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[[Take Back America]] is the old name for [[America's Future Now!]] which is the annual conference of [[Campaign for America's Future]].
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=About=
 
=About=
 
[[Image:Tba-obama.jpg|thumb|300px|Sen. [[Barack Obama]] speaks at the {{#switchtablink:2007|2007}} Take Back America Conference]]
 
[[Image:Tba-obama.jpg|thumb|300px|Sen. [[Barack Obama]] speaks at the {{#switchtablink:2007|2007}} Take Back America Conference]]
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*[[Howard Dean]], Presidential Candidate
 
*[[Howard Dean]], Presidential Candidate
 
*[[Marisa Demeo]], Regional Counsel, [[Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund]]
 
*[[Marisa Demeo]], Regional Counsel, [[Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund]]
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*[[Karen Doan]], Co-Ordinator, [[Cities for Peace]]
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*[[Karen Dolan]], Co-Ordinator, [[Cities for Peace]]
 
*[[Christopher Donovan]], State Representative, Connecticut
 
*[[Christopher Donovan]], State Representative, Connecticut
 
*[[Peter Dreier]], Urban & Environmental Policy Program, [[Occidental College]]
 
*[[Peter Dreier]], Urban & Environmental Policy Program, [[Occidental College]]
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*[[Zack Exley]], National Organizing Director, [[MoveOn.org]]
 
*[[Zack Exley]], National Organizing Director, [[MoveOn.org]]
 
*[[Jeff Faux]], Distinguished Fellow, [[Economic Policy Institute]]
 
*[[Jeff Faux]], Distinguished Fellow, [[Economic Policy Institute]]
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*[[Bill Fletcher]], President, [[TransAfrica]]
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*[[Bill Fletcher, Jr.]], President, [[TransAfrica]]
 
*Rep. [[Barney Frank]], Master of Ceremonies
 
*Rep. [[Barney Frank]], Master of Ceremonies
 
*[[Aaron Freeman]], Comedian
 
*[[Aaron Freeman]], Comedian
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*[[James K. Galbraith]], Professor, University of Texas
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*[[James Galbraith]], Professor, University of Texas
 
*[[Kim Gandy]], President, [[National Organization for Women]]
 
*[[Kim Gandy]], President, [[National Organization for Women]]
 
*[[Richard Gephardt]], Presidential Candidate
 
*[[Richard Gephardt]], Presidential Candidate
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*[[Bernie Horn]], Senior Director, [[Center for Policy Alternatives]]
 
*[[Bernie Horn]], Senior Director, [[Center for Policy Alternatives]]
 
*[[Arianna Huffington]], Columnist
 
*[[Arianna Huffington]], Columnist
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*[[Maud Hurd]], e- President, [[ACORN]]
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*[[Maude Hurd]], e- President, [[ACORN]]
 
*Rev. [[Jesse Jackson]], President, [[Rainbow/PUSH Coalition]]
 
*Rev. [[Jesse Jackson]], President, [[Rainbow/PUSH Coalition]]
 
*[[Jen Kern]], Director, Living Wage Center, [[ACORN]]
 
*[[Jen Kern]], Director, Living Wage Center, [[ACORN]]
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*[[Deana Knutsen]], Secretary-Treasurer, [[USAction]]
 
*[[Deana Knutsen]], Secretary-Treasurer, [[USAction]]
 
*[[Dennis Kucinich]], Presidential Candidate
 
*[[Dennis Kucinich]], Presidential Candidate
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*[[Bob Kuttner]], Co-Editor, [[The American Prospect]]
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*[[Robert Kuttner]], Co-Editor, [[The American Prospect]]
 
*[[Bill Lerach]], [[Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach]]
 
*[[Bill Lerach]], [[Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach]]
 
*[[Andy Levin]], Director, [[AFL-CIO]] Voice@Work Campaign
 
*[[Andy Levin]], Director, [[AFL-CIO]] Voice@Work Campaign
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*[[John Moyers]], [[TomPaine.com]]
 
*[[John Moyers]], [[TomPaine.com]]
 
*[[Gael Murphy]], Co-Founder, [[Code Pink]]
 
*[[Gael Murphy]], Co-Founder, [[Code Pink]]
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*[[Bob Musil]], Executive Director, [[Physicians for Social Responsibility]]
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*[[Robert K. Musil]], Executive Director, [[Physicians for Social Responsibility]]
 
*[[Ralph Neas]], President, [[People for the American Way]]
 
*[[Ralph Neas]], President, [[People for the American Way]]
 
*[[Nick Nyhart]], Executive Director, [[Public Campaign]]
 
*[[Nick Nyhart]], Executive Director, [[Public Campaign]]
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*[[Miles Rapoport]], President, [[Demos]]
 
*[[Miles Rapoport]], President, [[Demos]]
 
*[[Jamin Raskin]], Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American Univ.
 
*[[Jamin Raskin]], Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American Univ.
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*[[The Hon. [[Robert B. Reich]], Former US Secretary of Labor, Brandeis University
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*The Hon. [[Robert Reich]], Former US Secretary of Labor, Brandeis University
 
*[[Hans Riemer]], Washington Director, [[Rock the Vote]]
 
*[[Hans Riemer]], Washington Director, [[Rock the Vote]]
 
*[[Will Robinson]], Partner, [[MacWilliams, Robinson & Partners]]
 
*[[Will Robinson]], Partner, [[MacWilliams, Robinson & Partners]]
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*[[Hillary Shelton]], Director, Washington Bureau, [[NAACP]]
 
*[[Hillary Shelton]], Director, Washington Bureau, [[NAACP]]
 
*Rep. [[Hilda Solis]], CA
 
*Rep. [[Hilda Solis]], CA
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*[[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League's Institute for Opportunity and Equality]]
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*[[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League]]'s Institute for Opportunity and Equality
 
*Sen. [[Debbie Stabenow]], MI
 
*Sen. [[Debbie Stabenow]], MI
 
*[[John Steele]], Mayor, Telluride, CO, Leader, [[Cities for Peace]]
 
*[[John Steele]], Mayor, Telluride, CO, Leader, [[Cities for Peace]]
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*[[William Greider]], Author, ''"One World Ready or Not"''
 
*[[William Greider]], Author, ''"One World Ready or Not"''
 
*Rep. [[Raul Grijalva]],  D-AZ
 
*Rep. [[Raul Grijalva]],  D-AZ
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*Rep. [[Nan Grogan Orrock]], GA House Majority Whip
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*Rep. [[Nan Orrock]], GA House Majority Whip
 
*Rep. [[Luis Gutierrez]], D-IL
 
*Rep. [[Luis Gutierrez]], D-IL
 
*[[Jacob Hacker]], Yale University, author of ''"Medicare Plus"''
 
*[[Jacob Hacker]], Yale University, author of ''"Medicare Plus"''
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*[[George Soros]], International Philanthropist and Financier
 
*[[George Soros]], International Philanthropist and Financier
 
*[[Eliot Spitzer]], New York State Attorney General]]
 
*[[Eliot Spitzer]], New York State Attorney General]]
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*[[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League's Institute of Opportunity and Equality]]
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*[[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League]]'s Institute of Opportunity and Equality
 
*Sen. [[Debbie Stabenow]], D-MI
 
*Sen. [[Debbie Stabenow]], D-MI
 
*[[John Sweeney]], President, [[AFL-CIO]]
 
*[[John Sweeney]], President, [[AFL-CIO]]
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===Confronting Inequality in America===
 
===Confronting Inequality in America===
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On June 3, 2004, [[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League's Institute of Opportunity and Equality]]; [[Sam Pizzigati]], Author of ''"Greed and Good"''; [[Joan Lombardi]], Director, [[The Children's Project]]; and [[Chris Owens]], Policy Director, [[AFL-CIO]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Confronting Inequality in America"''.
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On June 3, 2004, [[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League]]'s Institute of Opportunity and Equality; [[Sam Pizzigati]], Author of ''"Greed and Good"''; [[Joan Lombardi]], Director, [[The Children's Project]]; and [[Chris Owens]], Policy Director, [[AFL-CIO]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Confronting Inequality in America"''.
  
 
===Indebted Nation: The Real Trade Debate===
 
===Indebted Nation: The Real Trade Debate===
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*[[Tom Matzzie]], Washington Director, [[MoveOn.org]]
 
*[[Tom Matzzie]], Washington Director, [[MoveOn.org]]
 
*[[Mary Beth Maxwell]], Executive Director, [[American Rights at Work]]
 
*[[Mary Beth Maxwell]], Executive Director, [[American Rights at Work]]
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*[[Ray McGovern]], Former CIA Official
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*[[Ray McGovern]], Former CIA Official, [[ARDIS]], associated with Phil Agee's support network
 
*[[William McNary]], President, [[USAction]]
 
*[[William McNary]], President, [[USAction]]
 
*[[Nicco Mele]], CEO of [[EchoDitto]] and formerly Presidential Candidate [[Howard Dean]]'s Webmaster
 
*[[Nicco Mele]], CEO of [[EchoDitto]] and formerly Presidential Candidate [[Howard Dean]]'s Webmaster
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*[[Guy Molyneux]], Senior Vice President, [[Peter Hart Research]]
 
*[[Guy Molyneux]], Senior Vice President, [[Peter Hart Research]]
 
*[[Bill Moyers]], [[Public Affairs Television]]
 
*[[Bill Moyers]], [[Public Affairs Television]]
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*[[Ralph Neas]], President and CEO, [[People for the American Way]]
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*[[Ralph Neas]], President and CEO, [[People for the American Way]] [[PFAW]]
 
*[[Dean Nielsen]], Washington State Director, [[Progressive Majority]]
 
*[[Dean Nielsen]], Washington State Director, [[Progressive Majority]]
 
*[[Kathryn Olson]], [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Staff Director, [[U.S. House Ways and Means Committee]]
 
*[[Kathryn Olson]], [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Staff Director, [[U.S. House Ways and Means Committee]]
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*[[Niel Ritchie]], Executive Director, [[League of Rural Voters]]
 
*[[Niel Ritchie]], Executive Director, [[League of Rural Voters]]
 
*[[Jeff Rickert]], Interim Executive Director, [[Apollo Alliance]]
 
*[[Jeff Rickert]], Interim Executive Director, [[Apollo Alliance]]
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*[[Cecil Roberts]], President, [[United Mine Workers of America]]
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*[[Cecil Roberts]], President, [[United Mine Workers of America]] [[UMWA]] [[UMW]]
 
*[[Kimberly Robson]], National Field Director, [[People for the American Way]]
 
*[[Kimberly Robson]], National Field Director, [[People for the American Way]]
 
*[[Maya Rockeymoore]], Vice President of Research and Programs, [[Congressional Black Caucus Foundation]]
 
*[[Maya Rockeymoore]], Vice President of Research and Programs, [[Congressional Black Caucus Foundation]]
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*[[Joel Rogers]], Director, [[Center on Wisconsin Strategy]]
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*[[Joel Rogers]], Director, [[Center on Wisconsin Strategy]]; founder, [[Free Press]] marxist organization
 
*[[Zack Rosen]] , Founder, [[CivicSpace Labs]]
 
*[[Zack Rosen]] , Founder, [[CivicSpace Labs]]
 
*[[Richard Rothstein]], Research Associate, [[Economic Policy Institute]]
 
*[[Richard Rothstein]], Research Associate, [[Economic Policy Institute]]
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==References==
 
==References==
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=2006=
 
=2006=
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==References==
 
==References==
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=2007=
 
=2007=
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*[[Melody Barnes]]
 
*[[Melody Barnes]]
 
*[[Tony Barr]]
 
*[[Tony Barr]]
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*[[Rand Beers]]
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*[[R. Rand Beers|Rand Beers]]
 
*[[Medea Benjamin]]
 
*[[Medea Benjamin]]
 
*[[Julie Bergman Sender]]
 
*[[Julie Bergman Sender]]
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==References==
 
==References==
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=2008=
 
=2008=
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*[[Julius Genachowski]]
 
*[[Julius Genachowski]]
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*[[Steve Abbott]]
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*[[Steve Abbottt]]
 
*[[Arianna Huffington]]
 
*[[Arianna Huffington]]
 
*[[Maya Rockeymoore]]
 
*[[Maya Rockeymoore]]
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===Conference Sponsors===
 
===Conference Sponsors===
 
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*[[CREDO Mobile]]
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*[[CREDO]]
 
*[[Fenton Communications]]
 
*[[Fenton Communications]]
 
*[[Free Press]]
 
*[[Free Press]]
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*[[Center for Independent Media]]
 
*[[Center for Independent Media]]
 
*[[Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins]] LLP
 
*[[Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins]] LLP
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*[[CREDO Mobile]]
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*[[CREDO]]
 
*[[Laurie David]]
 
*[[Laurie David]]
 
*[[Robert Estrin]] and [[Mary Lloyd Estrin]]
 
*[[Robert Estrin]] and [[Mary Lloyd Estrin]]
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===Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone===
 
===Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone===
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On March 17, 2008, [[Steve Abbott]], [[Julius Genachowski]], [[Debbie Goldman]], [[Susan Ness]] and [[Josh Silver]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone"''. The description for the session was:
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On March 17, 2008, [[Steve Abbottt]], [[Julius Genachowski]], [[Debbie Goldman]], [[Susan Ness]] and [[Josh Silver]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone"''. The description for the session was:
 
:''"A high speed Internet connection will soon deliver nearly all media - television, radio, phone service, and of course, blogs and the Web. Join senior policy directors to Senators Obama and Clinton, along with the Communications Workers of America and Free Press to discuss the senators’ positions on media and how a broad coalition of labor, public interest and industry groups are uniting behind a national policy to bring fast, affordable, open Internet access to every American home."''
 
:''"A high speed Internet connection will soon deliver nearly all media - television, radio, phone service, and of course, blogs and the Web. Join senior policy directors to Senators Obama and Clinton, along with the Communications Workers of America and Free Press to discuss the senators’ positions on media and how a broad coalition of labor, public interest and industry groups are uniting behind a national policy to bring fast, affordable, open Internet access to every American home."''
  
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===Mobile Activism===
 
===Mobile Activism===
 
On March 18, 2008, [[Becky Bond]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Mobile Activism"''. The description for the session was:
 
On March 18, 2008, [[Becky Bond]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Mobile Activism"''. The description for the session was:
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:''"Join CREDO Mobile and a group of successful practitioners for a discussion of the new frontier in progressive activism: the mobile phone. Find out how a variety of organizations and campaigns have literally put the power into their activists’ hands through innovative text messaging and mobile content campaigns. Learn what approaches lead to more successful advocacy and organizing and what is not appropriate to do on the phone."''
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:''"Join CREDO and a group of successful practitioners for a discussion of the new frontier in progressive activism: the mobile phone. Find out how a variety of organizations and campaigns have literally put the power into their activists’ hands through innovative text messaging and mobile content campaigns. Learn what approaches lead to more successful advocacy and organizing and what is not appropriate to do on the phone."''
  
 
===Election Protection 2008===
 
===Election Protection 2008===
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On March 18, 2008, Representative [[Jan Schakowsky]] was presented with an ''America's Future Progressive Champion Award'' by [[William McNary]]; [[Majora Carter]] and [[Van Jones]] were presented with the ''Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award'' by [[Jerome Ringo]]; and [[Norman Lear]] was presented with the ''America's Future Lifetime Leadership Award'' by [[Bill Moyers]] at the Gala Awards Dinner. [[Kathleen Turner]]  was the Master of Ceremonies for the event.
 
On March 18, 2008, Representative [[Jan Schakowsky]] was presented with an ''America's Future Progressive Champion Award'' by [[William McNary]]; [[Majora Carter]] and [[Van Jones]] were presented with the ''Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award'' by [[Jerome Ringo]]; and [[Norman Lear]] was presented with the ''America's Future Lifetime Leadership Award'' by [[Bill Moyers]] at the Gala Awards Dinner. [[Kathleen Turner]]  was the Master of Ceremonies for the event.
  
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===Come Party with CREDO Mobile and George W. Bush===
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===Come Party with CREDO and George W. Bush===
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On March 18, 2008, [[James Adomian]] and [[Michael Kieschnick]] hosted a party entitled ''"Come Party with CREDO Mobile and George W. Bush"''. The description for the party was:
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On March 18, 2008, [[James Adomian]] and [[Michael Kieschnick]] hosted a party entitled ''"Come Party with CREDO and George W. Bush"''. The description for the party was:
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:''"If we’re going to take back America, we’ll need to take time to laugh along the way. Close out your day with a drink and a few laughs courtesy of George W. Bush—or at least his impersonator the comic James Adomian—and CREDO Mobile. Meet CREDO President Michael Kieschnick and the CREDO political staff. Bring your CREDO Mobile phone and get a special party favor."''
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:''"If we’re going to take back America, we’ll need to take time to laugh along the way. Close out your day with a drink and a few laughs courtesy of George W. Bush—or at least his impersonator the comic James Adomian—and CREDO. Meet CREDO President Michael Kieschnick and the CREDO political staff. Bring your CREDO phone and get a special party favor."''
  
 
===Ending America's Longest Domestic War===
 
===Ending America's Longest Domestic War===
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===Health Care: The Politics of Winning===
 
===Health Care: The Politics of Winning===
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On March 19, 2008, [[Bob Creamer]], [[Celinda Lake]], [[Maggie Mahar]] and [[Louise Novotny]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Health Care: The Politics of Winning"''.
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On March 19, 2008, [[Robert Creamer]], [[Celinda Lake]], [[Maggie Mahar]] and [[Louise Novotny]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Health Care: The Politics of Winning"''.
  
 
===Hold on, we're getting the good stuff: Making Political Parties More Democratic - Progressive Reforms for Party Nominations===
 
===Hold on, we're getting the good stuff: Making Political Parties More Democratic - Progressive Reforms for Party Nominations===
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 3 October 2024

Take Back America is the old name for America's Future Now! which is the annual conference of Campaign for America's Future.

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Sen. Barack Obama speaks at the 2007 Take Back America Conference

Take Back America is the name of the annual conference which was run by Campaign for America's Future from 2003 - 2008. Campaign for America's Future runs a major annual conference which is well-attended by leftist speakers and delegates. America's Future Now is the new name for the Take Back America conferences.

Prominent speakers at the conferences over the past six years include:

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  1. ↑ Our Future website: Take Back America 2003 Speakers (accessed on June 17, 2010)
  2. ↑ Our Future website: Take Back America 2003 Agenda (accessed on June 11, 2010)
  3. ↑ Our Future website: Take Back America 2004 Speakers (accessed on June 11, 2010)
  4. ↑ [hhttp://www.ourfuture.org/node/13154 Our Future website: Take Back America 2004 Agenda] (accessed on June 11, 2010)
  5. ↑ Take Back America 2005 - Speakers (accessed on May 8, 2010)
  6. ↑ Take Back America 2005 - Agenda (accessed on June 11, 2010)
  7. ↑ Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 7.2 Take Back America 2006 - Agenda & Speakers (accessed on May 14, 2010)
  8. ↑ Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 Take Back America 2007 - Agenda (accessed on May 13, 2010)
  9. ↑ Take Back America 2007 - Speakers (accessed on May 13, 2010)
  10. ↑ Take Back America 2007 - Sponsors (accessed on May 13, 2010)
  11. ↑ TBA 2007: Session: Our Time Has Come (accessed on May 13, 2010)
  12. ↑ Jump up to: 12.0 12.1 12.2 Take Back America 2008 - Details (accessed on May 11, 2010)
  13. ↑ Take Back America 2008 - Speakers (accessed on May 11, 2010)
  14. ↑ Campaign for America's Future website: Take Back America 2008 - Sponsors (accessed on May 12, 2010)
  15. ↑ Jump up to: 15.0 15.1 Campaign for America's Future website: Gala Awards Dinner (accessed on May 12, 2010)
  16. ↑ Campaign for America's Future website: Take Back America 2008 - Agenda (accessed on May 11, 2010)
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