Research Groups Boom in Washington

RESEARCH GROUPS BOOM IN WASHINGTON
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Elisabeth Bumiller]
The economy may be slowing down, but Washington’s ideas industry is booming. The result of this boom has been ever more Washington conferences, policy papers and, for better or worse, outside influence on government. Most immediately, the research institutions, which operate as Washington’s government-in-waiting, are supplying the presidential campaigns with policy staffs. The research institutions say the boom is fueled by three major factors: big money from Wall Street, a post-Sept. 11 sense that foreign policy matters and anger at the Bush administration.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/washington/30tank.html?ref=todayspaper
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