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Press
Press coverage of the conference
“Voter Ed — Of, For and By Students,” By Jennifer Epstein, Inside Higher Ed, August 14, 2007
“how can you not love washington, d.c.?!,” By Cassie Lo, CosmoGIRL!, July 3, 2007
“Pelosi Draws Cheers at Conference of Liberal College Students,” By Ashley Matthews, Kansas City infoZine, June 29, 2007
“The Voices of Tomorrow,” By Ari Berman, The Notion, June 27, 2007
“Feingold discusses Iraq,” By Katherine Skiba, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 27, 2007:
“The crowd on Tuesday at a Capitol Hill hotel was college-aged, liberal and several hundred strong. And it gave Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin its biggest applause for one issue: bringing the troops home from Iraq. Feingold, addressing a national group called Campus Progress, told students that their timing was great because Congress, especially some Democrats, ‘need a good push.’”
“Famed investigative reporter says he’s not that ‘‘ferocious’‘,” By Michael Welles Shapiro, Medill Reports, June 26, 2007
“Progressive Lessons on Tap at Conference,” By Bryce Bauer, Roll Call, June 25, 2007:
“In a conglomeration of various conventions and training sessions, the Center for American Progress will bring close to 1,000 students from across the United States to learn grass-roots organizing skills, the latest on political issues and, of course, networking parties. ... Attendees to the three-day conference on Capitol Hill will hear from numerous political leaders including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) At Pelosi’s keynote speech Tuesday morning, Hammill said the Speaker plans to talk about a slew of political issues such as the Iraq War and global warming. Today’s events also will include a Student Journalism Conference sponsored in part by The Nation, which will include speeches from renowned journalists such as Seymour Hersh and Eric Schlosser, author of the book-cum-movie ‘Fast Food Nation.’”
“University student wins prize for activism,” By Andres Martinez, The Daily Texan, June 21, 2007
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For press inquiries, please contact Theo LeCompte: tlecompte@americanprogress.org or 202.682.1611
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