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French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen to outline platform, 6 p.m. Nov. 2
Marine Le Pen, a candidate for the French presidency and a member of the European Union Parliament, will outline her economic and political vision for France at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 6 p.m. Wedneday, Nov. 2, in the Lisagor Room. Her economic plan includes a balanced-budget amendment and a restructuring or total elimination of the euro system, which she says harms France through the financial irresponsibility of other E.U. nations. Le Pen, an attorney and the youngest daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former president of the Front National Party of France (FN), is chairwoman of the…
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Foreign Service Officer rails against State Dept. for 'money, lives wasted' in Iraq
U.S. Foreign Service Officer Peter Van Buren accused the State Department of wasting millions of dollars in Iraq on projects poorly conceived and seldom finished at an Oct. 27 National Press Club Newsmaker press conference. "I saw a lot of money and lives being wasted," said Van Buren, whose book, "We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People," has just been published. He was sent to Iraq in 2009. The State Department has taken away his security clearance and sent him home -- keeping him on the payroll, as "it reviews my situation," he said. While…
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Top journalists, authors highlight Politics and Current Affairs section at Club Book Fair, 5:30 pm Nov. 15
PBS anchor Jim Lehrer will serve as the honorary chair of the National Press Club’s 34th annual Book Fair & Authors’ Night on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Lehrer will be one of the authors featured in the Politics and Current Affairs category, along with Pamela Constable, Ronald Suskind and Ann Coulter. Admission to the fair is free for Club members and $5 for non-members. Club members Alan Bjerga, Joanne Bamberger, Jane Hampton Cook and Paul Dickson will be among close to 100 nationally known writers autographing and selling their books at the event, which is organized by the…
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Byrd, Bookman celebrate longest Club tenures -- 73 years
Seen in hindsight, 1938 seems a very, very long time ago. German troops annexed Austria and invaded Czechoslovakia that year, even as British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain promised "peace in our time." Thornton Wilder's classic "Our Town" premiered on Broadway, Walt Disney's ground-breaking "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" enthralled movie audiences and Orson Welles' infamous broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" terrified radio listeners. Oil was discovered for the first time in Saudi Arabia in 1938, the minimum wage wasintroduced in the United States, and the 75th and last reunion of…
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Hamrick explores 'digital transition' in Kansas visits, highlights Oct. 24 luncheon speaker, TMZ's Levin
Journalism students, practitioners and news consumers are all concerned about the digital transition in the media industry, National Press Club President Mark Hamrick found during a recent visit to his native Kansas and his alma mater, the University of Kansas. "It became clear to me that the tremendous shifts in technology we're all experiencing are also causing more than just a little stress," Hamrick writes in his latest blog post, which can be found on the Club homepage (www.press.org) in the From the President's Desk section. "Where's the stress occurring? It is certainly among the young…
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Volunteers needed for National Press Club's 34th annual Book Fair & Authors' Night
Volunteers are needed for the 34th annual National Press Club Book Fair scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Club's ballroom. If you would like to volunteer for this year's Book Fair, please contact Joseph Luchok, volunteer coordinator, at [email protected]. Most volunteers work with specific authors to ensure they have their needs met. A few volunteers will be asked to work the entry doors, welcome and direct people from the elevators, and help with other specific areas. A current list of 80-plus authors scheduled to be at this year's Book Fair with their…
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Tickets selling fast for Natalie Cole luncheon, Oct. 19
Tickets are limited and nearing sellout for the National Press Club luncheon featuring Grammy-award-winning entertainer Natalie Cole on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The daughter of crooning legend Nat King Cole, Cole was diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C in 2008. She will speak about the Tune In to Hep C campaign sponsored by the American Liver Foundation. The singer, songwriter and performer re-recorded many of her father’s standards, including "Unforgettable," which sold more than seven million copies and also won Cole numerous Grammy Awards. The luncheon will be held in the Holeman Lounge and is…
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Molten chocolate cake with bourbon sauce. Need I say more?
Fourth Estate Restaurant executive chef Susan Delbert has designed an elaborate gourmet feast to accompany a selection of fine bourbons at a bourbon dinner Tuesday, Oct. 18. Jefferson's Bourbon Master Distiller Trey Zoeller will take you on a bourbon tasting journey paired through several courses. The dinner also includes a bottle of Jefferson's Bourbon to take home (retail value $42). The cost for the dinner, tasting and signed souvenir bottle is $79 for members and their guests and $89 for non-members. Reserve by calling the Fourth Estate at (202) 662-7638. This event sold out last year.…
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New national report shows minority students disciplined more harshly, Newsmaker 10 a.m. Wednesday
Daniel Losen, one of the nation’s top experts on school discipline, will release a national study, "Discipline Policies, Successful Schools and Racial Justice" at a Newsmaker press conferenced 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. The report documents a trend across the U.S. in which minority students are routinely receiving major penalties, including school suspensions, for minor school offenses. Joining Losen on the panel will be Rep. Bobby Scott, Georgia juvenile court judge Hon. Steven Teske, and Jonathan Brice, the administrator responsible for student discipline in the Baltimore City schools. In…
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Satirist Terry Pratchett introduces latest 'Discworld' book, 7 pm Oct. 14
Terry Pratchett will discuss his latest book, “Snuff: A Novel of Discworld,” at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in the National Press Club ballroom. As a fundraiser for the Club’s Eric Friedheim Library, this is a ticketed event. You may purchase tickets and books at www.press.org/pratchett. The printed receipt will serve as a voucher and must be presented at the event check-in. Pratchett, who began his writing career as a journalist, is the best-selling author of a series of more than 38 humorous and satirical novels about the colorful fantasy world of Discworld and more than 21 Discworld companion…
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