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This report includes the following sections: Four-Front Focus; Focus One: Legislative Initiatives around Innovation and Competitiveness; America COMPETES Act; Appropriations Battles; Related Legislative Issues; Focus Two: Initiatives to Engage Major Federal R&D Agencies; Engaging MIT in Washington; Reverse Engagement: Engaging Washington with MIT; Campaign 2008; Focus Three: Support for the MIT Energy Initiative; Support for Energy Policy Studies; Energy Act of 2007; Climate Change Legislation; Focus Four: Higher Education and Endowment Legislation; Higher Education Legislation; Senate Finance Committee Inquiry into University Endowments; Additional Activities: Representing MIT in Advocacy Coalitions and Working Groups;