Klein will lecture in Washington D.C. after leaving politics

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EDMONTON -- When Ralph Klein is done with Alberta politics, he's got a new job lined up just down the street from the White House.

The premier said he has accepted an offer to be guest lecturer in the fall of 2007 at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. "It's something I really want to do," Klein said Thursday, adding he plans to lecture on the challenges of front-line governing.

"I'll talk about practical politics, street politics as a I know it.

"You can think about the big picture (when in office) but basically you're in reactive mode almost constantly, putting out brush fires, whether it's the challenges of growth today or the challenges of dealing with deficits and debt yesterday."

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=14ab38b6-b3fe-4d89-96e3-44ffa7850d18&k=4472

Alberta legislature reconvenes for brief session

Provincial politicians return to Alberta's legislature Thursday for a short session to debate a number of spending increases.

The new session was originally scheduled to begin next week, but at the premier's request it was moved up so he could keep a commitment to host contest winners at his fishing lodge. He also cancelled a planned government trip to Asia.

The session is expected to wrap up next week.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2006/08/24/summer-session.html