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NPC Speakers Press Conference with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will speak about corporate international tax reform at the National Press Club on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Senator Warren’s speech, sponsored by the National Press Club Speakers Committee, will follow the format of an NPC lunch, but lunch will not be served. The event, to be held in the Fourth Estate Restaurant, will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and include a question-and-answer session ending at 1:30 p.m. Due to limited seating, this event is open only to journalist members of the National Press Club and accredited journalists with ID. Advance registration…
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Sister Donna Markham, First Woman President of Catholic Charities, USA
NPC History and Heritage Committee
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NPC Speakers Newsmaker with Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Republican Presidential Candidate
Louisiana Gov. and Republican presidential candidate, Bobby Jindal will discuss the state of the race, his views on conservative issues and the issues of the day at the National Press Club, Thursday, September 10. A two-term governor and former Member of Congress, Jindal is one of more than a dozen Republican candidates seeking his party’s nomination for President. A former Rhodes scholar, Jindal describes himself as “an outspoken voice for integrity and conservatism in American politics.” This National Press Club Speakers Newsmaker event is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10:30 a.m. in…
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GO Campaign, P90X's Tony Horton
GO Campaign, P90X’s Tony Horton, and Lemelson-MIT to Launch Global Search for Innovators2011 GO Innovation Awards Inspire Youth to Combat Poverty in Developing Nations Panelists: Scott Fifer, Exec. Director, GO CampaignTony Horton, GO Campaign Board Member, P90X Creator and Fitness Trainer Joshua Schuler, Exec. Director, Lemelson-MIT, Massachussetts Institute of TechnologyBernard Kiwia, Inventor/2011 Go Innovation Award Recipient.Washington, D.C./ May 25, 2011 – The GO Campaign, a non-profit organization supporting orphans and vulnerable children by partnering with local leaders throughout…
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Jackie Jones Career Coaching Sessions
A four-week career coaching session for up to eight participants starts Jan. 13 with career counselor Jackie Jones at the cost of $80 for members, $200 for non-members. A former Washington Post editor and Penn State University lecturer, Jones will focus on retooling one's career amid New Year's Resolutions. She will cover planning career goals for the coming year, how to make reasonable resolutions and how to stick with them to completion. No matter your current employment status, these sessions will help you plan and prepare for the next level of your career with Jones' attention on getting…
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Renewable Energy
APS Physics to Look at Renewable Energy, Electricity Grid at Newsmaker Jim Misewich, Associate Director for Basic Energy Sciences at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Kathryn Clay, Vice President of Research and Technology Policy for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference to release a new report, Integrating Renewable Electricity on the Grid, at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 16th, in the 4th Estate Room at the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. The report, sponsored by the American Physical Society…
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Visit of Jordanian King to White House
Jordanian Political Activists Abroad Press Event King Abdullah’s Visit to White House Washington - Jordanian political activists in coordination with their counterparts from North America will gather to protest King Abdullah II planned visit to the White House on July 19, 2021 and it will be followed by a press conference in the press club- Washington DC. Jordan has been largely left out of global trends toward democratization. Authoritarianism is how the monarch rules Jordan, through many unpopular changes to the constitution in 2014 and 2016. King Abdullah rules through absolute power,…
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News Conference On FTC Complaint Against Facebook
Andy Parker, the father of slain television journalist Alison Parker has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Facebook. The complaint raises questions about Facebook’s role in allowing moment-of-death video of Alison Parker’s August 26, 2015 murder to be posted and reposted on the network. The complaint was prepared by Georgetown Law Clinic. Parker will give details of the FTC filing and answer reporters questions at a news conference with details below. Last year, Mr. Parker and Georgetown Law Clinic filed a similar complaint against Google/Youtube, which is…
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Asylum Reform and the Border
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NPC Newsmaker: Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin President
Mary Lou McDonald, president of the Sinn Féin political party, will speak at a National Press Club’s in-person Headliners newsmaker on Thursday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Fourth Estate. McDonald will discuss Brexit’s effect on the island nation’s economic and political stability, the rise of Sinn Féin and the prospects for reunification of Ireland. McDonald in 2018 assumed the top post after long-time Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams retired after 34 years as president. McDonald made history in June 2020 when she became the first woman to lead the opposition in the Irish parliament…
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