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Fourth Estate will be closed for Labor Day weekend
The Fourth Estate Restaurant will be closed for Labor Day weekend, Sept. 5, 2015 through Sept. 7, 2015. Have a safe Labor Day weekend and don't forget to stop by for lunch on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. Miguel DominguezCo-Director of Banquets202.662.7535press.org About The National Press Club
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Only a few spaces left on annual Civil War Battlefield tour to Fredericksburg, Sept. 12
Sign up NOW to join fellow National Press Club members visiting the Civil War battlefields in and around Fredericksburg, VA, during the Club’s annual Civil War Trip on Saturday, Sept. 12. An expert National Park Service guide will point out the highlights of the Dec. 11-15, 1862, Battle of Fredericksburg, one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War. There were 18,000 casualties in the vicious fighting, more than 13,000 of them on the Union side. Opposing forces did battle in the streets of Fredericksburg in the first urban combat of the war, causing great hardships for…
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Members' Photo Exhibit reception tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 6:30 pm
A reception honoring National Press Club members whose photos are displayed in the 16th Annual NPC Members' Photo Exhibit will be held tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Club's First Amendment Lounge. All members and their guests are welcome. Reservations are not required. A cash bar will be available, and dinner reservations are highly recommended. Members who wish to make dinner reservations at the Reliable Source restaurant should contact Mesfin Mekonen at 202-662-7521 or email at [email protected]. The Fourth Estate restaurant will also be open to all members…
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Schedule of events for this week's 5K - still have time to register
The BEAT THE DEADLINE schedule of events is as follows: Sept. 2 ■ 4:00 PM ■ Online Registration ClosesYou can still register by fax (202) 662 – 7512 or email. Forms are available online or at Packet Pick up on Sept. 4. Sept. 3 ■ 6:30 PM ■ BEAT THE DEADLINE P90X Workout with Tony Horton Sept. 4 ■ 12 – 7 PM ■ Packet Pick up and Onsite RegistrationLast day to register at the $45 rate. Sept. 5 ■ 7:30 AM ■ RACE DAY After the race, all runners are invited up to the National Press Club for the post race pancake breakfast. REGISTER NOW!
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National Press Club outraged by jail sentences for reporters in Egypt
The National Press Club president came out strongly against an Egyptian court’s sentencing on Saturday of three Al-Jazeera English reporters. The court sentenced Peter Greste, Baher Mohammed and Mohammed Fahmy to three years in prison on charges that independent experts say are trumped up, including spreading "false news." The three men were first detained in 2013. Greste was subsequently deported to Australia, while Mohammed and Fahmy were released on bail. "The National Press Club is saddened and outraged by this verdict," said National Press Club President John Hughes. "We had hoped that…
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Member Anthony Gallo’s drama Paul at Kennedy Center on Sept. 5
The Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts hosts as part of the 2015 Page-to-Stage Festival a Seventh Street Playhouse staged reading of Paul by Anthony E. Gallo on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Israeli Lounge (adjacent to the Concert Hall.) All NPC members are invited. The play examines the complex and contradictory life of Christianity’s second leading theological architect. Paul’s impact not only on the now two billion Christians around the world but tangentially on non-Christians as well is not disputed. The play follows him from being a deeply religious Jewish leader…
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Savings & Loan Situation
Mr. Keating discussed the national savings and loan situation and his involvement in the collapse of the California based Lincoln Savings and Loan. He also defended his management of the thrift. The Lincoln Savings and Loan is a part of the American Continental Corporation which filed for bankruptcy in April of 1989. The federal bailout of the savings and loans is expected to cost at least $150 billion. The Lincoln Savings and Loan bailout alone cost $2.5 billion. Mr. Keating was also implicated in influence peddling involving Senators McCain, DeConcini, Riegle, Glenn and Cranston who…
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Eleanor Herman reigns at her `Legacy of Kings' NPC Book Rap
National Press Club member Eleanor Herman chose to write about Alexander the Great at 16 because not much is known about him before he is 20, which gave her more freedom to write, she said at an Aug. 26 NPC Book Rap on her debut novel, Legacy of Kings. The young Alexander is one of six main characters in the story – three males and three females -- all with intricate plots surrounding them, Herman said. It was her job as a writer to make these characters attractive and courageous as they go through various conflicts in the story line, she added. Herman, resplendent in her period costume, was…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, GOP presidential candidate, to speak at Sept. 8 NPC luncheon
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 8, about why he thinks the Iran nuclear deal is bad for the U.S. and why the next president can and must negotiate a better one. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $23 for Press Club members (members may purchase 2 tickets at this rate) and $37 for non-members. Tickets may be purchased online. Graham, who is serving his third term…
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Celebrate an extra week of summer in the Truman Lounge, September 1
With Labor Day falling on the 7th, it’s like we have an extra week of summer -- reason enough to get together for a late summer drink. The Events Committee invites its members, NPC members and their guests to drop by the Truman Lounge on Tuesday, September 1, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for cocktails, appetizers, camaraderie and fall event planning. For questions or to RSVP: Joan Coyle at [email protected]
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