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10/3/2006	early voting message 1	-
8/23/2006	August 23 EIS	-
8/2/2006	Another Angle on House Elections	-
	September Briefing Agenda	-
	Setting the Stage	-
7/19/2006	July 19 EIS	-
	Should Your PAC Consider State Involvement?	-
	State Partner URLs	-
7/5/2006	July 5, 2006: Latest Offshore Energy Vote:	-
6/28/2006	FSR Member Comm	-
6/27/2006	June 27, 2006: UT 3 Primary Update	-
6/21/2006	June 21, 2006: State Legislative Races	-
6/14/2006	June 7, 2006: Primaries	-
4/6/2006	California Special Election	-
3/24/2006	IL Primary	-
3/10/2006	Texas Primary	-
1/27/2006	Competitive Races	-
1/13/2006	MN Road Show	-
12/16/2005	What We Know From 2005	-
1/1/2005	January 2005 At A Glance	BIPAC Staff
11/1/2004	November At A Glance	BIPAC Staff
10/4/2004	October At A Glance	BIPAC Staff
8/1/2004	August At A Glance	BIPAC Staff
3/10/2004	March At A Glance	BIPAC Staff
2/11/2004	February At A Glance	BIPAC Staff
4/16/2003	Celebrating 40 Years of Business Political Involvement	BIPAC Staff
	Forty Years Later: The BIPAC Approach	BIPAC Staff
	How to Get More Involved In BIPAC	BIPAC Staff
	Looking Forward: Building a Better BIPAC	BIPAC Staff
	Message from the President of BIPAC	Gregory S. Casey
	The Friends of Adam Smith	BIPAC Staff
10/17/2002	Political Activity That Works!	Gregory S. Casey
9/16/2002	Best Technology Practices—Aristotle	Stephanie M. Christ
	Employees Want to Hear from Employers	Darrell Shull
	Heading Down to the Wire	Gregory S. Casey
	Platitudes We Might Want to Restate	Bernadette A. Budde
	Upstate Business Must Invest in Political Process	Hollis "Chip" Felkel
	Where Things Stand Heading to Homestretch	Bernadette A. Budde
8/22/2002	Congress Works Quietly Before Recess	Carol A. Farquhar
	Dingell-Rivers and Oxley-Sarbanes	Gregory S. Casey
	Look Who’s NOT Voting	Bernadette A. Budde
	Measuring the Odds for House Party Control	Bernadette A. Budde
	The Prosperity Project: Candidate Advocacy	Darrell Shull
	Turning Your PAC into a Powerhouse!	Lacye Tennille
7/25/2002	Best Technology Practices—Comerica	Martha DenBaas, Special to Elections Insight
	Everybody’s Talking At Me, I Don’t Hear Them	Bernadette A. Budde
	Open Letter to Corporate America’s CEOs	Gregory S. Casey
	The Jerry McGuire Test . . .You Had Me at Hello	Bernadette A. Budde
	The Prosperity Project: Candidate Advocacy	Darrell Shull
	You Say Potayto, I Say Potahto!	Lacye Tennille
6/20/2002	Business Political Participation Post-CFR	Lacye Tennille
	Democrats’ Future is Married to	Gregory S. Casey
	Planning Candidate Visits	Darrell Shull
	Voters Prove They Decide Elections	Bernadette A. Budde
	Who Am I and Why Am I Here?	Bernadette A. Budde
5/23/2002	An Informed Electorate Is Your Best Asset	Darrell Shull
	Did I Miss Something Here?	Gregory S. Casey
	Keeping the Promise: The Adam Smith Awards	Deborah C. Flavin
	May Primaries Topple Incumbents	Bernadette A. Budde
	Who Accounts for Candidate Spending?	Bernadette A. Budde
4/25/2002	Enron and Opportunity	Gregory S. Casey
	Get-Out-the-Vote Made Simple	Darrell Shull
	PACs, Parties, and Persuasion	Bernadette A. Budde
4/5/2002	South Dakota Filing
3/28/2002	Are These Seats Deciding Party Control?	Bernadette A. Budde
	Brave New World Under CFR Ain’t That Bad	Gregory S. Casey
	Governors Races: More Than You Think	Adrienne L. Gizicki
	Invest Your Next Political Dollar in Yourself!	Deborah C. Flavin
	Voter Registration and Absentee Ballots	Darrell Shull
3/14/2002	If I Missed March, Did I Miss the Show?	Bernadette A. Budde
	Increasing Your Base and Budgeting for Your PAC	Heather A. Alfano
	The Prosperity Project Toolkit	Darrell Shull
	What We Learned From the Primaries	Bernadette A. Budde
	You Can’t Win Unless You Get In the Game	Gregory S. Casey
2/28/2002	Control of the House Comes Down to Women	Bernadette A. Budde
	Filings in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virg	Bernadette A. Budde
	How CFR Will Not Affect Campaigns in 2002	Gregory S. Casey
	Prosperity Projects and Best Practices	David M. Karlsruher
	The Exciting Races Are in the Primaries	Adrienne L. Gizicki
	What I Want to Learn from the March Primaries	Bernadette A. Budde
2/6/2002	Impact: 107th Congress Voting Records	Gregory S. Casey
	Making Sense of the Numbers	Bernadette A. Budde
	The Outline for Prosperity Explained	Bernadette A. Budde
1/17/2002	First Filings Set Up Early Round of Primaries	Bernadette A. Budde
	Get Your Expatriate Employees to the Polls	David M. Karlsruher
	If You Miss the Primaries, You Miss the Show	Bernadette A. Budde
	Issues in the 107th Congress	Carol A. Farquhar
	Special Election Results from OK 1 and SC 2	Emily B. Rhodes
	Under Normal Circumstances?	Gregory S. Casey
11/30/2001	Eleven Races With Experienced Candidates	Bernadette A. Budde
	Governors in 2001: The Wave of the Future?	Adrienne L. Gizicki
	Just Under a Year ‘til Election Day	Darrell Shull
	Spinning the 2001 Elections	Gregory S. Casey
	Tactics and Targeting in Competitive Races	Michael J. Rule
	What Are the Candidates Telling Us?	Bernadette A. Budde
10/18/2001	Economic Freedom = Economic Well Being	Gregory S. Casey
	Is This Really the Time to Talk About Politics?	Bernadette A. Budde
	Putting It Together: A Case Study	Darrell Shull
	Special Elections Results: Business Wins In AR 3	Michael J. Rule
	Traditional and Non-Traditional Races in 2002	Bernadette A. Budde
9/19/2001	BIPAC Meets with Senate Republican Leadership	Heather A. Ireland
	Entering the Homestretch: Governors	Adrienne L. Gizicki
	In Boston, One Example of Patriotism	Bernadette A. Budde
	Interviewing Candidates, Why and How?	Heather A. Alfano
	Rethinking What’s At Stake in 2002	Bernadette A. Budde
	Taking the Lead	Gregory S. Casey
	What Can Business Do to Help?	Darrell Shull
8/23/2001	Arkansas 3 Filing Special Election
	BIPAC`s Political Worksheet
	Can Business Win Without Working Women?	Bernadette A. Budde
	Job Openings
	South Carolina 2 Special Election
7/23/2001	Campaign Finance Reform
	Florida 1 Special Election
	Massachusetts 9 Special Election
	PAC Council Campaign Finance Briefing
6/20/2001	Jeffords Is Not the Problem
	Not Even Absolute Predictions Last Forever	Bernadette A. Budde
	The Senate From Many Angles
	What Every PAC Needs to Think About for 2002
5/21/2001	Advancing the Promise: The Adam Smith Awards	Heather A. Ireland
	Guess Who Came to Dinner?	Bernadette A. Budde
	The Outline For Prosperity	Darrell Shull
	Unity Is Not a Passive Exercise!	Gregory S. Casey
4/20/2001	ADVANCING THE PROMISE: THE BIPAC ADAM SMITH AWARDS	Deborah C. Flavin
	Bernadette's Bulletin Board	Bernadette A. Budde
	Business Involvement in a Post CFR World	Darrell Shull
	Prosperity Project Overview
	Taking the Lead	Gregory S. Casey
	The Prosperity Project Full Steam Ahead!	Darrell Shull
	What Does Seven Percent Get Us?	Bernadette A. Budde
3/28/2001	Bernadette's Bulletin Board Lines Have Nothing to	Bernadette Budde
	Bills Affecting the Census	Carol A. Farquhar
	Business and the American Electorate	Darrell Shull
	How Redistricting Affects PACs	Heather A. Alfano
	Looking to the Future on CFR and More	Gregory S. Casey
	Redistricting's Impact on Political Strategy	Allan Sutherlin
	Redistricting: Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Bernadette Budde
3/7/2001	Gaining and Losing Congressional Seats	Bernadette Budde
	Special Elections in PA 9 and CA 32	Carolyn A. Pykosz
1/24/2001	Bernadette's Bulletin Board Another Political Leg	Bernadette Budde
	February 6 Kicks Off Major Involvement Drive	Darrell Shull
	Issues and Players Make for Some Hotspots in 200	Bernadette Budde
	Opening Your Eyes to The Bigger Picture	Aimee Malenfant
	The Leaders of the New Political Revolution
	Thoughts From Congressional Freshmen	Gregory S. Casey
	Two Seats Left Open by Term-Limited Governors	Adrienne Gizicki
1/10/2001	BIPAC Directors Look at the Issue Agenda	Bernadette Budde
	Committee Leadership Alters Playing Field	Bernadette Budde
	New PAC, FEC, and Campaign Finance Law	Aimee Malenfant
	Project Business Vote Kick-off	Darrell Shull
	Technology and the Modern GR Professional	Nels Olsen
	The Business Technology Partnership Vision	Rick Manning
	There is No Such Thing As an Off-Year	Gregory S. Casey
12/6/2000	Governors Maintain the Status Quo	Adrienne Gizicki
	PAC Council: What's on the Agenda	Aimee Malenfant
	Project 2000: Where Do We Go From Here?	Darrell Shull
	What the Outcome Means for All of Us What's With	Gregory S. Casey
10/25/2000	Bernadette's Bulletin Board The Real People in Re	Bernadette Budde
	Campaign Volunteers Deployed in Key Races	Bernadette Budde
	Don't Let the Grass Grow Under Your Feet	Aimee Malenfant
	Governors Mirror Trends in Other Races	Adrienne Gizicki
	It's Time for the Rubber to Hit the Road	Gregory S. Casey
	Let's Live Up to Our Potential	Darrell Shull
	Reviewing the 106th Congress, Issues and Bills	Carol A. Farquhar
10/11/2000	Do Voting Records Really Matter?	Gregory S. Casey
9/27/2000	Absentee Ballot Applications Now Online	Darrell Shull
	Bernadette's Bulletin Board Kudos on Doing "It"	Bernadette Budde
	Budgeting Questions Answered	Rick Manning
	Following the Political Timeline	Aimee Malenfant
	Labor: Is It Changing Its Tone?	Gregory S. Casey
	New Bills Reflect Timely Issues	Carol A. Farquhar
	Primaries: For Some, Late Was Better	Bernadette Budde
	Who Says Your Vote Doesn't Make a Difference?	Adrienne Gizicki
	Women: The Key to Victory in Congress?	Bernadette Budde
9/13/2000	Bernadette's Bulletin Board Planning Voter Turnou	Bernadette Budde
	BTP: What Does the BTP Offer You?	Rick Manning
	Is Anyone Out There Paying Attention?	Bernadette Budde
	New Bills Since the August RecessPolitical Status	Carol A. Farquhar
	Project 2000: Will We Make a Difference?	Darrell Shull
	What Should I be Doing?	Gregory S. Casey
	Where Should Your PAC Be Now?	Aimee Malenfant
8/30/2000	BTP: The Solutions to Your Problems	Rick Manning
	Concentrating on the Small Stuff	Bernadette Budde
	Democratic Voters Reject Trial Lawyer	Bernadette Budde
	Impressing the Voters One at a Time	Bernadette Budde
	Project 2000: A Fresh Approach to Elections	Darrell Shull
	ROI on Business Investments in Conventions	Gregory S. Casey
	The PAC Council: Just Do It!	Aimee Malenfant
	Thoughts Between Conventions and Debates	Bernadette Budde
8/16/2000	527s: How is Your PAC Affected?	Aimee Malenfant
	Filings Pro-Forma- Races Long Decided	Bernadette Budde
	Labor's Plans for November's Elections	Gregory S. Casey
	Lessons for Business Political Operatives	Bernadette Budde
	Low Turnout Despite High Stakes	Bernadette Budde
	Presidential Tickets and Congressional Races	Bernadette Budde
	Project 2000: Voter Registration Drives	Darrell Shull
	Swing Districts in Presidential Races	Bernadette Budde
7/19/2000	Bernadette's Bulletin Board	Bernadette A. Budde
	I'm Not Going To the Conventions and I Will Tell Y	Gregory S. Casey
	In Memorial	Gregory S. Casey
	Increase Your	Aimee Malenfant
	Just Who are These Potential Vice Presidents?	Adrienne L. Gizicki
	Project 2000: Simple Communications	Darrell Shull
	Recent Filings and Primaries	Bernadette A. Budde
	The Role of the Business Centrists	Bernadette A. Budde
	WIth a Few Months to Go, How Are We Looking?	Gregory S. Casey
7/6/2000	Bernadette's Bulletin Board	Bernadette A. Budde
	Cracks in Power Structures Revealed	Bernadette A. Budde
	Hot Issues, Recently Introduced Bills	Carol A. Farquhar
	I Can't Believe You Aren't Wired Yet!	Gregory S. Casey
	Policy Goals for Issue Group Involvement	Bernadette A. Budde
	Project 2000 Provides Free Training	Darrell Shull
	The Little Fish in the Big Ponds	Bernadette A. Budde
	The PAC Council Kickoff Was a Success	Aimee Malenfant
	WIth a Few Months to Go, How Are We Looking?	Gregory S. Casey
6/21/2000	Bernadette's Bulletin Board	Bernadette A. Budde
	Getting Rid of What Doesn't Work	Gregory S. Casey
	Late Filings Reveal Limited Targets	Bernadette A. Budde
	Party Squabbles Continue in Safe Seats	Bernadette A. Budde
	Project 2000: You've Got Mail	Darrell Shull
	Still at the Heart of GOP Control?	Bernadette A. Budde
6/7/2000	Bernadette's Bulletin Board	Bernadette A. Budde
	Emphasis on Grassroots Leads to Nominations	Bernadette A. Budde
	Freshmen Are Ten Percent of House, Key to Control?	Bernadette A. Budde
	Narrowing the Odds for Vice President	Bernadette A. Budde
	PAC Council: Don't Miss The PAC Council Kick-off!	Aimee Malenfant
	Political Parties in Perspective	Gregory S. Casey
	Project 2000: Beyond the Hypothetical	Darrell Shull
5/17/2000	Bernadette's Bulletin Board	Bernadette A. Budde
	How American Business is Using www.politikit.com	Darrell Shull
	Issues: Political Status of Health Care Conferees	Carol A. Farquhar
	PAC Council: The PAC CHeck up Part 2	Aimee Malenfant
	Political Parties in Perspective	Gregory S. Casey
	Primaries Continue to Narrow Field	Bernadette A. Budde
5/3/2000	Bernadette's Bulletin Board Evaluating Party Per	Bernadette Budde
	Competitive Open Seats Key to Future Primaries	Bernadette Budde
	Issues: Political Status of Health Care Conferees	Bernadette Budde
	PAC Council: E-Contribute	Aimee Malenfant
	Primaries & Filings Important Races	Bernadette Budde
	Project 2000: Tell Us What You Want	Darrell Shull
	The Politics of Vietnam A Quarter Century Later	Bernadette Budde
	What Political Parties Can and Cannot Do	Gregory S. Casey
4/20/2000	Bernadette's Bulletin Board	Bernadette Budde
	Issues: The Census and PNTR	Carol A. Farquhar
	PAC Council: Time For a Checkup?	Aimee Malenfant
	Project 2000: Making a Difference	Darrell Shull
	Runoff and Filing Results: How Does Business Fare?	Bernadette Budde
	Taking The Lead: The New "Rules of Engagement"	Gregory S. Casey
	The Importance of Governors' Races	Adrienne Gizicki
	Why Should you Attend The Adam Smith Awards Dinner
4/5/2000	Bernadette's Bulletin Board	Bernadette Budde
	Business Succeeds In Recent Primaries	Bernadette Budde
	Do You Know This Man? - A BIPAC Supporter goes to
	Recent Filings Predict Close Races	Bernadette Budde
	Senate Retirees Hit Some Committees Hard	Bernadette Budde
	Taking The Lead: New & Improved BIPAC	Gregory S. Casey