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Are Streetcars Good for America?
ARE STREETCARS GOOD FOR AMERICA? Washington, DC – Are streetcars an answer to America’s urban transit problems? Some say they’re making a well-deserved comeback. Others complain they’re a pointless throwback. The 1950’s marked the end of the streetcar system. Buses and subways seemed more efficient replacements. But in recent years trolley cars have reappeared, with strong opponents and proponents. Questions linger. Do streetcars:• Provide more mobility in urban areas?• Improve the urban environment by reducing pollution?• Lower transportation costs?• Spur broader economic development?•…
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Presidential Medal Winner, Environmental Expert to Discuss GMOs Pesticide
Presidential Medal Winner, Environmental Expert to Discuss GMOs, Pesticide Use at National Press Club Washington, DC – Presidential Medal of Freedom award recipient and cofounder of the National Farm Workers Association Dolores Huerta will discuss Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs), health effects of pesticide and herbicide use on farmworkers and the current debate in Congress at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Tuesday, April 28. Joining Huerta will be Environmental Working Group expert Scott Faber. This week environmental groups filed suit to force EPA to review its…
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The Political Punch of the Pro-Life Movement in the 2014 Elections and Beyond
The Political Punch of the Pro-Life Movement in the 2014 Elections and Beyond Susan B. Anthony List President to Discuss Pro-life Impact on Legislation, 2016 Presidential Race Washington, DC – A week ahead of the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the annual March for Life, Marjorie Dannenfelser – president of the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List and its partner super PAC Women Speak Out – will discuss the movement’s electoral victories and legislative agenda at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference, scheduled for Thursday, January 15 at 10 a.m. Both groups are…
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Problems in South Africa's Criminal Justice System
Problems in South Africa’s Criminal Justice System Topic of NPC Newsmakers News Conference Washington, DC – With global attention focused on the Oscar Pistorius trial, criminal justice advocates in South Africa are concerned that the plight of hundreds of thousands of people locked up for long periods in the country’s prisons while they await trial is being overlooked. Nooshin Erfani-Ghadimi, project coordinator of the Wits Justice Project, will speak about problems in the South African criminal and prison systems at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference at 11 a.m. on Wednesday,…
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Building the Biggest Telescope, Searching for the "Big Bang"
Building the Biggest Telescope, Searching for the “Big Bang” South Africa’s “Square Kilometre Array” Project to Revolutionize Man’s Look at the Heavens When it’s completed in the early 2020s, the Square Kilometre Array – or SKA – will be by far the largest radio telescope ever built, requiring massive amounts of IT infrastructure and supercomputing capacity to be assembled in Africa. South Africa was selected over Australia to host the bulk of the project, which will take scientists closer to the instant of the Big Bang than previously thought possible. And it’s believed the SKA will collect…
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Government Contracting in Era of Sequestration
Private Sector CEOs Discuss Future of Government Contracting in Era of Sequestration Companies that do business with the U.S. government, Fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike, are faced with unprecedented fiscal uncertainty as they work to navigate the impact of sequestration. At a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Thursday, May 16th three private-sector CEOs will discuss the future of government contracting in the era of sequestration. Participants: • John Jumper, Chairman and CEOScience Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a FORTUNE 500® scientific,…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker with Mary Kathyrn Nagle, Playwright of "Sovereignty"
Native Americans have been in the news with opposition to oil drilling and mining being allowed on federal lands held sacred by tribal nations. Late last year, at an event honoring Navajo code talkers, President Trump’s insulted Senator Elizabeth Warren, calling her “Pocahontas.” And later this year, the Violence Against Women Act, which includes tribal criminal jurisdiction, eliminated by the Supreme Court in 1978, is up for reauthorization. Past and present come together in Sovereignty, a new play debuting this month at Washington’s Arena Stage, which explores present day Native rights and…
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Headliners Newsmaker with Alaska Gov. Walker and Iowa and Maine Officeholders to Discuss Movement to Elect More Independents to Public Office in 2018 and Beyond
WASHINGTON – On July 12, at 10 a.m., the National Press Club will feature a Newsmaker news conference with Alaska’s Governor Bill Walker and elected officials from Alaska, Iowa and Maine, who, like Walker, were elected as independent candidates without the support of a political party. Across the nation, 40 percent of the electorate identify as independent voters. Will a movement to elect more independent candidates break partisan gridlock or only add to the problems of dysfunction in statehouses and in the federal government? Joining Gov. Walker will be State Senator David Johnson (I-Iowa),…
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Imprisoned Americans Fighting for their Lives in UAE
Family Member of Imprisoned Americans Fighting for their Lives in UAE to Call for Their Release and Discuss Details of Upcoming Trial at Newsmaker March 14, 10 a.m. Washington – Amal Eldarat, the daughter and sister of American citizens who were tortured and have been unlawfully imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for more than 550 days, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, Monday, March 14, at 10 a.m. in the club’s Bloomberg Room. She will provide an update on her family’s case and urge the UAE to immediately release her family members. The news conference…
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Amtrak Present Proposed Solutions to Runaway Railway Congestion Problems
Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman, Amtrak Board Member Thomas Carper and others to Present Proposed Solutions to Runaway Railway Congestion Problems Washington, DC – More freight than ever is being transported along railways across the country, and a record number of passengers are riding Amtrak. As a result, rail congestion at cities around the country has become a critical issue – especially in Chicago, the hub of the Amtrak system and the nation’s largest rail hub. Chicago’s rail network was essentially completed a century ago, but it struggles now to handle the traffic volume and…
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