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WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER 20 CMC and present The Political Season CMC and the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation present The Political Season CMC SPECIAL With support from John Avlon – Wingnuts Hijacking America With support from John Avlon is senior political columnist Trade Center. Avlon’s essay on the attacks, THIS WEEK AT CMC for The Daily Beast and the author of “The Resilient City” concluded the and OCTOBER 13 Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is anthology Empire City: New York through Into the Final Turn: Hijacking America as well as Independent the Centuries and won acclaim as “the Nation: How Centrists Can Change single best essay written in the wake of Presented in Campaign Updates American Politics. Previously, he was a 9/11.” Partnership with The Chris Redfern, Chair, Ohio Democratic Party and Terry Casey, columnist and associate editor for the Avlon has appeared on The Daily Show Politics, Society and Political Consultant. New York Sun. He is a CNN contributor with Jon Stewart, CNN, Fox News, John Avlon Law Scholars at OSU and the creator of the CNN “Wingnuts of MSNBC, PBS, and C-Span. He has Moderated by Bill Cohen, Statehouse News Bureau, Radio Journalist the Week” segment. spoken at the Kennedy School of and Avlon was the youngest and longest- Government, the Citadel, the State “Americans who are fed up with the Ann FRIDAY,OCTOBER 15 serving speechwriter in Mayor Rudy Department’s visiting journalist program, Coulter/Michael Moore school of debate 15th District Giuliani’s City Hall. After the attacks of and civic organizations around the nation. and are looking for someone to articulate September 11th, 2001, he and his team In a profile, author Stephen Marshall a commonsense, middle path, may have Mary Jo Kilroy, Steve Stivers were responsible for writing the eulogies wrote “Avlon talks about politics the way found their voice in John Avlon.” Discussions begin at 8:30 at WOSI at COSI for all firefighters and police officers ESPN anchors wrap up sports highlights.” There is no admission fee, but reservations through CMC are murdered in the destruction of the World Columnist Kathleen Parker wrote, Source: www.johnavlon.com required. There is paid parking at COSI.

In Partnership with FRIDAY,OCTOBER 22 With broadcast support from Special Friday Political Event 18th District – Bob Gibbs, Zack Space Previews of Upcoming CMC Events Incumbent Zack Space was All CMC forums are held at the Athletic Club of Columbus, elected as Congressman for 136 East Broad Street unless otherwise noted. Ohio’s 18th District on Registration begins at 11:30AM, with lunch served November 7, 2006. This district encompasses 16 counties in promptly at noon and closing at 1:15PM. Southeastern Ohio. In the U.S. Bob Gibbs Zack Space House of Representatives, OCTOBER 20 Space has pushed to rebuild John Avlon – Wingnuts Hijacking America Ohio’s infrastructure, create the Presented in Partnership with The Politics, Society and Law Scholars at OSU conditions to bring new jobs and industry to the region, and clean up the culture of In partnership with CMC’s Political Season OCTOBER 27 corruption in Washington. is presented by CMC and the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation present Challenger Bob Gibbs was The Political Season elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2002 where he served two terms before The Political Season being elected to the Ohio State Senate in 2008. Gibbs currently serves as the Chairman Eavesdropping on Election Eve is supported by The official print of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and is Vice-Chairman of the Senate media sponsor A candid and sometimes comical discussion with Agriculture Committee. Other key Committee assignments include the Highways and political journalists and pundits about the election and for CMC p.m. its characters. Transportation Committee, the Education Committee, and the Environment and Natural resources Committee. Moderator, Karen Kasler, Statehouse Bureau Chief for Ohio Public Radio and Television Panelists to be announced. RECAP - OCTOBER 6 Karen Kasler With support from The Jeffrey Company and AT&T Barbara Poppe, Executive Director, U.S. Interagency FRIDAY,OCTOBER 29 CMC and the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation present Council on Homelessness The Political Season Sponsored by Porter,Wright, Morris & Arthur 12th District

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Discussions begin at 8:30 p.m. at WOSI at COSI There is no admission fee, but reservations through CMC are required. In Partnership with WOSU Public Media With broadcast support from Time Warner Cable Jeff Lyttle and Patrick Losinski. CMC President Teresa McWain, speaker Barbara Poppe and from Sponsor Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur,Rich Terapak. NOVEMBER 3 Election Recap

THURSDAY,NOVEMBER 4, 5:30 – 8:30 P.M. Hors d’ouerves and cash bar An Inconvenient Tax 90 minute film With discussion to follow led by Jason Seligman, Assistant Professor, John Glenn School of Public Affairs; Bill LaFayette, Economist, Columbus Chamber

NOVEMBER 17 Full Potential 2010 – Facts about Growing up Healthy in Franklin County Mary Lou Langenhop visits with Lisa Hamler-Fugitt. Adrianne Selsor and Darnita Bradley.

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