ADVISORY/Invitation to Cover -- What Happened On Election Day 2002? Political Experts and Journalists Analyze Results and Discuss Trends in 2002 Election Post-Mortem.

News/Assignment & Political Editors

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Nov. 14)

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Pepperdine University 

WHO:    Bill Boyarsky, University of Southern California, Adjunct
         Professor Annenberg
        Joel Fox, Former President Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association,
         Political Consultant
        Allan Hoffenblum, Political Consultant
        Xandra Kayden, League of Women Voters
        Matt Klink, Cerrell Associates, Political Consultant
        David Lawrence, Westmont College, Professor
        Ken LaCorte, Western Regional Director, FOX News
        Stan Moore, Pepperdine University, Professor
        Cindy O'Connor, League of Women Voters
        David Roberti, Former California State Senator, University of
         Southern California Lecturer
        Bill Rosendahl, Adelphia Communications
        Dan Schnur, Political and Media Strategist, Berkeley Institute
         of Politics, Professor
        Harrison Sheppard, Daily News
        Garry South, Senior Political Advisor to Gov. Gray Davis
        Shawn Steel, California Republican Party Chairman
        Sean Walsh, Senior Republican Strategist and Advisor to the
         Bill Simon Campaign
        Hon. Rod Wright, Assemblyman, District 48

WHAT:   Every election year, the California Center for Education in
        Public Affairs holds an Election Post-Mortem Conference,
        sponsored by Pepperdine University and the Jesse M. Unruh
        Institute of Politics at the University of Southern
        California. Distinguished guests, including political
        consultants and journalists, will participate in three panels:
        an elections overview panel, a gubernatorial panel and an
        issues and initiatives panel.

        Panelists will analyze the strategies, tactics and outcomes
        of the Nov. 5 election, as well as speculate as to how the
        results will impact California and the United States in the
        near term future.

WHEN:   Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002
        7 p.m.

WHERE:  University of Southern California
        Taper Hall of Humanities, Room 202
        3501 Trousdale Parkway, at 34th Street
        Los Angeles, Calif. 90089
        (Thomas Bros. Guide page 674, B1)

NOTE TO EDITORS: For media interviews contact George McQuade at
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