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What: CounterPunch co-editor Jeffrey St. Clair will read from his new book, Grand Theft Pentagon, at the PSU Millar Library as part of the American Library Association's Banned Books Week and the September Project. Grand Theft Pentagon alleges that some of the world's largest corporations used the events of 9/11 to secure government contracts worth billions of dollars. St. Clair examines areas of the Pentagon, focusing on deals between the defense department and contractors including Boeing and Halliburton.

When: Friday, September 29, 2006, 7–9 p.m.

Where: First floor, PSU Millar Library (1875 SW Park Ave.).

Cost: Admission is free and open to the public. Oregon Food Bank donations accepted at the PSU Library.

Contact: For more information contact Kimberly Willson-St. Clair at 503-725-4552 or at willsons@pdx.edu.

Background: Jeffrey St. Clair is co-editor of the investigative newsletter and website CounterPunch. St. Clair’s reporting has appeared in the Washington Post, San Francisco Examiner, The Nation and The Progressive. His books include, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press, Al Gore: a User's Manual, Five Days That Shook the World: The WTO, Seattle and Beyond, Been Brown So Long It Looked Like Green to Me: The Politics of Nature, a finalist for the Oregon Book Awards, and many more.

The PSU Library at Portland State University is home to 1.3 million volumes, serving over 800,000 patrons annually. The PSU Library recently completed a major $2.8 million renovation, developing a state-of-the-art research center and reorganizing the entire library collection.

For Immediate Release (#06-108)