Monday Feb. 22: A lunch that reviews Pres. Obama + Congress -- with one of the most trusted analysts in Washington, Norm Ornstein.

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GRADING OBAMA and the CONGRESS/Year One: There's much water (and snow) under the bridge 1 year into this presidency. We review 2009 with the fresh eyes of  premier observer and scholar Norm Ornstein P02.

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WHAT: "Grading Obama and the Congress - Year 1"
WHEN: Lunch, Feb. 22 Mon. (NEW DATE), 12:00 check-in; 12:30 lunch
SITE (NEW SITE): DACOR - 1801 F Street NW - Washington, DC METRO Accessible (Foggy Bottom)
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FULL LUNCH PROVIDED at a fine venue. All told, it's a great review of 2009.

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NORM ORNSTEIN'S Biography (IN BRIEF)
Norman Ornstein -- at the American Enterprise Institute -- has had a
career spanning 7 presidents and many Congresses. He now has an
unparalleled record of addressing a broad array of groups on issues
that touch all Americans.

He is a sought-after speaker around the country and the globe. He
last addressed PCW at our "Pundits Panel" (November, 2008).

His weekly column appears in Roll Call and he's an election analyst
for CBS News. He's also a co-director of the AEI-Brookings Election
Reform Project and participates in AEI's Election Watch series. He
also serves as a senior counselor to the Continuity of Government
Commission. Mr. Ornstein led a working group of scholars and
practitioners that helped shape the McCain-Feingold Act, which
reformed the campaign financing system. He was elected as a
fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004.

Norm Ornstein's Ph. D. is from the University of Minnesota. 

Among his many books --
- The Permanent Campaign and Its Future (AEI Press, 2000)
- (Co-author) The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing
America and How to Get It Back on Track (Oxford U. Press-2006)

For a recent opinion piece, see "Time to Reassess Filibuster to
Keep Senate Functioning" (Jan. 20, 2010 - Roll Call) -- READ it HERE.

For a (partial) view of his many roles and projects:
Codirector, Election Reform Project, 2005-present
Senior Counselor, Continuity of Government Commission, 2002-present
Codirector, Project to Examine Alternatives to the Independent Counsel Statute, 1999-present
Member, Board of Contributors, USA Today, 1997-present
Founder and Director, Campaign Finance Reform Working Group, 1996-present
Columnist, "Congress Inside Out," Roll Call, 1993-present
Senior Adviser, Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 1987-present
Member, National Commission on Public Service Board, 1987-90
Faculty, Catholic University of America and Johns Hopkins University, 1971-84
Series Editor and Cohost, "Congress: We the People," PBS, 1977-78 

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