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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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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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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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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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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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