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Moderated by McCain Institute\u2019s Corban Teague (far left), the panel included speakers Elliott Abrams (second from left), former deputy assistant to President George W. Bush and deputy national security advisor in the President George W. Bush administration; Olivia Enos (third from left), senior fellow of human rights at Hudson Institute; and Dan Twining (second from right), president at the International Republican Institute. 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The best way, she reasoned, was to go back to college, where she hadn\u2019t been a student for more than 30 years.Caceres said she was determined to learn how to affect public policy\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-12-12T11:41:23-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/12\/2024-11:41am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Nicole Caceres had been selling T-shirts bearing her son\u0026#039;s artwork \u2014 but she wanted to do much more to honor his memory. The best way, she reasoned, was to go back to college, where she hadn\u2019t been a student for more than 30 years.","teaser":"Nicole Caceres had been selling T-shirts bearing her son\u0027s artwork \u2014 but she wanted to do much more to honor his memory. 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