Former Governor Eliot Spitzer to Speak at Maxwell. Eliot Spitzer, former governor and attorney general of New York, will speak in the Maxwell Auditorium on Thursday, February 11, from 5-6:30 p.m. The talk, where Spitzer will address the ongoing financial crisis and the political, economic, and social consequences of deregulation, is free and open to the public. More information.

"Obama Gazes Past the Moon to Mars." Professor Harry Lambright was quoted extensively in a TechNewsWorld article about the proposed shift from NASA’s Constellation moon program to deeper space exploration. Read more.

"Let's freeze more than chump change." In an op-ed piece published in The Washington Post, Professor Leonard Burman argues that Obama’s budget must tackle tax expenditures if the administration really wants to make a dent in the deficit. Read more.

"If campaign largesse is free speech, then bribery is coffee talk." In an Austin American-Statesman article concerning free speech, corporate campaign spending and activist judges, Professor Thomas Keck is referenced for writing that "modern conservatives tried to curtail the liberal activism they inherited from the Warren court, while simultaneously seeking to develop a new conservative activism of their own." Read more.

NRC/NAPA Chart Route to Fiscal Stability. The National Research Council and the National Academy of Public Administration have issued a joint report recommending ways to battle the nation's fiscal problems and national debt. Included are benchmarks by which to determine whether any proposed federal budget leads to long-term stability. The committee that wrote the report was co-chaired by John Palmer, University Professor and dean emeritus of the Maxwell School. Read more.

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