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Press Club Rewind - 4.22.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe defends his plan to eliminate Saturday deliveries; Gabby Giffords' husband Mark Kelly condemns the Senate's failure to pass background checks for gun purchases; two lobbying groups propose immigration reform measures; a federal judge discusses the burden of case quotas for Social Security claims; a Kyrgyz government official outlined how Kyrgyzstan plans to stabilize its economy; Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske dismisses marijuana legalization; Iceland's President…
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Press Club Rewind - 4.15.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: The CEO of the Mayo Clinic urges health care providers to seek cost efficient treatments; Ken Burns discusses his new film, "The Central Park Five;" Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) pushes for readiness on the Korean peninsula; D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier outlines her blueprint for keeping police and patrons safe in nightlife areas; the First Minister of Scotland expresses a desire for self-governance; Simeon Booker gives a chilling account of Emmett Till's gruesome death; and CNN's Jake Tapper…
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Press Club Rewind - 4.8.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: The National Rifle Association introduces its "School Shield" program; Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) offers his views on gun control at an NPC Newsmaker event; senior Washington Post editors examine the digital future of the newspaper on The Kalb Report; Father Thomas Reese examines the new Pope's strategy for winning converts; black leaders beg President Obama to end the war on drugs; author Tom Dunkel reads from his new book, "Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line";…
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Press Club Rewind - 4.1.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: BET Founder Robert L. Johnson looks for ways to help unemployed African Americans and other minorities; Akbar Ahmed questions the United States' use of drones in the Mideast to fight terrorism; the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda calls on Congress to pass immigration reform; White House correspondents assess Obama's second term on "Politics Straight Up"; and a look ahead at the 2013 Paris Air Show.
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Press Club Rewind - 3.25.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: RNC Chair Reince Priebus examines his party's losses in the 2012 elections; UN Foundation chief Kathy Calvin talks about empowering adolescent girls; Syrian opposition leaders outline their path forward; a French military expert derides Iran's naval assets; Senator Joe Donnelly stresses the need to close the "skills gap"; and Chef Pati Jinich prepares Mexican dishes at The Fourth Estate Restaurant.
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Press Club Rewind - 3.18.2013
Religion & Ethics takes a look at the new Pope; the director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research says guns are too easy to obtain; actress Mariska Hargitay campaigns to stop domestic violence and assault; the Club celebrates Sunshine Week with a panel discussion on post-9/11 laws; an FCC spokesman says that local news coverage of the U.S. federal government is in decline; and the Club hosts a cooking competition.
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Press Club Rewind - 3.11.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Former Ambassador Prudence Bushnell urges a review of embassy security procedures; state-level politicians look at Obamacare implementation from the right and left; the EU ambassador to the U.S. makes the case for a trade agreement; Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) argues for taking Cuba off the State Department's list of countries that support terrorism; Hillary Clinton makes a strong showing in the Quinnipiac poll; and author William C. Moyers shares his story of addiction and recovery.
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Press Club Rewind - 3.4.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: millionaire space tourist Dennis Tito outlines plans for a (wo)manned mission to Mars; the club celebrates the centennial of the Women's Suffrage Parade; former adversaries in the Palestinian-Israeli divide come together to promote peace; economist Dean Baker asserts that deficit reduction is a losing argument for both Democrats and Republicans; a nuclear power executive attempts to get skilled immigrants to stay in the U.S.; and Gov. Peter Shumlin of Vermont promotes literacy by sharing his…
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Press Club Rewind - 2.25.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Former AIG CEO Maurice R. Greenberg denies any blame for the company's downfall; a first responder to the deadly night club fire in Rhode Island ten years ago lobbies for tax incentives that promote fire safety; a Migrant Workers Rights Organization argues for laws to protect workers in the fair and carnival industry; a panel examines the benefits of crowd sourcing and crowd funding for entrepreneurs; and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin articulates the importance of keeping kids away from…
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Press Club Rewind - 2.18.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: MPAA Chair Christopher Dodd speaks at an NPC luncheon event; Israeli special envoy Zalman Shoval expresses displeasure at the U.N.'s handling of Palestinian statehood; Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) delivers the Tea Party's response to the State of the Union address while Senator Amy Jean Klobuchar (D-MN) praises the mechanics of President's speech; and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey calls for "higher leadership" from our politicians.
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