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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029429.txt

This document is an email from Joichi Ito to Jeffrey Epstein regarding a message on the Trump Administration proposal to put a 10 percent cap on indirect cost reimbursements to universities by the National Institutes of Health. The email discusses the potential impact of this proposal on federally funded research activities at MIT and other institutions, as well as the need for faculty and research staff to understand the devastating effects that capping indirect costs would cause.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025147.txt

This document discusses the Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 and features a list of key people associated with it such as Frank Brockman, Katinka Matson, Russell Weinberger, Max Brockman, Daron Acemoglu, and James Robinson. It also mentions a book titled "Balance of Power" by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson that is about the relationship between state and society. The authors explain how their book develops an original thesis on state functioning and conflict resolution, building upon their two decades of research. They highlight their ability to produce original and thought-provoking social science works and reach a broad audience with their ideas.