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Floyd Abrams Book Event
National Press Club to Host First Amendment Attorney Floyd Abrams As U.S. prosecutors increasingly monitor reporters to get to the bottom of leaks, the National Press Club’s Press Freedom Committee will host leading First Amendment attorney and press-freedom advocate Floyd Abrams, who will discuss these issues and his new book. Abrams, a senior partner in Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, has been at the forefront of nearly every major press-freedom and free-speech case in the last 40 years—from the Pentagon papers in 1971 to the Citizens United case in 2010. His new book, “Friend of the…
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On the 30th Anniversary of "A Nation at Risk," Kids Still at Risk
On the 30th Anniversary of “A Nation at Risk,” Kids Still at RiskLeading Educators Call for New Direction for Education ReformFocused on the “Opportunity Gap” Professor Kevin Welner, University of ColoradoDirector, National Educational Policy Center Professor Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford UniversityCo-Director, Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education John JacksonPresident, Schott Foundation On the 30th anniversary of the landmark education reform report A Nation at Risk, which spawned a decades-long focus on closing the academic “achievement gap” between low-income and minority…
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Discussion of Foreign Correspondents' impact on International Relations
Giovanna Dell'Orto, a journalism professor, a former reporter with the Associated Press in Italy and the United States and a new member of the National Press Club, plans to discuss her new book, American Journalism and International Relations: Foreign Correspondence from the Early Republic to the Digital Era. The event, sponsored by the International Correspondents Committee, is open to the public, but reservations, including professional affiliation, should be made at [email protected]. Shedding new light on the debate regarding the importance of foreign news to America's international…
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Kyrgyz's First Deputy Prime Minister Djoomart Otorbaev
Courting the West: Meeting Economic Development ChallengesIn Central Asia’s Only Parliamentary Democracy At the risk of increasing tensions with Moscow, the Kyrgyz Republic – more commonly known as Kyrgyzstan – is seeking help from the West to stabilize its economy in the wake of years of ethnic clashes, revolts, transitional governments and political party conflicts. Despite its troubles, the country maintains a unitary parliamentary republic, unique among the nations of Central Asia. Kyrgyz First Deputy Prime Minister Djoomart Otorbaev will discuss his country’s economic development…
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The Right Honorable Alex Salmond, MSP, the First Minister of Scotland
The First Minister of ScotlandThe Right Honorable ALEX SALMOND, MSPwill discussSCOTLAND'S 2014 REFERENDUM ON INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM 1. The leader of the Scottish government, First Minister Salmond is visiting the United States during Scotland Week 2013 , a celebration of Scotland in the U.S. and Canada. At this NPC Newsmaker, he will review the opportunity the referendum, if approved, would give Scotland as an independent nation, and the importance of a values-led foreign policy. Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/367-7711 (c), 301/530-1210 (t), 202/662-7540 (NPC…
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A Delegation of Syrian Opposition Leaders
A delegation of Syrian opposition leaders critical of President Bashar al-Asad, and which opposes foreign intervention and Saudi Arabian-backed "rebels" in the current situation, DR. HAYTHAM MANNA, MS. RIM TURKMANI and MR. RIAD DRAR AL-HAMOOD, WILL DISCUSSCREATING SUFFICIENT POLITICAL MOMENTUM FOR A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT SYRIAN CRISIS, AND MOVING TOWARD A DEMOCRATIC, SECULAR FUTURE FOR THE COUNTRY Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/367-7711 (c), 301/530-1210 (t), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected] (Global Policy Forum):DAVID GRANTdavid67grant@gmail.…
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The Next Round of FCC Consolidation Rules
The Next Round of FCC Consolidation Rules: The Death Knell For the Community Voice and Informed Community Journalism? Steven Waldman, Senior Advisor to FCC Chairman Julius GenachowskiBob Edgar, President of Common CauseKevin McKinney, Documentary Filmmaker DATE: Wednesday, March 6TIME: 10 a.m. PLACE: The Murrow Room, National Press Club The FCC’s ongoing relaxation of media consolidation rules allowing large corporations to own more media outlets – with another round of similar rule making expected in the next few weeks - has already resulted in the closing of many local TV and radio…
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Ambassador Prudence Bushnell
Embassy Security in the Aftermath of Benghazi Newsmaker: Ambassador Prudence Bushnell Ambassador Bushnell will address the recent attack in Benghazi – where the deaths of the U.S. Ambassador and other officials put a harsh spotlight on a number of fundamental issues affecting US embassies: Can the State Department make its diplomats more secure and can embassies be protected from armed attack? How are security threats to embassies assessed? Which diplomatic postings benefit – and which do not – when budgets are cut? What responsibilities do senior career and political officials in Washington…
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Boeing's Engineers Union
Boeing’s Engineers Union to Discuss Recent Contract and Strike Votes and Their Impact on Defense, Commercial Aviation and Trade •Ray Goforth, Executive Director Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA)•Paul Shearon, Secretary-Treasurer International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)•Joined by employee representatives from the engineer and technical teams involved in negotiations and the…
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NPC Board of Governors Meeting
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