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Voters say they want to hear more from candidates about the critical issues facing our nation and less about partisan politics. Opportunity 08 answers the call with authoritative analysis and innovative policy solutions for the problems that matter most to the future of our society, our prosperity, and our world. Reflecting an impressive breadth of expertise, opinions, and political beliefs, the contributors to this book tackle diverse challenges including how to deal with Iran and Iraq, the rise of China, climate change, poverty and inequality, and retirement security. New chapters in this updated and expanded second edition include examinations of homeland security, foreign aid, health care reform, and the U.S. relationship with Pakistan. Praise for the first edition: ""Each chapter contains well-organized, innovative and practical approaches not just for the sitting president, but for the campaigning hopefuls, and should inspire voters to look beyond all-too-typical horse race coverage-and perhaps demand more from their news media and their leaders.""-Publishers Weekly Learn more about the Brookings Opportunity 08 project at www.brookings.edu/projects/opportunity08.aspx"

"Michael E. O'Hanlon is senior fellow in Foreign Policy Studies and director of the Opportunity 08 project at the Brookings Institution. He is the author or coauthor of several recent books including Hard Power: the New Politics of National Security, with Kurt Campbell (Basic Books, 2006), and The Future of Arms Control (Brookings, 2005) with Michael Levi. O'Hanlon is also the senior author of the Brookings Iraq Index."