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Credit: © Matjaz Boncina" /> Credit: © Matjaz Boncina GET POLITICAL » If you'd like to see one of the political figures we profiled in the feature beginning on page 30, you can hear Kenneth Thorpe deliver a keynote at Forum 08, a meeting focused on improving health. Forum 08 is being held Sept. 8 at the Westin Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Fla. For more information, visit

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GET POLITICAL » If you'd like to see one of the political figures we profiled in the feature beginning on page 30, you can hear Kenneth Thorpe deliver a keynote at Forum 08, a meeting focused on improving health. Forum 08 is being held Sept. 8 at the Westin Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Fla. For more information, visit www.dmaa.org/forum08.

GET MORE POLITICAL » If you'd like to get more involved in science policy yourself, you can attend the FDA Critical Path Meeting, Sept. 15-16 in Bethesda, Md. The conference, co-sponsored by the FDA and the Drug Information Association, will discuss the FDA's program to modernize the science and tools used to develop the products it regulates - what it has accomplished already, current projects, and future opportunities. Visit http://tinyurl.com/6z8cxe for more information.

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