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MATT KIBBE, president and CEO of FreedomWorks (the most influential tea party organization in the United States) will discuss the rise and future of the movement.  Kibbe is also a national public expert, bestselling author, political commentator, and distinguished senior fellow at the Austrian Economic Center in Vienna. His most recent book is Hostile Takeover: Resisting Centralized Government's Stranglehold on America. Kibbe is coauthor, with Dick Armey, of the New York Times bestseller, Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto. He has also written Rules for Patriots: A Pocket Primer for Patriotic Americans. Before joining FreedomWorks, Kibbe served as chief of staff and House Budget Committee associate for U.S. Representative Dan Miller, director of federal budget policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and senior economist for the Republican National Committee during Lee Atwater's tenure as chairman. A book signing will follow his Forum.  Photo Credit: Sam Hurd