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Nigerian Judiciary and the Imo State Election Crisis
The Nigerian Judiciary and the Imo State Election Crisis – The Collapse of Democracy: a Summation and Press Conference Presented By: U.S. Council on Nigeria Speaker: Bruce Fein, Esquire, Constitutional and International Lawyer and Former Associate Deputy U.S. Attorney General
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Sen. Bob Graham to discuss classified documents detailing Saudi Involvement in 9/11 Plot
Last month, the Administration and Congress released a redacted version of the missing 28 pages from the Congressional Joint Inquiry into the 9/11 attacks. These formerly classified documents reinforce the belief that the 19 hijackers—most of whom spoke little English, had limited education and had never before visited the United States—did not act alone in perpetrating the sophisticated 9/11 plot. It suggests a strong linkage between those terrorists and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi charities, and other Saudi stakeholders. On Aug. 31, at 10 am, in the National Press Club’s White Room…
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Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
NOTE: NEW ROOM AND TIME Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, to launch events commemorating 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide at National Press Club The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will be the subject of a Newsmaker news conference in the Club’s West Room, May 7 at 9 a.m. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, joined by National Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Centennial (NAGC) Chairman and 100 LIVES Co-Founder Noubar Afeyan, will discuss the events of 100 years ago and also will highlight memorial events being held in Washington and across the globe…
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Academy Award Winner Patricia Arquette and Rep. Carolyn Maloney to address the Gender Pay Gap
NPC Luncheon with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker
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NPC Book Discussion with Jay Newton-Small
NPC Book Discussion with Jay Newton-Small
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Editor-in-Chief of Caixin Media Company
Editor-in-Chief of Caixin Media Co. to Speak About Chinese Media Environment Date and Time: March 23 at 2 p.m.Place: West Room, National Press Club (529 14th St. NW, 13th floor) How does an independent Chinese media company successfully operate in a sea of state-run media? Will more independent media companies be established in China in the near future? Hu Shuli, editor-in-chief of Caixin Media Co., will address these questions at a March 23 Newsmaker event. Hu also serves as editor-in-chief for the weekly magazine Century Weekly, executive editor-in-chief for the monthly journal China…
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Jim Conca, Senior Scientist for the Institute of Energy
NM Climate Expert to Detail New Study on Integrating Energy Policy, will Highlight New Congressional Challenges, Opportunities Jim Conca, author of a new federal study aimed at integrating all energy sources into a rational global energy strategy, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 3rd, in the West Room (13th Floor) in the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. Conca, the Senior Scientist for the Institute for Energy and the Environment at New Mexico State University, will focus on the cost of achieving a…
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Education Nation
President of NBC News Steve Capus and NBC’s President of Strategic Initiatives Lisa Gersh at National Press Club Newsmaker Event,2 p.m., Wed, Sept. 22nd Will discuss Education Nation a national education summit being convened by NBC in New York City, Sept. 26-28 involving Sec. of Education Duncan, governors, mayors, teachers, school administrators, CEO’s and leading education advocates from across the nation. "The state of education in America is facing a number of complex challenges. Many students are falling behind, dropping out and leaving school unprepared for today's jobs in alarming…
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Addressing Unfinished Learning in DC
We invite you to join us in person for our Addressing Unfinished Learning in DC hybrid event! EmpowerK12 is hosting an event on November 16 in conjunction with the release of an updated brief on unfinished learning from the 2020-21 school year. The study utilizes DCPS and charter data from the spring (MAP, iReady, Reading Inventory, etc.) to examine trends in fall-to-spring growth and differences in achievement compared to spring 2019. Deputy Mayor of Education Paul Kihn, Acting State Superintendent of Education Dr. Christina Grant, and Patricia Brantley, Chief Executive Officer,…
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