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Sunday, Sept. 10, Baltimore Sun An Industry Takes Flight “ Who would have thought, five years ago, that this hodgepodge of Maryland companies would be doing significant business in homeland security? The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed not only the country but corporate America as well—particularly companies with offices near Washington. Maryland, always a big beneficiary of U.S. taxpayer money, has seen federal spending on goods and services soar. Stephen Fuller, director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University, said the Washington region—which includes five counties in Maryland—got $14 billion in procurement increases above normal growth—about triple the regular growth rate.”

Sunday, Sept. 17, The Washington Post
Allen and Webb Set for High-Stakes Debates in a Redefined Race
" It's hard to avoid the recent campaign stories that have dominated," said Mark J. Rozell, a professor of public policy at George Mason University. "At some point, these guys will get out of the 1970s and 1980s and talk about current issues more."

Wednesday, Sept. 20, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Gwen Ifel interviewed Mark Rozell, Mason professor of public policy, about the Virginia senatorial race.

Sunday, Sept. 24, The Oregonian Will Their Plans Solve Our Problems? " SUMMARY: Oregon's tax system needs repair, and the proposals from leaders do too little. Step outside the fog of the fall campaign and there is surprising unanimity about how Oregon needs to change. John Petersen, a public finance specialist at George Mason University's School of Public Policy, says Oregon is 'hobbled' by its lack of a rainy-day fund, got 'shot in the foot' by its kicker law and 'missed the boat' with its lack of a sales tax to balance its revenue sources. The state should immediately work to build a rainy-day fund, he says."

Petersen

Monday, Sept. 25, The Washington Post
Report Reflects High Hopes for Route to Beijing
" As U.S. airliners compete for a planned new route between China and a major U.S. city, they are putting forth arguments for the economic benefits their respective proposals would generate. In a report commissioned by United Airlines, George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis projects that United's proposed direct service between Beijing and Dulles International Airport could bring $275 million to $333 million in economic gains to the Washington area, including 3,400 to 4,100 new jobs."

Tuesday, Sept. 26, U.S. News & World Report
George Allen—From Toast of the Town to Just Toast?
" When he talks about the good old days playing football at UVA, it's going to trigger a different memory for a lot of people," says Mark Rozell, a professor of public policy at George Mason University.

Wednesday, Sept. 27, Loudoun Times-Mirror
Loudoun’s Transportation Tourniquet
“ In a recent 18-month period, the cost of road right of way for the I-66/Route 29 interchange increased by $40 million. The region will face economic problems if the issue isn't addressed, said John McClain, deputy director of the Center for Regional Analysis at the George Mason School of Public Policy. ‘It is becoming harder [for businesses] to recruit people,’ McClain said. ‘People have to make extreme adaptations—getting up at 5 a.m. to drive to work. After a while, they might get fed up and find a job somewhere else.’”

Wednesday, Sept. 27, ABC World News with Charles Gibson
Correspondent Jake Tapper interviewed Mark Rozell, Mason professor of public policy, about the Virginia senatorial race.

Saturday, Sept. 30, National Journal
Lobbying & Law—The ‘I’—Not ‘We’—in High Tech
“ In his 2002 autobiography, Lou Gerstner, the former chief executive of IBM, observed that no single trade association represented the information-technology industry in Washington, and he wondered if the industry's hypercompetitiveness was the problem … David Hart, a public policy professor at George Mason University, has identified more than two dozen high-tech trade groups and coalitions. The disconnect among them, he said, creates a diffuse industry with competing messages that can fail to pack a punch. ‘It hurts them the most,’ Hart said, ‘when high-tech companies are up against heavyweight opponents like the cable or telephone industries, who do speak with a single voice.’”

Tolchin

Saturday, Sept. 30, The Virginian-Pilot Pundit Sabato Draws Own Critics after Claims against Allen “ Susan Tolchin, a professor of public policy at George Mason University, called Sabato a ‘very credible scholar’ who is highly regarded among political scientists. ‘There is a debate in the profession about whether you should be totally neutral,’ Tolchin said. ‘But then, you're pretty uninteresting if you're totally neutral. I think, as a professor in front of a class, you've really got to give both points of view. But he wasn't in front of a class—he was on television. So it's different. I think he's in another role as a TV personality.’”

Monday, Oct. 2, NBC4.com
Allen Airs 2-Minute Ad to Address Virginians
“ U.S. Sen. George Allen is using an unusual strategy Monday night to try to stop his slide in the polls. He's airing a two-minute ad in cities across the commonwealth to take his case directly to Virginians … ‘I don't know if it's enough. I think that it could be, as long as he doesn't make any more mistakes—if he can change the momentum with this speech,’ said George Mason University public policy Assistant Professor Jeremy Mayer.”

“ Political analyst Mark Rozell said Allen's slide in the polls from a double-digit lead to the latest dead heat is proof voters have reacted to all the controversies. But he said Allen's strategy of going on the air and speaking directly to voters could spark a turnaround. ‘I think it's a good move by George Allen,’ Rozell said.”

Wednesday, Oct. 4, The New York Times Feder’s Success a Sign of Dems’ Improving Odds in Va. 10 “ Democrat Judy Feder, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton on health care policy, picked no small challenge to launch her political career this year. She is running for the House in Virginia’s Republican-leaning 10th Congressional District, and is seeking to upset a 13-term incumbent in Republican Rep. Frank R. Wolf, a long-popular fixture in the rapidly populating outer suburbs and exurbs of Washington, D.C…. But Mark J. Rozell, a professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., said one factor that may give Democrats hope is that Northern Virginia is in transition. Since the 1990s, new residents, including a substantial number of immigrants, have poured into the district, which runs across Northern Virginia from the increasingly congested Washington, D.C., suburbs of Fairfax and Loudoun counties to the state’s rural border with West Virginia.”

Rozell

Tuesday, Oct. 5, Washington Post
The Quixotic Candidacy of Kenny Wilson: Write-In Hopeful Concedes Win Would Be a ‘Miracle’
“ And although political professionals give Wilson no chance of winning, they say his unusual candidacy fits local tradition. ‘There have been many independent and write-in candidates for Northern Virginia House seats in modern times,’ said Mark J. Rozell, a professor of public policy at George Mason University and an expert on Virginia politics. Rozell said write-in candidates ‘usually attract very, very low levels of support. On the other hand, sometimes these candidates raise issues that the two major parties find convenient to ignore.’ Still, Rozell added, ‘being an independent musician and a bagger at Trader Joe's is not the typical profile of the congressman-in-waiting.’”

Saturday, Oct. 9, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Perdue Pays Visit to Falwell’s Church: Governor Says Faith Guides His Career
" There are always two sides with Jerry Falwell," said Mark Rozell, a public policy professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and an author of several books on the religious conservative movement. "Being embraced by him can establish one's credibility with religious conservative voters. On the other hand, Falwell is a negative symbol for many other voters outside of that movement."

Fauntroy

Tuesday, Oct. 10, Washington Times Some See Choice in Virginia as Devil or Witch “‘ Suppose we're riding along one of those dirt back roads, and it is pitch-black dark, and I put you out of the car and drive off. Would you rather the devil or a witch come rescue you?’ Neither, I answered. ‘Nah, you've got to vote for one or the other,’ the Virginia gentleman who posed the question admonished, not letting me off the hook that easy. ‘Ah, a witch?’ I hedged. ‘Well, that's what you got [in the Virginia Senate race]. You [are] just swapping the devil for the witch.’ Michael Fauntroy, assistant professor of public policy at George Mason University, agreed. ‘People are not excited by either one of them, but they need to step back and think, 'Do they want their senator voting with [Republican] Trent Lott or [Democrat] Harry Reid?’”

Wednesday, Oct. 11, Baltimore Sun
Home Prices Eke Out Small Gain in Sept.
“ Baltimore-area home prices eked out a slim gain in September, posting their weakest performance in more than five years as the number of homes sold plummeted more than 30 percent. Home prices have continued to rise, however, in some areas where housing tends to be more affordable and thus more in demand, said John McClain, a senior fellow at George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis.”