Think Tank Quickies #55

• US delegation to Thatcher funeral, which included Hoover Institution's George Schultz,  seen as snub.
• Panel Crasher targets CNAS.
• CFR's Elliott Abrams writes "blistering" blog post about vacant jobs at the State Dept.
• Harvard economist Jeffrey Liebman unveils paper on evidence-based funding decisions in government at The Hamilton Project, calling for major increase in gov't efforts to improve value of its spending programs.
• Brookings study shows that 71% of Obama's "A-team" has left.
• Dan Sepulveda, the husband of former American Security Project Executive Director Heather Higginbottom, to get top job at State, where she is a Counselor.
• New infrastructure think tank launches in Doha. 
• Think tanks testifying on immigration through ATR's Grover Norquist. 
• Fred Bergsten interview with WPost: "People come to PIIE and don't want to leave."
• Brussels think tank dialogue held today.  #BTTD13