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The Robert S. Strauss Center welcomed Dr. Eugene Gholz, a Strauss Center Senior Fellow and Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Simon Henderson, Baker Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, on November 11, 2008, for a debate on the economic, political and military dimensions of energy security in the Persian Gulf.

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DeBeauvoir was elected Travis County Clerk in 1987 and was presented with the Distinguished Public Service Award in 2002. Since her election, DeBeauvoir has overseen polls in Travis County and served as the official record keeper for the county courts at law and the commissioner’s court. In 1994 and 1996, DeBeauvoir assisted in two historic elections in Bosnia and South Africa. Her trips, sponsored by the International Foundation of Election Systems and by the United Nations, were part of an initiative to help develop free and fair election practices in countries with emerging democracies. DeBeauvoir has been credited with modernizing the Travis County Clerk’s office during her time in office. She is also known for her work in promoting voter turnout, improving the elections process, protecting public records, and making public information more accessible.

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This year's Forum follows a historic election with far-reaching implications for the State of Texas. The Forum will analyze the election results and shed light on future elections and the upcoming 2009 legislative session

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This year's Forum follows a historic election with far-reaching implications for the State of Texas. The Forum analyzed the election results and shed light on future elections and the upcoming 2009 legislative session.

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This year's Forum follows a historic election with far-reaching implications for the State of Texas. The Forum analyzed the election results and shed light on future elections and the upcoming 2009 legislative session.

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Introduction: The Honorable Sherri Greenberg, CPG Fellow Moderator: Evan Smith, Texas Monthly Senator John Carona Representative Scott Hochberg Representative Jerry Madden Senator Florence Shapiro Representative Sylvester Turner Senator Kirk Watson

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The Center for Politics and Governance is proud to present Who's Right? Who's Left? Texas Politics and Policy Beyond 2008, a day-long forum devoted to the future of Texas politics and government in the aftermath of the 2008 elections. This year's Forum follows a historic election with far-reaching implications for the State of Texas. The Forum will analyze the election results and shed light on future elections and the upcoming 2009 legislative session.

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Professor Gause discussed the current political situation on the ground in Iraq, prospects for cooperation and discord among various political parties, militias, and other groups within Iraq, and the likely effects of various American choices in Iraq on both Iraq’s future and American interests in the Persian Gulf region. F. Gregory Gause, III is Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont and director of the university’s Middle East Studies Program. He was previously on the faculty of Columbia University and was Fellow for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Middle East Journal, Security Studies, and Washington Quarterly. He recently completed a book manuscript on the international politics of the Persian Gulf. This presentation is part of the Strauss Center’s International Security Speaker Series, which features leading scholars and policy practitioners discussing challenges and solutions for meeting the security demands of the modern world.

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Margo has served as the Executive Director of PeopleFund, a community development financial institution, since its inception in 1995 and has received wide recognition for her work. In 2006 she was chosen as a Profiles in Power winner from the Austin Business Journal, in 2004 she received the Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and in 2003 she was chosen as Austinite of the Year at the Austin Under 40 Awards. She was also chosen as a 2003 Marshall Fellow and in that role traveled to Europe to discuss transatlantic relations. Margo has a long history of community leadership. She serves as the Founder and President of the Board of PeopleTrust, Texas’ first community land trust. She currently serves on the Board of the Alliance for Public Transportation, and as the Austin Coordinator for the German Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Cities Program. She has served as the Chairwoman for the Mayor’s Small Business Task Force. She has served on the Executive Board of the Texas Association of Community Development Corporations. Margo is a frequent speaker at conferences including Opportunity Finance Network, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Texas Association of CDCs and the University of Texas. Additionally, Margo has served as a Lecturer at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business where she taught a class on Community Development and Social Enterprise.

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