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Copyright © 2007 THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 www.brookings.edu Opportunity 08: Independent Ideas for America’s Next President may be ordered from Brookings Institution Press, c/o HFS, P.O. Box 50370, Baltimore, MD 21211-4370; Tel. 800/537-5487, 410/516-6956; Fax 410/516-6998; Internet: www.brookings.edu All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Brookings Institution Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Opportunity 08 : independent ideas for America’s next president / Michael E. O’Hanlon, editor. p. cm. Summary: “Discussion and solutions to pressing policy challenges are presented to help presidential candidates, political observers, and the informed public focus on critical issues facing the nation leading up to the 2008 elections. Tackles a broad range of issues, organized under three categories: Our World, Our Society, and Our Prosperity”—Provided by publisher. Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-6464-9 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8157-6464-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-6465-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8157-6465-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Presidents—United States—Election—2008. 2. Presidential candidates— United States. 3. United States—Politics and government—2001– 4. United States—Economic policy—2001– 5. United States—Social policy—1993– I. O’Hanlon, Michael E. II. Title: Opportunity zero eight. III. Title: Opportunity oh eight. JK5262008 .O77 2007 320.60973—dc22 2007036224 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed on acid-free paper. Typeset in Sabon with Gotham display Composition by Cynthia Stock Silver Spring, Maryland Printed by R. R. Donnelley Harrisonburg, Virginia ...

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