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Internet opens to new level of domain names
The Internet is about to get a lot larger. Beginning Jan. 12, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which coordinates how the Internet communicates, will begin taking applications for new top-level domain names, launching the most significant change the system has undergone since the organization was established more than a decade ago. Six years in development, the generic top-level domain program will herald a new era in the domain name system, said ICANN President and CEO Rod Beckstrom. The step will allow entrepreneurs, businesses, governments and communities…
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Levin Predicts Congress Will Avoid Sequestration
Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Congress will ``find a way out'' of legislated, across-the-board budget cuts in January known as sequestration. Levin, a Michigan Democrat, said at a June 12 Newsmaker that even without sequestration, he expects defense budget cuts of about $10 billion per year over 10 years. When sequestration is avoided will be as important as whether it is, Levin said. If action comes too late, there could be "severe" effects on the economy, he said, adding that consumers and businesses need to plan. His co-panelists -- James E.…
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California group pushes for tax on the wealthy at NPC Newsmaker
Californians heading to the polls in November have an opportunity to signal the rest of the nation that it's OK to tax the wealthy, Rick Jacobs, founder and chairman of the Courage Campaign, said at a National Press Club Newsmaker June 11. “There is no other ballot measure of which I am aware in the 50 states this time around that actually raises taxes,” Jacobs said. The Courage Campaign, a 750,000 member grassroots organization based in California, is spearheading efforts to pass a ballot measure in the state that authorizes taxes on people earning more than $250,000 per year. A victory…
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Hundreds Race in annual National Press Club 5K, Teddy Roosevelt doesn't win
Hundreds of runners took to the streets of downtown Washington June 9 for the National Press Club's annual Beat The Deadline 5K to raise money for scholarships that promote diversity in journalism. Celebrity participants including fitness guru Tony Horton and Washington Nationals mascot President Teddy Roosevelt helped to fire up participants to run hard. President Roosevelt slapped runners' hands as they crossed the finish line, though once again, Teddy didn't win the race. Runner Dan Lewis finished with the overall fastest time and best time for a male runner at 15:23. Tezeta Dengersa was…
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Lithuanian former journalist says country tried to deny speech, send him to prison
Algirdas Paleckis, a Lithuanian politician, diplomat and former investigative journalist, said June 7 his country failed to investigate what he considers a sniper attack on innocent civilians in January of 1991. "Lithuania broke away from the USSR in late 1991, but earlier, in January 1991, the Soviet troops took over the Vilnius TV center and 14 people died," Paleckis said at a National Press Club Newsmaker. "The Lithuanian government blamed the troops but presented practically no evidence and until now did not bring the investigation to the end." Paleckis said he did his own investigation…
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Panel finds peace, justice in first conviction by international court since Nuremberg
A guilty verdict against former Liberia President Charles Taylor shows that “no one is above the law,” Richard Downie, deputy director and fellow of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said at June 5 panel. Taylor, who received a 50-year sentence May 30, is the first head of state to be convicted by an international court since the Nuremberg Trials following World War II. The panelists discussed the global impact Taylor’s conviction by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in the Hague at an event co-hosted by the National Press Club's International…
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National security on a shoestring? Levin, Cartwright, Langstaff probe possibility
Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. James E. Cartwright, retired vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and David H. Langstaff, president and chief executive officer of TASC Inc., will discuss tough national security budget decisions June 12 at 10 a.m. at the National Press Club. This Newsmaker panel of government and private-sector defense industry experts will discuss evolving and unpredictable security threats, how the defense industry can build more capable, agile systems faster and for less, and how the nation can balance budget…
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National Press Club recognizes outstanding journalism July 24
The National Press Club will celebrate outstanding journalistic achievement with its annual awards dinner July 24. Come on out and celebrate! A reception will be held in the Holeman Lounge beginning at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and a program at 7 p.m. in the ballroom. This year, the competition was heated, with 29 more entries than last year. There were also new categories -- breaking news-print and breaking news-broadcast. Tickets are $50 per person. Reservations are required by calling 202-662-7501. You must pay for your ticket when making your reservation. For more information, please…
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Wash. Post, Virginian-Pilot reporters win Gerald Ford awards for journalistic excellence
Washington Post and Virginian-Pilot reporters won Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation awards June 4 that honor journalists for their coverage of national defense and the White House. The Post's Scott Wilson won the award presented at the National Press Club for distinguished reporting on the presidency. Corinne Reilly of the Virginian-Pilot received the award for national defense reporting for a series of stories on a combat hospital in Kandahar. This is the 25th year the foundation, created by the 38th president and led by Steven Ford, has given out the awards for journalistic excellence…
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Lack of civility in politics? Don't blame TV, "Hardball'' host Matthews says
Political TV shows such as “Hardball” are not the reason for a lack of civility in politics, the program's host, Chris Matthews, told a National Press Club luncheon June 4. Matthews, the featured speaker for the presentation of journalism awards by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, faulted a lack of deal making for the shortage of civility. “If you don’t negotiate, you will never make a deal, never arrive at any agreed-upon direction for the country,'' he said, adding that the key is listening to opposing viewpoints. “It is like being married.” Washington, D.C. is a “city without…
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