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Christina RomerObama Economist Says Odds of a Double-Dip Recession 'Very Small'
The odds of a double-dip recession "are clearly very small," Christina Romer, outgoing chairwoman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, said at a Sept. 1 luncheon. She warned that the greatest threat to the economic recovery is the temptation to withdraw growth-inducing policies too soon. The 9.5 percent unemployment rate is at "an unacceptable level by any metric." Photo: Rodrigo A. Valderrama
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Mitch LandrieuNew Orleans Mayor Blasts BP and Government Failures
The Gulf oil spill hammered a region "nine times the size of Washington, D.C. and the government failed to do its job," New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu told a packed NPC ballroom crowd Aug. 19. He also ripped BP for its failure for three months to cap its well. Photo: Terry Hill
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Arne Duncan Education Sec'y Sees "Quiet Revolution" in US Schools
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said July 27 there is a quiet revolution being driven by educators and administrators “challenging the defeatism and inertia that has trapped generations of children in second-rate schools.” Photo: Sam Hurd
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Tony HortonVows to Make Troops 'Fit to Fight'
Obesity in the military has become a national security issue, fitness trainer Tony Horton said at a Club luncheon July 16, describing his work with military leaders to reduce the rate, which has tripled in the past few years. Photo: Brian Mosley
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Venus WilliamsTennis Star: Discipline, Drive on Court Can Lead to Success in Any Field
Venus Williams has won five Wimbledon and two U.S. Open Championships on her way to becoming the third-ranked women’s tennis player in the world. She’s also established a clothing line and an interior design business. Photo: Sam Hurd
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Dr. Edward MillerJohns Hopkins CEO: Surge of Medicaid Patients Offers Problems, Rewards
The expansion of Medicaid, which will bring health coverage to 16 million disadvantaged Americans by 2019, “could be the most important and problematic” aspect of the new health insurance law, Dr. Edward Miller, dean the medical faculty at Johns Hopkins University medical school and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, warned at a Club luncheon June 21. Photo: Noel St. John
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- Sep092010 "Exposing Iran’s Secret Nuclear Site" 10:00 AM @ Holeman Lounge
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The odds of a double-dip recession "are clearly very small," Christina Romer, outgoing chairwoman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, said at a Sept. 1 luncheon. She warned that the greatest threat to the economic recovery is the temptation to withdraw growth-inducing policies too soon. The 9.5 percent unemployment rate is at "an unacceptable level by any metric." Photo: Rodrigo A. Valderrama
The Quill & Cursor
Does Journalism Require Government Assistance?
August 20, 2010
One year after the announcement of a project 
looking at the challenges faced by Journalism in “the Internet age,” the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a series of roundtable discussions at The National Press Club to review draft recommendations.
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