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China adamant against nukes for Iran, shutdown of Straits, Consultant Fenning Says
Richard Fenning, chief executive officer of a consultancy that helps companies manage risks in hostile environments, said at a February 7 Newsmaker that Israel’s threat to attack Iran due to its nuclear development efforts and Iran’s serious warning to block the Straits of Hormuz is unlikely as it would have severe repercussions. “There is tension in Israel on how to behave,'' Fenning said at the National Press Club. ``It has the ability to threaten to attack." He added "the whole region is jittery," because one mistake could cause the whole situation to escalate. China, the largest importer…
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Norman Rockwell painting on way back to NPC after national tour
The NPC’s beloved painting, “Norman Rockwell Visits a Country Editor,” is on its way home after spending the past year traveling to Brooklyn, N.Y., El Paso, Texas, Stockbridge, Mass., and Rochester, N.Y. The painting was part of the highly popular exhibit, “Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera,” sponsored by the Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass. The exhibit, which offered new perspectives on Rockwell’s creative process and his intensive use of photography, was greatly enriched by the inclusion of NPC's “Country Editor,” and it was viewed by thousands of people at each venue. “Country Editor…
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BET founder Johnson warns of "wealth gap tsunami" without more jobs for minorities
Black Etertainment Television (BET) founder Robert L. Johnson announced at a February 1 Newsmaker the launch of Web-based OppsPlace as a company aimed at getting more jobs -- and more key jobs -- for minority candidates. "As today marks the first day of Black History Month, I am pleased to announce that OppsPlace will go live on Feb. 13th, and I am confident that we will make history," said Johnson, the nation's first African-American billionaire as founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies. WIth his partner, Ariel Friedler, president and founder of Symplicity Corp., he will attempt to get…
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Mayor Gray declares Jan. 30-Feb. 4 ‘National Press Club Week’ in Washington
Mayor Vincent Gray has proclaimed this week, Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, “National Press Club Week” in Washington, D.C. The Proclamation marks the beginning of the new term in office of the Club’s 105th president, Theresa Werner, who was sworn in to office by Barbara Harrison, morning anchor of NBC News4, at a gala ceremony in the Club’s Ballroom on Jan. 28. Wendy Rieger, also a News4 Anchor, was the keynote speaker for the evening. Werner, who is a freelance journalist, worked at News4 earlier in her career. The Club, known as “The Place Where News Happens,” had a good start to the week by hosting…
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Napolitano highlights Homeland Security role analyzing threats in NPC address
America is in safe hands, as the U.S. Homeland Security Department has improved efforts to detect threats, respond to natural disasters and prevent terrorist attacks, Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a National Press Club speech. In her second annual State of America’s Homeland Security address on Jan. 30, Napolitano said the 230,000-employee agency has improved its ability to analyze and distribute threat information. Agency successes included border protection, natural disaster response and cyber security, the third Homeland secretary said. “Homeland security begins with hometown security…
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Werner promises Club will help journalists adapt, preserve press freedom
Theresa Werner, inaugurated Jan. 28 as the Club’s 105th president, said at a gala dinner the National Press Club will help journalists adapt to rapid changes in the profession while defending press freedom around the world. “I will continue moving the Club forward into the digital era while honoring and preserving what has made this Club the epicenter of American journalism for more than a century,” Werner said in the Club ballroom. “New technology and new skills matter – but our values matter more. The National Press Club stands for great journalism and freedom of the press – and it stands…
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Denmark strives to give EU 'stronger global voice'
Job creation is one of four central priorities of Denmark's six-month European Union presidency, which began this month, the country's U.S. ambassador to the United told a Jan. 18 Newsmaker audience. Denmark "hopes its EU presidency can help give Europe a stronger voice in global affairs," Ambassador Peter Taksoe-Jensen said. The other three goals are to help create a "dynamic Europe" by stimulating long-term growth, working for a "green" Europe, and creating a safe Europe, both internally and externally,Taksoe-Jensen said. The Danish presidency will work to deliver concrete results in…
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Women choose abortions for economic reasons, clinic director says
Merle Hoffman, owner of the nation’s oldest and largest abortion clinic, Choices Women’s Medical Center in New York, said that abortion is “not politics, but necessity" at a Jan. 17 Newsmaker. "It is an issue of survival," said Hoffman, a pro-choice activist. “American women are placed in a Kafkaesque no-win situation. Poor, young, disenfranchised feel it the heaviest. As the economy worsens, as job loss worsens, more women will attempt to prevent pregnancy." Yet they face far more challenges in accessing birth control that ever before and as a result more and more will experience unwanted…
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Documentary offers insider’s view of Clinton presidency
A sneak preview of "Clinton," a new four-hour, 2-part in-depth look at the Clinton presidency at the National Press Club on Jan. 12 provided an insider’s look at the Clinton administration and the reporters who covered it. The film details budget battles with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Clinton’s extra-marital affair with Monica Lewinsky and the dogged investigation by Kenneth Starr that would eventually lead to Clinton's impeachment. The 30-minute sneak preview of the "American Experience" presentation, which will air nationally on PBS on February 20-21, portrayed Clinton’s Comeback…
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Orman calls for changes in credit scoring at Newsmaker
Personal finance expert Suze Orman is on a mission to make it easier for people who make purchases using cash or debit cards to get a better credit score. “You have people who are in credit-card debt who pay the minimum payment due at a 29 percent interest rate,” Orman said. Those people have higher credit scores than people who have no debt, but pay for their purchases using cash or debit cards, she said. Orman appeared at a National Press Club Newsmaker Jan. 12 with PBS TV host Tavis Smiley and Princeton Professor Cornel West. The centerpiece of Orman’s crusade is the Suze Orman Approved…
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