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CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Rosalie Liccardo Pacula will present The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States on July 13, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in 2247 Rayburn House Office Building. For more information contact Jennifer Warren at jennifer_warren@rand.org or 703-413-1100 ext. 5938.

CONGRESSIONAL PANEL DISCUSION Tom McNaugher and Chaibong Hahm will moderate Korea's Experience in Harmonizing Public and Private Health Insurance Systems for Universal Coverage on July 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in 212 Capitol Visitors Center. For more information contact Kristy Anderson at kristy_anderson@rand.org or 703-415-1100 ext. 5196.

CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Lois Davis will present "Assessing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color" on August 10, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in 268 Capitol Visitor Center, North Congressional Meeting Room. For more information contact Carmen Ferro at carmen_ferro@rand.org or 703-413-1100 ext. 5320.

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RAND Focuses on Health Reform

Health care reform is one of the top legislative priorities for the 111th Congress. Efforts to improve the system are complex and policymakers are being inundated with information. RAND has a wealth of expertise and knowledge in the key areas Congress is examining, such as coverage, access, financing, quality improvements, and prevention/wellness. Below are various on-line resources to help policymakers as they work through the debate.

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Dangerous But Not Omnipotent: Exploring the Reach and Limitations of Iranian Power in the Middle East

Iran's rise as a regional power presents a key foreign policy and security challenge to the United States, but its reach may be more limited than Western conventional wisdom suggests. U.S. strategy should work to exploit existing barriers to Iran's harmful activities, while simultaneously seeking areas of engagement.

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RAND Focuses on Climate Change

Policymakers continue to grapple with making the United States less reliant on foreign energy while at the same time moving toward a national climate change policy. One specific issue with climate change is that it interconnects with policy issues regarding various sectors of our nation's industries, transportation, energy, and water issues. It is critical for officials to keep this in mind as Congress begins work on a transportation reauthorization and water resource development reauthorization legislation. RAND has conducted extensive research on all of these issues and their interaction including three workshops on the interaction of climate change, transportation, and energy policies.

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What is the Impact of Imported Oil on U.S. National Security?

While on a net basis the United States imports nearly 60 percent of the oil it consumes, this reliance on imported oil is not by itself a major national security threat. The study finds that the economic costs of a major disruption in global oil supplies—including higher prices for American consumers—pose the greatest risk to the United States.

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