Since CSPG was founded in 2005, we have convened a wide array of public events and programs to promote an informed and engaged citizenry. Throughout the years, CSPG has hosted prominent speakers, such as New York Times' David Carr; Los Angeles Times' Tom Hamburger; Harold Koh, Dean of Yale Law School; Andrew Kohut, President of PEW Research Center; E.J. Dionne, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; Deborah Stone, professor at Dartmouth College; "Washington Week's" Gwen Ifill; NPR's Michele Norris; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh; Hubert Joly of Carlson Companies; Theda Skocpol, professor at Harvard University; Jane Mayer from the New Yorker; former FBI agent, Ali Soufan; Jacob Hacker, professor at Yale University; and former Vice President Walter Mondale.
In 2008, CSPG conducted a four-day conference during the 2008 Republican National Convention. America's Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention offered a series of public forums on the presidential election and American politics and a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues. This conference featured special guests Joe Lieberman, Henry Kissinger, Krista Tippett, Senator Jon Kyl, and former CIA director R. James Woolsey.
The Center is also known for is its candidate forums, featuring major party candidates running for office in Minnesota. Some past forums have included Senator Al Franken, Senator Norm Coleman, Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Governor Tim Pawlenty. Additionally, CSPG has conducted conferences on election administration, health care policy, and redistricting reform.
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