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Integrative Brains

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Successful business…leaders, rather than defining their job as choosing from between opposing ideas, are inclined to reject the choice and instead seek a new and better model.

We need more of this approach in government.
(“Barack Obama’s Integrative Brain,” Roger Martin, HBR)

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House Republicans Speak

From RedState.com
As noted earlier, I had the opportunity to attend much of the GOP Retreat in Baltimore today. I interviewed several Members about the session with President Obama, and I interviewed Congressman Pete Sessions about the upcoming midterm elections. Here they are, unedited:

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In the News: OFA’s State of the Union Watch Parties

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For President Obama’s first State of the Union address on Wednesday, thousands of OFA supporters gathered at Watch Parties across the country.
Watch the video below to check out some of the news coverage following the events:
Here some reports from the Watch Parties:
From Nevada’s Reno Gazette Journal:
Dave Osolnick, a deputy field director in Reno for [...]

Administration cuts and runs on NYC KSM trial.

From RedState.com
(H/T: @andylevy) Amazing what one Senatorial election can do. Like, say, make a Presidential administration pay attention to local political concerns for a change.
The Obama administration has abandoned its plan to put Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, on trial in Lower Manhattan, according to administration officials.
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The President Holds an Open Discussion Across the Aisle

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Today the President did something unusual in American politics – initiated an open dialogue with members of the opposite party.  Visiting the House Republican retreat, he took questions on anything they wanted to talk about.  He heard them out, acknowledged where they were [...]

The House GOP Retreat

From RedState.com
Today I attended the House GOP retreat in Baltimore, at the invitation of House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence. I got to play at reporter, and to chat with some Members of Congress and staff. I also got to attend the speech with the President, and the subsequent question-and-answer session.
As others have noted, the [...]

President Takes Questions from House Republicans: "Having a real debate…is not only good for our country, it’s absolutely essential."

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For more than an hour this afternoon, President Obama took questions at a gathering of House Republicans, engaging in an honest and serious dialogue about some of the toughest problems facing our country.
If you haven’t seen it, you can watch the videos here:

As he did in his State of the Union address on [...]

Helping Middle Class Families with Soaring Child Care Costs

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This week, the Middle Class Task Force unveiled a series of initiatives in the President’s FY 11 budget aimed at helping families with soaring child care costs, balancing work with caregiving, paying for college and saving for retirement.   These are costs that have risen dramatically for families at a [...]

Young Women Scholars Highlight President’s Commitment to STEM

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Two remarkable young women sat with First Lady Michelle Obama during the President’s State of the Union address, representing President Obama’s commitment to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education (STEM).
Li Boynton, an 18-year-old senior from Bellaire, Texas, was a [...]