in San Francisco. The seminar will include workshops on improving achievement for English-language learners, creating successful charter schools, securing a reform majority on your school board, and improving high school achievement. Workshop trainers include leading education experts and education practitioners.
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PRI participated at the ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) Conference in San Francisco
PRI Event
Start: July 20, 2006 09:00 AM

The Great Californian: Governor Ronald Reagan Forty Years Later
PRI Event
Start: June 6, 2006 12:00 PM

PRI presents a luncheon event with Steven F. Hayward, author of two books on Ronald Reagan, The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Liberal Order, 1964-80 and Greatness: Reagan, Churchill, and the Making of Extraordinary Leaders


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The Politically and Culturally One-Sided Campus: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies
PRI Event
Start: April 22, 2006

Join the Pacific Research Institute and the California Association of Scholars (CAS) to discuss “The Politically and Culturally One-Sided Campus: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies” in Los Angeles on April 22.
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Power of Choice Event honoring Milton Friedman
PRI Event
Start: March 22, 2006 06:00 AM

Dinner honoring Milton Friedman and Premiere of the PBS Documentary "The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman"
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The Power of Choice Event - Video and Pictures
PRI Event
Start: March 22, 2006

Video and pictures from "The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman" a PBS television special preview
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Regulating Wireless in California: Bill of Rights ... or Wrongs?
PRI Event
Start: March 15, 2003 08:00 AM

Panel Discussion on Financial and Public Policy Issues involving California's Wireless Carriers and Customers
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