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Stamp Out Smoking: Take Action Today - On November 19, 2009, Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA, the Director of CSPC's Health and Medicine Program and former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General, describes in this Huffington Post article the serious health risks that cigarettes still pose to Americans, despite the decline in smoking rates over the last four decades. Read More

SAFI Small and Mid-sized Business Report Released - The Center's Strengthening America's Future Initiative has released the final report of the U.S. Innovation and Growth: Small and Mid-size Business issue team.
Read about SAFI's Small and Mid-size Business issue team.
Read the report.

Are the Winds of Change Really Blowing for Obama? - On October 31, 2009, this Irish Times article featured commentary by Dr. Abshire on President Obama's first year in office. Read More

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Interview with Ambassador Francis Rooney, October 30, 2009

The Power of the Intangible, October 16, 2009
Abshire's Strategic Commentary: Mobilizing Alliance Power for Afghanistan and Pakistan, October 13, 2009

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