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Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control, will address concerns about the MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) virus and other key health issues at a National Press Club luncheon on Tuesday, July 22.
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Ben Carson
Doesn't Rule Out 2016 Presidential Run

Conservative activist Dr. Ben Carson said he has "taken no steps" to run for president in 2016 at a May 28 NPC luncheon, but he refused to rule it out. "Perhaps God has a different plan for me," he added.
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M.Night Shyamalan
Director outlines five keys to unlock inner city schools

Film director M.Night Shyamalan described two different schools at the National Press Club Luncheon June 11.
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Beat the Deadline
September 6

The BEAT THE DEADLINE 5K benefits the ongoing work of the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Click through for details and registration.
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July 11, 2014
July 23rd event to highlight drones and photojournalism

Chuck Tobin, a former journalist who now heads the national media practice team at the Washington law firm of Holland & Knight, will speak at a special event on drones and photojournalism at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 23 at the National Press

June 16, 2014
CDC director to tackle MERS, measles, global health threats, July 22 luncheon

Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control, will address concerns about the MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) virus and other key health issues at a National Press Club Luncheon on Tuesday, July 22.

July 19, 2014
South African President Zuma to speak at NPC Luncheon Aug. 4

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa will be the guest at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon at 1:30 p.m. Monday, August 4, in the Ballroom.

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June 22, 2014
Acting Responsibly, as The Washington Post did

Ever since I began teaching journalism as an adjunct in 1987 in London, I have put three large letters – RAF – on the white boards in the classrooms so that the students see them as they walk in for the first time.

I explained to my first students in London that no, those letters do not stand for the Royal Air Force, but rather they represent what I consider the three tenets of journalism: Responsibility, Accuracy and Fairness.