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Harrison H. Schmitt, Ph.D , New Mexico USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Harrison Hagan Schmitt , a native of Silver City, NM, has the diverse experience of a geologist, pilot, astronaut, administrator, businessman, writer, and U. S. Senator.  He received his B. S. in Science at Caltech, studied as a Fulbright Scholar at Oslo, and attended graduate school at Harvard.  He received his Ph.D. in geology in 1964 based on geological field studies in Norway.  As a civilian, Schmitt received Air Force jet pilot wings in 1965 and Navy helicopter wings in 1967.
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Pat Schroeder , Washington D.C. USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Former Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Publishers (AAP), national trade organization of the U.S. book publishing industry. Mrs. Schroeder left Congress undefeated in 1996 after serving in the House of Representatives for 24 years.
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Alan Simpson , Wyoming USA -- Contact for fee schedule

A nearly 20-year veteran of the United States Senate, Alan Simpson has been known as one of the most colorful and influential of American leaders in recent political history. The author of Right in the Old Gazoo: A Lifetime of Scrapping with the Press, a book about politicians and the media, Simpson has never shied away from the most contentious of subjects. Simpson, who spent ten years acting as the Republican Party whip, today offers audiences deep-cutting commentary, side-splitting anecdotes, and an always necessary dose of pragmatism on topics ranging from national defense to taxes to health care.
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Hedrick Smith , Washington D.C. USA -- Contact for fee schedule

Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times correspondent, author of several best-selling books, and creator of PBS documentaries, Hedrick Smith has built on his distinguished record with The New York Times by creating and reporting on several PBS documentary series that have won both critical and popular acclaim.
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Ben Stein , California USA -- 50.0k to 75.0k

Ben Stein is probably the closest any man comes these days to being a true renaissance man. His financial and economics work was cited in the efforts of the recent Nobel prize winner in Economics, George Akerlof. He is also the host of the long running comedy quiz show on Comedy Central, Win Ben Stein's Money, a show that has won seven Emmies. He has written novels that the New York Times describes as "stunning," but what you have probably heard him talk about recently are "dry eyes, red eyes, and clear eyes." Lawyer, teacher, actor, comic, economist, father, novelist, essayist, expert on finance, meet Ben Stein!
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Cal Thomas , District of Columbia USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

With a twice-weekly column appearing in over 600 newspapers nationwide, Cal Thomas is the most widely read and one of the most highly regarded voices on the American political scene. He is a panelist on the popular "Fox News Watch" show, which airs Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. ET. His new USA TODAY feature, “Common Ground”, provides insightful discussion of contentious social issues with his friend and political counterpart, Bob Beckel.
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Helen Thomas , Washington D.C. USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

Commonly referred to as "The First Lady of the Press," former White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas is a trailblazer, breaking through barriers for women reporters while covering every President since John F. Kennedy. For 57 years, Helen also served as White House correspondent for United Press International. She recently left this post and joined Hearst Newspapers as a syndicated columnist.
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Jimmy Tingle , Massachusetts USA -- 10.0k to 15.0k

Jimmy Tingle was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The social, political and economic diversity of that city laid the groundwork for his development as a performer and eventual satirist. He started performing in 1980 during the early stand up comedy scene in Boston and quickly rose through the ranks from open-mike performer to paid engagements.
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Murray Weidenbaum, PhD , Missouri USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

An active participant in economic, tax and regulatory policy-making in Washington, DC, Dr. Weidenbaum presents his informed an often humorous analysis of the latest developments around the world. He is an advisor to top management in both business and government and a member of numerous corporate and non-profit boards. Currently, Weidenbaum holds a distinguished university professorship at Washington University in St. Louis where he also chairs their Center for the Study of American Business, one of the most influential public policy "think tanks." He is the author of numerous books including his latest "The Bamboo Network" (on China and Southeast Asia), a finalist in the 1997 global competition for business book of the year.
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Marvin Zonis, Ph.D , Illinois USA -- 15.0k to 20.0k

Marvin Zonis is a Professor at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. He also heads Marvin Zonis + Associates, a political risk consulting firm in Chicago, and is a co-founder and Chairman of DSD, a software company based in Moscow and Chicago. Zonis in an expert on the intersection of digital technologies and globalization, emerging markets, Middle Eastern politics, the oil industry, Russia, and U.S. foreign policy.
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