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Kalb Interviews Bill O'Reilly Sept. 27
Bill O’Reilly, host of “The O’Reilly Factor,” will join moderator Marvin Kalb in the NPC Ballroom at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, to discuss the impact of “opinion journalism” on viewers, listeners, readers and democracy. “Bill was my student at Harvard, and now he’s my guest. I can’t wait for him to be a ‘factor’ on The Kalb Report,” Kalb said. “He has become a major player in cable news and talk television, transforming the world of journalism. His views must be heard and understood.” O’Reilly has hosted the Fox News program for 11 years. It has won top ratings among cable news talk shows…
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Trip to Radio & Television Museum, Saturday, Oct. 18
The NPC History and Broadcast committees are co-sponsoring a field trip for Club members and their guests to the Radio & Television Museum in Bowie, Md., on Saturday, Oct.18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The museum features hundreds of early radio and television sets and much area broadcast memorabilia. Take your time touring the museum, housed in a red, turn-of-the-century farmhouse. As a special treat, notable radio and TV personalities Ed Walker and Mac McGarry will address the group and reminisce about their years in broadcasting. Walker, host of WAMU-FM’s “The Big Broadcast,” worked with…
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Buckley's Book Sept 10; Reps. Sanchez Discuss their Book Sept. 15
New York Times bestselling author Christopher Buckley comes to the National Press Club at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 to discuss "Supreme Courtship," his latest comic look at Washington politics. In "Supreme Courtship," the president has no success getting his Supreme Court nominees confirmed, so he turns an unconventional choice, a well-known television judge. Buckley is the author of numerous best-sellers, including "Thank You or Smoking" and "Boomsday." He has written over 60 comic essays and is the recipient of the 2002 Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence and the 2004…
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New Media and the Presidential Campaign Panel 7 p.m. Sept. 15
A panel of leading New Media experts will talk about how these new forms of journalism are shaping the 2008 presidential campaign. "The Bloggers, the Campaign and the Future of Journalism" is at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, in the Holeman Lounge. Appearing on the panel will be: -- Michael Tomasky, editor of GuardianAmerica.com, the U.S.-based Web site of The Guardian newspaper of London. It covers American politics and culture.-- Ana Marie Cox, who founded the influential political blog, Wonkette, and is the Washington editor of Time.com, where she coordinates political coverage and hosts the…
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Newsmaker: Reforming Health Care
Newsmaker: Revolutionizing Health Care September 5, 10 a.m., Zenger Room Hundreds of thousands of health care professionals are qualified to care for more than 80 percent of patients who are not in critical condition -- but these professionals are unable to help on a scale that would mark true reform. Why? Because our system relies on high-cost doctors as gatekeepers, underutilizing lower cost professionals, such as advanced nurses, PAs, pharmacists, midwives and other qualified care givers. Panelists include: Grace-Marie Turner, CEO Galen Institute -- founder of a public policy research…
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Newsmaker: Did Wall Street Cause the Credit Crises?
National Press Club "NEWSMAKER" Media Briefing September 15 10 a.m. National Press Club (Lisagor Room) “Did Wall Street Cause the Mortgage and Credit Crises?” Paul Muolo, Executive Editor of “National Mortgage News,” and co-author of the book, Chain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crises, will chronicle what went wrong in the subprime lending market and the major players that contributed to it. With housing prices in a tailspin, a continuing credit crunch and looming bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on the horizon, who is to blame? Highly acclaimed financial…
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Sept. 10 Buckley Rap Filling Up; Reserve before WaPo Runs an Item
Nearly 100 people have registered for the talk by New York Times bestselling author Christopher Buckley at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. He'll discuss his latest book, "Supreme Courtship," a comic look at Washington politics. In "Supreme Courtship," the president has no success getting his Supreme Court nominees confirmed, so he turns an unconventional choice, a well-known television judge. Also coming up: California Reps. Linda and Loretta Sanchez, the first sisters to serve in Congress, will present their book, Dream in Color at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15.
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Luncheons: Shirley Jackson, Sept. 9; Chertoff, Sept. 10
Council on Competitiveness Vice Chairwoman Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will explain how the U.S. can achieve energy security, stimulate energy innovation and job growth, and protect the environment at an NPC luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The "First 100 Days" energy action plan, designed to guide the next president and Congress, was devised by more than 200 corporate CEOs, labor leaders, university presidents and other energy experts. Jackson, a theoretical physicist and former chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is known for speaking out on…
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Take a President to Dinner
... or out for a stroll in your neighborhood. Life-size cardboard photos of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will be sold at the on-site auction during the NPC 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Sept. 13. The online auction will be up and running next week on CharityFolks.com. The on-site auction will take place the day of the race. Among the items that will be in one or the other auction -- in addition to the oh-so-desirable presidential candidates, one-dimensional though they be -- are hotel packages, visits to the sets of "Meet the Press" and "Face the Nation," a Jimmie Johnson-…
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Speakers, House, Book, Int'l Correspondents, Events Meet
Committee business meetings next week include: Monday -- House Committee, noonMonday -- Speakers Committee, noonTuesday -- Book and Author Committee, noonTuesday -- International Correspondents Committee, 6 p.m.Wednesday -- Events Committee, 6 p.m. All are in the McClendon Room or mezzanine
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