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National Commander of the American Legion Charles E. Schmidt
Charles E. Schmidt, the National Commander of The American Legion, the nation’s largest Veterans organization, will discuss ways that the Trump Administration and Congress can improve the delivery of benefits to the country’s more than 20 million veterans at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, 10 a.m., Wed., Feb. 22 in the club’s Bloomberg Room. On March 1 Schmidt will testify before a joint session of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs. He also is expected to meet with the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin during his visit to Washington. Schmidt,…
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Editors & Digital Journalists
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Jason Rezaian Case
One year ago, on July 22, 2014, Iranian Security Forces swarmed Jason Rezaian’s home with no warning and took him to prison where he was held without charges. For months he was interrogated and kept in solitary confinement with inadequate medical care and no access to a lawyer. Jason has been held in Iranian prison for nearly a year – three times longer than any other Western journalist. Jason was not allowed to select his own attorney or see his case file. His lawyer is forbidden to discuss the case and has only been allowed to meet briefly with Jason to review the case. The trial session…
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Researchers to Unveil Study on Public's Views on Music Education
NPC Budget Committee
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D.C. Government Transparency to be Explored at Sunshine Week Event
NPC Broadcast Committee
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Book Rap: Scott Simon "Unforgettable: A Son, A Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime"
Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, will discuss and sign copies of his new book “Unforgettable: A Son, A Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime.” Tickets are $5 for NPC members; $10 public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. When Scott Simon began tweeting from his mother's hospital room in July 2013, he didn't know that his missives would soon spread well beyond his 1.2 million Twitter followers. Squeezing the magnitude of his final days with her into 140-character updates, Simon's meditations spread virally. Over the course of a few days…
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Book Rap: Nicholas Kristof "A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity"
Join us for coffee and a special morning book rap featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. Kristof will discuss and sign copies of his new book “A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity.” With scrupulous research and on-the-ground reporting, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn investigate the art and science of giving, determine some of today’s most successful local and global initiatives to fight inequality, and evaluate particularly effective forms of help such as early childhood education. Intimately linked to this analysis are the…
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Book Rap: Tavis Smiley "Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Year"
Book Rap: Nicholas Kristof "A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity"
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Intro to Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops
Follow the Money from the Airwaves to the Source
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Book Rap: Louisa Lim "The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited"
Book Rap: Louisa Lim "The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited"
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