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Pakistan Ambassador Sherry Rehman
The New Pakistan-U.S. RelationshipPakistan Ambassador Sherry Rehman to discuss her country’s new bilateral strategy (Washington, DC) –Pakistan’s Parliament is nearing completion of a review to provide new guidelines for future relationships with the United States. Pakistan Ambassador to the U.S. Sherry Rehman will discuss the new plan during a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012, National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C. Contact: Patti Giglio, NPC Newsmakers Committee/Host 202-903-7869, [email protected]
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Stephen Johnson
The Senior Fellow and Director of The Americas Program Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), STEPHEN JOHNSON, will release and discuss "A MAJOR CSIS REPORT ON IRAN'S INFLUENCE IN THE AMERICAS" Contacts: National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 301/367-7711 (CELL), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected] Mr. Johnson: 202/775-3220 (tel), 240/515-1524 (cell) [email protected] EDDIE WALSH: [email protected]
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D.C. Open Government Summit
The National Press Club's Freedom of the Press Committee and the D.C. Open Government Coalition will present the "D.C. Open Government Summit,” a discussion of the state of government transparency in the District, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Conference Rooms. The event will feature speakers from the D.C. government and members of the news media who use open government laws to cover them. A reception follows. The D.C. Open Government Coalition works to enhance the public’s access to government information and ensure transparency in the D.C. government. The forum is open to all free of charge,…
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Sunshine Week Networking
The National Press Club will join the Sunlight Foundation and open government advocates for a Sunshine Week event on Wednesday, March 14th from 6-8pm. Come join the National Press Club, Openthegovernment.org, Online News Association, ASNE, POPVOX, ProPublica, Public Campaign, Public Citizen, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Sunlight Foundation and United Republic to discuss issues surrounding transparency in government and find out the latest from those working on and committed to open government. This is a free event but registration is required. There will be a cash bar.
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Andrea Chalupa
Ukrainian-American journalist Andrea Chalupa will discuss how George Orwell's Animal Farm was translated into Ukrainian & distributed free in displaced persons camps in Germany before being discovered by the Soviets, who destroyed as many copies as possible. Miss Chalupa's uncle was given a copy in the camp. She will present a copy to the National Press Club.
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T. Kumar
The Director for International Advocacy of Amnesty International USA,T. Kumar, will discuss the current challenges in Afghanistan and releasea report: "Fleeing War, Finding Misery: The plight of the internally displaced in Afghanistan." The report says about a half million people have fled the war, and that children and women are the worst affected. in january, 28 children were found frozen to death in a camp in Kabul. Additional Contacts: Mr. Kumar: 202/544-0200, [email protected]
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Getting the Story: Sara Ganim of the Harrisburg Patriot-News on Covering the Penn State Story
Getting the Story: Sara Ganim of the Harrisburg Patriot-News on Covering the Penn State Story – Feb. 14, 9:30 – 11 a.m. in the Conference Rooms Join us for a one-on-one conversation with Sara Ganim, whose reporting for the Harrisburg Patriot-News uncovered the allegations of child-abuse against former longtime Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Rick Dunham, president of the NPC Journalism Institute and Washington Bureau Chief of the Houston Chronicle will lead the discussion. Reserve at [email protected]
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Mass. AG Martha Coakley and Va. AG Ken Cuccinelli
PROMINENT STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL TO LEAD NATIONAL PRESS CLUB NEWSMAKER ON HEALTH ACT CONSTITUTIONALITY, 10 A.M. THURSDAY, FEB. 9, AS PRELUDE TO SUPREME COURT’S MARCH CONSIDERATION; MASS. AG MARTHA COAKLEY AND VA. AG KEN CUCCINELLI, ON OPPOSING SIDES, TO SPEAK, TAKE MEDIA QUESTIONS State attorneys general Martha Coakley of Massachusetts and Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia will lead a National Press Club Newsmaker, “The Affordable Health Care Act -- Constitutional or Not?”, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, as a prelude to the Supreme Court’s March consideration of the law. The event is at the National…
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San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders to Discuss Pension and Retiree Health Benefit Reform Sanders expecting his city to be next big battle over public employee benefits (Washington, DC) – Governors and mayors nationwide facing budget deficits are focusing on the costs of public employee pensions and retiree healthcare benefits. In San Diego an initiative has qualified for the June ballot that would, among other things, end guaranteed pensions for all new city hires, excluding police officers, replacing them with a 401(k)-style plan. Mayor Jerry Sanders, who played a key role in crafting the…
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NPC Board of Governors
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