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Senator Graham calls for greater citizen involvement

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Our next guest, former US Senator Bob Graham, has written a new book promoting civic engagement. Graham spent decades as a public servant, both in Florida and Washington DC. He is now focusing his efforts on training the next generation of public leaders and getting them engaged with the political system to effect change.

In this how-to guide of America, The Owner’s Manual: Making the Government Work for You (CQ Press, March 2009), readers are taken out of theoretical discussio...