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Renowned political analyst
Charlie
Cook discusses the political trends leading up to the
2004 Election with participants at the WISH-RPCC
Leadership Conference. |
The WISH List
and the Republican Pro-Choice
Coalition held
a joint Leadership
Conference
on March 11 & 12, 2004, on Capitol Hill
in Washington, DC. The Conference, attended by dozens of top
supporters from both organizations, provided participants with
insight about the national political climate and the status of 2004
contests for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and governor.
The packed agenda
for the two-day conference was highlighted by appearances from
national political figures, Members of Congress and campaign
strategists, including: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (ME) and Arlen
Specter (PA); U.S. Representatives Nancy Johnson (CT-5), Sue Kelly
(NY-19), Rob Simmons (CT-2) and Chris Shays (CT-4);
nationally-renowned political analyst Charlie Cook (pictured),
of The Cook Report and the National Journal; national pollster
Bob Carpenter, vice president of American Viewpoint; political
strategist Larry Weitzner, President of Jamestown Associates; Maggie Grant,
Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of
Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House; Stephen Truebner, Political
Director of the Republican Governors' Association; Scott Douglas of
the National Republican Congressional Committee; Erik Ablin of the
National Republican Senatorial Committee; Patrick Guerriero,
Executive Director of the Log Cabin Republicans; and Kirsten Moore,
President & CEO of the National Reproductive Health Technologies
Project.
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WISH Board Member Elsie
Hillman shares a light moment with U.S. Sen.
Arlen Specter of her home state of
Pennsylvania.
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Special Assistant to the
President Maggie Grant talks to conference
attendees about White
House policies on women's health issues.
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From left to
right: U.S. Rep. Nancy Johnson (CT-5) discusses pending
issues
in Congress while WISH Board Member Susan Cullman, U.S. Rep.
Sue Kelly
(NY-19), and U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons (CT-2) listen.
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A panel
discussion about the issues affecting progressive Republicans
featured (at left, from left to right) WISH President Pat Carpenter;
RPCC Executive Director Kellie Rose; Kirsten Moore, President of the
National Reproductive Health Technologies Project; and Patrick
Guerriero, Executive Director of the Log Cabin Republicans. |
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