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Chinese President Ji's Visit to the U.S. and Human Rights
Chinese President Ji’s Visit to the U.S. and Human Rights:Will President Obama Act? Washington, DC – Amnesty International (AI) is pushing the Obama Administration to use the President’s meeting with Chinese President Ji September 24-25 is of great importance to advance of human rights in China. M.T. Kumar, International Advocacy Director of Amnesty International, will discuss the potential for that meeting – and wha Kumar sees as the deteriorating state of human rights in China – at a National Press Club newsmakers news conference on Tuesday, September 22. Kumar points to the recent arrests…
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Will NSA Surveillance Reform Protect Public?
Will NSA Surveillance Reform Protect Public? Washington, DC – Joseph P. Nacchio, the former chairman/CEO of Qwest Communications International and of two national commissions on security and infrastructure, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Wednesday, July 29 – to explain why he believes the USA Freedom Act signed into law last month provides inadequate protection against National Security Agency’s (NSA) bulk data collection of the public’s electronic communications. Nacchio, the leader of the regional Bell provider for 14 Western states, plans to argue that…
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IOSCO Chairman: Global Regulators Were Wrong
IOSCO Chairman: Global Regulators Were Wrong, Should ReconsiderSystemic Importance of Large Funds, Asset Managers Washington, DC – Greg Medcraft, Chairman of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), will speak at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Monday, June 22 – to explain why his organization now believes that global policy makers have taken the wrong approach to overseeing large funds and asset managers in an effort ensure financial stability and prevent another global financial crisis. The news conference will be webcast live and that webcast…
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Bringing Ike Home: What's Next for the National Eisenhower Memorial
Bringing Ike Home:What’s Next for the National Eisenhower Memorial Washington, DC – Architect Frank Gehry’s conroversial design for the National Eisenhower Memorial has been the target of criticism and has been attacked by classical design proponents. Yet late last year, the design received preliminary approvals from both of the federal agencies charged with reviewing and approving the design. What is the true story behind building Ike’s memorial? At this National Press Club Newsmakers news conference, learn how a national memorial honoring one of America’s greatest military and political…
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What Would Martin Luker King Say About Gun Violence, Race Relations, the Economy and the Struggle for Equality Today?
What Would Martin Luther King Say About Gun Violence, Race Relations,The Economy and the Struggle for Equality Today? The Rev. Alveda King to Offer Her Åssessment at a NPC Newsmakers News Conference Washington, DC – One week before what would have been slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 86th birthday, Alveda King – MLK’s niece and daughter of civil rights activist A.D. King – will candidly discuss how her uncle would have viewed some of today’s most controversial topics, including gun violence, abortion and the seemingly never-ending war on poverty. Alveda King is a Christian…
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FEC Data Diving - Part 2
Federal Election Commission staff will introduce reporters to the campaign finance data available on the FEC website and demonstrate the avenues to access, search and sort the data. The session will include an overview of the data disclosure portal, which includes the presidential and congressional maps, the data disclosure catalog, and real-time data on independent expenditures and electioneering communications. Staff will also demonstrate the capabilities of the new candidate and committee viewer, which allows users to find campaign finance activity of any federal candidate, political…
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New Report to Detail the Costs of the Financial Crisis
New Report to Detail the Costs of the Financial Crisis (Washington, DC) – Better Markets, Inc., a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit organization that promotes the public interest in the U.S. and global financial markets will release a new report detailing the costs of the financial crisis at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 12, 2012, National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C. Dennis M. Kelleher, president and chief executive officer of Better Markets, Inc., will present the report’s findings which detail the cost of the…
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NPC Non-Resident Weekend Opening Reception
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Future of Energy Activity in the Gulf of Mexico
Panel to Discuss Future of Energy Activity in the Gulf of Mexico Date and Time: Friday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m.Place: Zenger Room, National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th floor The mandate for ever broader oversight of offshore energy activity in the wake of the April 2010 Macondo spill in the Gulf of Mexico has posed challenges for government and industry alike, often testing the capacity of regulators on the ground while creating less predictability for operators seeking insight into the status of future plans. Is current offshore policy allowing operators to generate sufficient supply from…
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OECD Economic Survey
OECD Economic Survey of the United States News conference with Richard Boucher, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) deputy secretary-general and Karen Kornbluh, U.S. ambassador to the OECD Tuesday, June 26, 10 a.m. National Press Club, Washington, D.C. What: The OECD Economic Survey of the United States provides an in-depth analysis of the U.S. economy and offers policy recommendations to promote sustainable economic growth and employment. The survey also explores policy options to reduce income inequality and poverty. A special chapter in this year’s report is…
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