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Muslim scholar touts Marrakesh Declaration on rights of religious minorities in bid to win war of ideas against ISIS
The Marrakesh Declaration on the Rights of Religious Minorities in Predominantly Muslim Majority Communities will help the liberal interpretation of Islam prevail in the “market of ideas” amid increasing violence in the Middle East led by the Islamic State, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and Muslim scholar Aziza al Hibri said Tueday at the National Press Club. McCarrick, the former Archbishop of Washington, and al-Hibri, the first female Muslim professor to achieve tenure at a U.S. law school and a former University of Richmond law professor, are among the more than 250 Muslim and non-Muslim…
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University of Missouri President Michael Middleton to outline school's diversity, inclusion efforts at June 21 Speakers breakfast
Michael Middleton, the University of Missouri System interim president, will discuss at a Tuesday, June 21, National Press Club Speakers breakfast how the school is moving forward amid a national conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion that was sparked by protests on the university's flagship campus in Columbia. Middleton was appointed to head the University of Missouri System last year following racial tension and protests on University of Missouri campus that put it in the national spotlight. He is an alumnus of the University of Missouri, studying there for his undergraduate…
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Lawmakers: Members of Congress must change the campaign finance culture
Two lawmakers -- a Republican and a Democrat -- said Monday that Congress should pass of a bill that would prohibit members of Congress or candidates from personally soliciting money for their campaigns. The so-called Stop Act would leave fund-raising to a candidate's campaign financial apparatus. Both Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., and Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minn., acknowledged at a National Press Club Newsmaker on Monday that they face a tough road ahead in winning passage. “We all know it takes money to run for office,” said Club President Thomas Burr, who presided. As of now, the proposal has…
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Desert Storm
Sen. Lugar discussed overnight developments in the Persian Gulf, reflected back on events of the Reagan and Bush presidencies, and responded to questions concerning his vision of post-war foreign relations between the U.S., Iraq, and Kuwait.
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Labor Secretary Perez to speak at June 22 luncheon
U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez, increasingly mentioned as a possible running mate for Hillary Clinton should she win the Democratic nomination, will speak at the National Press Club on June 22. In two and a half years at the Department of Labor, Perez has made his mark through a series of aggressive efforts aimed at protecting workers from everything from unfair overtime practices to conflicts of interest that can wreck their retirement savings. Click here to reserve your tickets. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending…
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Club member's operatic medley to be performed in Virginia this month
Club member Anthony Gallo has co-written two musicals and excerpts of both will be performed at the The program, "Medley," draws from "Lincoln and God" and "Vandergrift." Both plays are based on the stage dramas of the same names. Medley will be performed at a number of Washington venues, including the Kennedy Center in September. First up is the Arlington Mill Stage in Arlington at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 18. If interested in attending, please reserve at [email protected] or call 202-544-6973. There will be no charge and refreshments will be served.
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Lawmakers to discuss proposal to overhaul campaign finance laws at Monday Newsmaker
U.S. Reps. David Jolly (R-Fla.) and Rick Nolan (D-Minn.) will discuss what they said were the long hours they needed to spend making fundraising phone calls and their proposals to change the practice at a Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Monday, May 16 in the Bloomberg Room. Jolly, who is seeking the Republican nomination for Senate to succeed Marco Rubio, introduced legislation in February to ban members of Congress from personally asking for money. Nolan is a co-sponsor of the legislation. After serving in the House in the 1970s, he returned to Washington in 2013 and said he hardly recognized the…
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Historian David McCullough says Trump's rise baffles him
Looking through the lens of his long view of American history, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough told host Marvin Kalb Thursday that Donald Trump’s rise to be the presumptive Republican nominee baffles him. “How does the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower even consider nominating a man who has risen to his prominence and wealth by television shows and owning gambling casinos?” he replied to Kalb’s question asking how the American political experiment could produce Trump. Trump, McCullough said, has never served his country in any way – ever…
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Photo committee meeting features freelancer Marshall Cohen
Freelance photojournalist Marshall Cohen will speak about his new book, Denmark: A Photographer's Odyssey, at the next meeting of the Club's Photography Committee, scheduled for noon on Wednesday, May 18, in the McClendon Room. Cohen, a former senior economist and Nordic desk officer with the International Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, began his professional photography career in 1987 as a stringer for Reuters He founded the Club's photo committee and chaired it for five years. Many of his photographs can be found on the walls of the Club. Cohen is a member of the U.S.…
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Dust off your thinking cap for the next Pub Quiz, June 9 in the Reliable Source
The Club's Pub Quiz takes place Thursday, June 9, in the Reliable Source. Dinner is available beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the trivia contest set to start at 7 p.m. Please arrive early to claim your seat because the Reliable Source usually fills up for this event. Reservations are not required.
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