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FUNATICAL, a Middle Eastern/South Asian/Jewish/Christian comedy group, in Washington as part of its TAKING COMEDY TO THE EXTREME's "WE COME IN PEACE" tour, will discussHOW MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT CAN BE USED AS A TOOL FOR CULTURAL DIPLOMACY, DISPEL STEREOTYPES & SHOW SIMILARITIES AMONG PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS & BACKGROUNDS Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 301/367-7711 (CEL), 202/662-7540 (Natl. Press Club)FUNATICAL: Umbreen Shaikh (PlanetPix Media)800/775-0958 (TEL), [email protected]
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NPC Newsmaker: How Can We Reduce the Risk of Concussions in Youth Soccer?
Livestream will begin 11/14 at 10:00am ET. Three million children play soccer and face a risk from head injuries and concussions. On Wed., Nov. 14 at 10 am in the National Press Club’s Bloomberg Room a panel of experts on youth sports and sports medicine will discuss the risks posed by head injuries and announce a new collaboration aimed at improving the standard of care for youth athletes across the nation. Speaking at the National Press Club Headliners news conference will be: Chris Moore, CEO, US Youth Soccer –the largest youth sports organization in the United States. Jennifer…
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NPC Newsmaker: Becoming Martians: NASA's 25-year Plan for Humans to Inhabit the Red Planet
Humans are on the precipice of becoming an interplanetary species. We earthlings are on our way to becoming Martians. In fact, the future Martians are here on Earth now, training for Mars missions using new technological developments following a strict timeline that will get us there within 25 years. At 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 13 the National Press Club will host a Headliners press conference featuring four presenters directly responsible for creating and implementing elements of a mission to Mars and serving a new vision of mankind as a visitor – then resident – of the red planet.…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Presidential Jeopardy: Impeachment, Indictment and the 25th Amendment
Regardless of the midterm election’s outcome, the fate of Donald Trump’s presidency is still tied to special counsel Robert Muller’s ongoing probe. Democratic takeover of either house of Congress will intensify the scrutiny. On Thursday, November 15, an esteemed group of Constitutional scholars will join a National Press Club Headliners panel discussion to consider the following questions: What would Democrats do with subpoena power if they win the House, the Senate or both? Will the Democrats attempt to impeach the president? Can a sitting president be indicted? And would his…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: The President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor
As part of his official trip to Washington, D.C., the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor will deliver an address at a National Press Club Headliners event, to be held in the Club’s Fourth Estate Room at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, September 28. President Borut Pahor was elected the fourth President of the Republic of Slovenia with 67.37 percent of the vote in December 2012. During his long political career, President Pahor has been elected member of the European Parliament, and has served as President of the National Assembly and Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia. This news…
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Christine Todd Whitman & Preet Bharara announce Brennan Center task force report on cleaning up Washington
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, co-chairs of The National Task Force on Rule of Law and Democracy, will announce a set of recommendations aimed at strengthening government ethics and safeguarding against improper interference in the work of law enforcement at a National Press Club Newsmaker on October 2nd. The task force is comprised of a group of former public servants and policy experts housed at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law. The Task Force report, “Proposals for Reform,” includes recommendations to require that…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Livestream will begin 10/8 at 5:00pm ET. On Monday, October 8, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will deliver remarks and take questions at a National Press Club Newsmaker event. The Speaker will discuss how Americans are ‘Better Off Now,’ highlighting the clear contrast between Republican policies and the Democrats' vision for America. Following his address, Speaker Ryan will take questions from the press. The event will be held at the National Press Club and will begin at 4:00 p.m. DETAILS:Speaker Ryan to deliver remarks and take questions at the National Press ClubMonday, October 8 at 4:…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Federal Immigration Judge Ashley Tabaddor
Judge Ashley Tabaddor, a federal Immigration Judge in Los Angeles, who serves as the President of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ), will discuss pressures on judges and the federal immigration court system at a National Press Club Headliners news conference at 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21, in the National Press Club’s Bloomberg Room. Among the issues that will be addressed, Judge Tabaddor will discuss NAIJ’s formal grievance filed against the Department of Justice for its interference with judicial independence of Immigration Judges and the due process rights of the parties…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur: The Role of Digital Media in the Progressive Movement
In the immediate aftermath of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s big victory in New York City’s Democratic primary, Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan juxtaposed the stunned reactions of “Big Media” newsrooms that scrambled to find a photo of the newcomer, with the jubilant reaction of Cenk Uygur, the host and co-creator of The Young Turks, a progressive news and commentary show with a massive following that Sullivan claimed “had seen [Ocasio-Cortez’s] success coming for many months – and worked to promote it.” Having covered each primary election leading up to the midterms for The…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Livestream will begin 8/21 at 10:00am ET. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will give a major policy speech on ending corruption in Washington at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Tuesday, August 21 at 10 a.m. in the Club’s conference rooms. This news conference is open to credentialed media and members of the National Press Club free of charge, however registration is required.
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