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The Heartland Institute has been endorsed by some of the country's leading scholars, public policy experts, and elected officials. Dr. Milton Friedman calls Heartland "a highly effective libertarian institute." Cato Institute President Edward Crane says Heartland "has had a tremendous impact, first in the Midwest, and now nationally."
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