'''Will Marshall''' is one of the founders of the New_Democrat movement, which aims to steer the US_Democratic_Party toward a more Moderate orientation. Since its founding in 1989, he has been president of the Progressive_Policy_Institute, a Think_tank affiliated with the Democratic_Leadership_Council. He recently served on the board of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, a committee chaired by Joe_Lieberman and John_McCain designed to build bipartisan support for the invasion of Iraq. Marshall also signed, at the outset of the war, a letter issued by the Project_for_the_New_American_Century (PNAC) expressing support for the invasion. Marshall signed a similar letter sent to President Bush put out by the Social_Democrats_USA on Feb. 25, 2003, just before the invasion. The SDUSA letter urged Bush to commit to "maintaining substantial U.S. military forces in Iraq for as long as may be required to ensure a stable, representative regime is in place and functioning." He writes frequently on political and public policy matters, especially the "Politics of Ideas" column in ''Blueprint'', the DLC's magazine. Notably, he is one of the co-authors of Progressive_Internationalism:_A_Democratic_National_Security_Strategy. Prior to the founding of PPI, Marshall was variously a speechwriter for Lieutenant Governor Dick Davis of Virginia, Governor Jim_Hunt of North_Carolina and Representative Gillis_Long of Louisiana. Marshall holds a B.A. in English and History from the University_of_Virginia. ==External links== *PPI's biography of Marshall *Rightweb's profile of Will Marshall *Progressive Policy Institute *Progressive Internationalism: A Democratic National Security Strategy *Matt Taibbi on Will Marshall vs. Michael Moore Marshall, Will