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Winter 2007
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• Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman, 94
• Hoover Institution awarded National Humanities Medal
• Education Next lauded in research center study
• Q&A: Abraham Sofaer on fundamentals for action in Iraq
• International issues dominate fall retreat
• And more...

Fall 2006
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• Board of Overseers: Historian David McCullough raises alarm about American history curriculum
• Koret Task Force releases Florida school reforms assessment
• Library and Archives present 'A Tear in the Iron Curtain: The Hungarian Uprising of 1956'
• Q&A: Morris Fiorina on the so-called red-state, blue-state divide
• Hoover cosponsors conference on T.V. Soong and Nationalist China during World War II
• And more...

Summer 2006
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• Power, politics are themes of spring retreat
• Society of Labor Economists honors Edward Lazear, 3 named fellows
• Hoover Studies Series books are winning plans for policy discussions
• Herbert Hoover in Poland exhibit showcases commitment to Poland and its people
• Hoover Fellows join Stanford collaboration to identify and respond to global issues
• And more...

Spring 2006
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• Edward P. Lazear sworn in as Chairman of President's Council of Economic Advisers
• Hoover Fellow Shelby Steele awarded 2006 Bradley Prize
• Photocopies of Chiang Kai-shek diaries now open for researchers
• President George Bush meets with board of overseers in Washington
• President George W. Bush, Hoover fellows meet
• And more...

Winter 2006
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• Edward Lazear nominated to chair President's Council of Economic Advisers
• Florida Governor Jeb Bush points to successful "big," "bold" ideas for education reform
• Fall retreat: speakers address U.S. domestic policy, efforts to spread democracy
• Treasure trove of Hoover Archives is source for "A Wealth of Ideas" exhibit
• Papers of Richard Davies, former U.S. ambassador to Poland, received
• And more...

Fall 2005
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• Senior Fellow Kevin M. Murphy named MacArthur fellow
• Russian minister of foreign affairs cites partnership, shared challenges of Russia and United States in talk
• Distinguished Visiting Fellow Diane Ravitch honored with two awards
• Uncommon Knowledge^TM's final bow creates treasure trove for scholars
• Hoover's Nobel laureates discuss current economic challenges
• And more...

Summer 2005
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• Uncommon KnowledgeTM panel tackles preventive force issues during conference
• Hoover launches new series with book debut in D.C.
• "American Friendship" exhibit draws crowds across Poland, opens in Krakow
• Q&A: Scott Atlas on a remedy for health-care costs
• Spring Retreat presentations feature Middle East, America's future
• And more...

Spring 2005
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• Alberto Gonzales, U.S. Attorney General, discusses vision for U.S. Department of Justice at Board of Overseers Meeting
• Within Our Reach debuts, Koret Task Force takes case for No Child Left Behind Act to Washington
• Modern China archives unveiled and celebrated with presentations
• Iran's political prospects are focus of democracy project's symposium
• Hoover studies series leads with critique of 9/11 commission report
• And more...

Winter 2005
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• Senior Fellow Condoleezza Rice sworn in as U.S. secretary of state
• Hoover Institution joins Woodrow Wilson Center in conference on Cold War broadcasting impact
• Exhibit at Warsaw's Royal Castle celebrates Herbert Hoover's Polish legacy
• Fordham Foundation Prize goes to Senior Fellow Terry Moe
• Q&A: David Brady on the new world of election polling
• And more...

Fall 2004
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• Governor Schwarzenegger joins Hoover Board of Overseers for dinner, speech
• Gen. John Abizaid, former national security affairs fellow, addresses war in Iraq
• National fellows for 2004–2005 arrive
• Legendary economist Aaron Director dies at age 102
• Q&A: Charles Hill on the 9/11 commission
• And more...

Summer 2004
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• Hoover hosts conference on Iran; Nobel recipient Shrin Ebadi speaks
• Ronald Reagan, Honorary Fellow
• Robert Conquest named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Kiron Skinner appointed to two top federal panels
• Koret Task Force releases Texas education reform plan
• And more...

Spring 2004
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• Federal officials, journalists, Hoover fellows discuss domestic and world affairs at Board of Overseers meeting
• Hoover SIEPR share $5 million gift in honor of George P. Shultz
• President Bush names Henry S. Rowen to panel on weapons of mass destruction
• Papers of T.V. Soong to be opened
• Niall Ferguson, Victor Davis Hanson, A. Micheal Spence named Senior Fellows
• And more...

Winter 2004
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• Fall Retreat takes on timely topics with speakers, presentations
• President Bush nominates Koret Task Force members to National Board for Education Sciences
• The Big Show in Bololand is cowinner of prestigious 2003 Marshall Shulman book prize
• Eric Hanushek awarded Fordham Prize for scholarship
• Q&A: Williamson Evers on assisting Iraq's education system
• And more...

Fall 2002
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• Summer Board of Overseers meeting celebrates with carillon rededication ceremony
• Koret Task Force convenes; former UK chief inspector of schools speaks
• David Brady named Associate Director, Chester Finn is Senior Fellow
• National Fellows program begins fourth decade
• Q&A: Terry Moe on vouchers as constitutional and inevitable
• And more...

Summer 2002
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• President Bush honors Milton Friedman for lifetime achievements
• Foreign Service training center renamed in honor of George P. Shultz
• Edward P. Lazear named Cox Senior Fellow
• Q&A: Dinesh D'Souza on ten great things about America
• And more...

Spring 2002
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• Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice address overseers, guests during Washington meeting
• Koret Foundation honors task force on K–12 education
• Senior Fellow Bark awarded France's Legion of Honor
• Carillon bells return
• Q&A: Paul Peterson on American education and the need for competition
• And more...

Winter 2002
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• William F. Buckley Jr. highlights Fall Retreat
• In memoriam W. Glenn Campbell
• New exhibit celebrates Nobel centennial
• Eight fellows appointed to U.S. Defense Policy Board advisory committee
• Q&A: Abraham Sofaer on ending games with terrorists
• And more...