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Latin American Program in the News: BID presentará último estudio Desarrollo en las Américas en seminario

May 22, 2013
This article references the launch of the IDB taxation study, "More than Revenue," hosted by the Wilson Center (in Spanish).

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Dispatch From Iraq

Jun 02, 2003
In this first dispatch, Anita Sharma, Deputy Director of the Conflict Prevention Project, reports on reconstruction efforts in Iraq. On a leave of absence from the Center, Sharma is currently working with the International Organization for Migration in Basra.

The Wilson Center Welcomes Raúl Benítez Manaut

Jun 01, 2003
The Woodrow Wilson Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Raúl Benítez Manaut as he begins a six month appointment as a public policy scholar on May 13, 2003.

Mexico Public Policy Scholars Selected

Jun 01, 2003
The Woodrow Wilson Center Mexico Institute and the Consejo Mexicano deAsuntos Internacionales are pleased to announce the selection of fourscholars for the first year of the Mexico Public Policy Scholars Programsponsored by the two institutions.

Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam

May 23, 2003
On June 5, author Thomas Alan Schwartz will discuss his latest book, Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam, where he attempts to revise the perception of LBJ as the "ugly american" and instead suggests that LBJ's conduct of diplomacy in Europe deserves recognition as one of the most important achievements of his presidency.

The Kennan Institute to Host Exhibition of Contemporary St. Petersburg Artists

May 23, 2003
In honor of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, the Institute will host an exhibit of artistic works from the Kolodzei Art Foundation.

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The American Quest for Redemption

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From the Oprah Winfrey Network to the White House, the ritual of redemption and starting afresh has a mesmerizing effect on Americans. Bill Clinton did it, and now Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, and other celebrities and politicians are trying to follow. Where does the redemptive urge come from? Where is it taking us?

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Way of the Knife

May 22, 2013May 29, 2013

This week on Dialogue at the Wilson Center our guest is Mark Mazzetti, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for The New York Times. He is the author of the new book, “The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth.” We also spoke with Curtis Brainard, Editor of The Observatory, the Columbia Journalism Review’s “lens on the science press,” to survey the landscape of science journalism.