http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org Bipartisan Policy Center Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:26:46 CDT en-us http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8054 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8054 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:31:46 CDT In this article for The Weekly Standard Michael Makovsky, foreign policy director of the Bipartisan Policy Center, writes about the progress made in Iraq's post-war oil sector and the challenges it faces from U.S. politicians. The article appears in the August 25, 2008 edition of the publication. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7993 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7993 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:47:16 CDT The Chairs of the National Security Initiative's lead project -- Professors Ernest May, of Harvard University, and Philip Zelikow, of the University of Virginia -- have published their recommendations for a new American foreign policy framework in the September/October issue of the American Interest. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7980 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7980 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:54:38 CDT Health care reform has been a political hot potato for decades. But in the highly-charged atmosphere of the political arena, compromise can be risky. Now, four former majority leaders of the U.S. Senate have come together to try and bridge the political gap, and break the impasse. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7954 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7954 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:47:27 CDT John McCain has the right idea when he urges an "all of the above" strategy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. So does Barack Obama when he talks about an "all hands on deck" approach. Neither man has produced an agenda that actually meets that standard, but both are moving in the right direction. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7921 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7921 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:23:45 CDT Lawrence Journal-World Editorial Board At age 85, former Sen. Bob Dole could write the book on active aging. The former Kansas senator was back in Lawrence on Monday to oversee a discussion on behalf of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Leadership Project on Health Care. The venue was the Dole Institute of Politics, a facility that not only honors Dole's life and political career but strives to inspire others to follow his example of public service. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7896 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7896 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:35:26 CDT KNSS-AM Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole says the next president will have to deal next year with reforming the health care system. Dole, a Russell, Kansas, native who was the Republican presidential nominee in 1996, told a health care forum Monday that, "I really believe the American people are ready. It's going to be on the front burner in January. Whether it's President McCain or President Obama, the time for health care is next year." http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7898 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7898 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:44:02 CDT The Topeka Capital-Journal Panelists discuss various ideas for reform LAWRENCE — Former Sen. Bob Dole believes one of the first issues Sen. John McCain or Sen. Barack Obama will have to address after a fleeting honeymoon as president will be the nation's health care system. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7900 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7900 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:55:22 CDT KAKE-TV Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole says the next president will have to deal next year with reforming the health care system. Dole told a health care forum Monday: "The time for health care is next year." http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7717 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7717 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:55:11 CDT Washington -- There is no shortage of national health reform plans this year, but only one will come from four former Senate majority leaders. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7905 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7905 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:26:14 CDT The Kansas City Star Former senator Bob Dole of Kansas will be back in the state Monday — to listen. He'll hold an afternoon-long hearing on health-care reform in Lawrence, part of his work for a group called the Bipartisan Policy Center. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7906 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7906 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:33:01 CDT Bob Dole, the former Senator from Kansas and GOP Presidential nominee, is tackling health care reform. He's doing it with three other former Senate leaders. Senator Dole came to Lawrence to hear what others say about reviving a health care system on life support. Senator Dole said at the Dole Institute that he thinks in this election year, health care is the hidden issue. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7787 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7787 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:24:26 CDT KCUR-FM Bob Dole, the former Kansas senator, will be at the Dole Institute of Politics in Lawrence today to hear what Kansans have to say about health-care reform. KCUR's Elana Gordon reports. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7909 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7909 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:45:41 CDT Bill Roy - The Topeka Capitol-Journal The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics will present a program entitled "Reforming the U.S. Health Care System: Supporting the Role of Individuals." The invitation-only event runs from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, and former Sen. Dole will preside over a series of panels consisting of mostly Midwestern academics, foundation gurus and health administrators. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7757 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7757 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:57:27 CDT TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Former Sen. Bob Dole is returning to his home state for a forum on health care that's part of a search for bipartisan proposals. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7735 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7735 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:48:58 CDT Kansas Public Radio Former Senator Bob Dole will be back at the institute that bears his name for a forum on health reform Monday afternoon. Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson has more http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7911 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7911 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:52:03 CDT What exactly does health care reform mean? More accessible doctors? Cheaper treatment? If nothing else, former Sen. Bob Dole hopes Monday's health care forum gives political leaders an idea what people think about when they worry about the country's health care system. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7675 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7675 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:55:56 CDT There are very few silver linings to current record-high oil prices — but a more stable future for embattled Iraq may be one of them. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7670 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7670 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:52:10 CDT Former Sen. Bob Dole wants to know what Kansans think about the health care system. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6532 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6532 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:08:38 CDT When historian Gil Troy began writing his latest book, Leading From the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents, he feared the American idea of playing to the center was being lost in an age of polarizing, "my way or the highway" politics. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6506 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6506 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:03:51 CDT Congress has had its hands full with the mad dash to wrap up major legislation, but proposals to revamp health care and make it more accessible and affordable are taking shape as lawmakers and their staffs gear up for a healthcare overhaul in the near future. http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/iraqs-complicated http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/iraqs-complicated Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:02:03 CDT The Washington Independent In mid-June, Iraq's oil minister, Husain Shahristani, announced that he would grant no-bid development contracts for Iraq's oil fields to Western oil giants. http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6468 http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6468 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:27:29 CDT JUST three years ago, with oil trading at a seemingly frothy $66 a barrel, David J. O'Reilly made what many experts considered a risky bet.