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Club Closed Saturday through Monday for Holiday
The Club will be closed Saturday, May 29, through Monday, May 31, in celebration of Memorial Day. There will be no brunch or dinner service in the Fourth Estate Restaurant on Saturday.
Type: News
Ex-Afghan Foreign Minister Says Help Needed to Defeat Taliban
Despite allegations of irregularities in last year's elections, "Hamid Karzai is recognized as president of Afghanistan, and you have to deal with that," the country's former foreign minister and 2009 presidential candidate, Abdullah Abdullah, said at a May 24 Newsmaker press conference. Abdullah withdrew from a second round of the elections after the Electoral Complaints Commission disallowed a number of questionable ballots, most for Karzai. Abdullah said Afghanistan is doing its part in the fight against the Taliban but cannot succeed without help. "The international community must do its…
Type: News
Global health care disparity is unjust, Barbara Bush says
"The extreme disparity in health outcomes and access to health care that exists today between the world’s rich and the world’s poor is unjust and unsustainable," Barbara Bush said at a May 26 National Press Club luncheon. She discussed the Global Health Corps, a non-profit organization she co-founded and heads. "We aim to mobilize a global community of young leaders to build a movement for health equity," said the daughter of President George W. Bush. Barbara’s twin sister, Jenna, also attended the event. "Global Health Corps believes that a global movement of individuals and organizations…
Type: News
DNC chairman urges GOP to help rebuild economy
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said his party will go all-out to ensure the mid-term congressional elections help continue the country's economic recovery against what he said was "near-united Republican opposition." At a May 19 luncheon, he said Democrats would welcome "good ideas" from Republicans on how to restore the nation's economic health. His remarks came in the wake of key votes in three states the day before -- Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Arkansas. “Now it's true that Sen. Arlen Specter fell short in yesterday's Pennsylvania primary," he said. "But while the…
Type: News
The Utah Primary And Its Impact On The 2016 Election
Ted Cruz triumphed in the Utah Republican presidential primary. Is it possible that aversion to Donald Trump could cause Utah to vote Democratic in the general election? What impact will Trump's behavior have on the Intermountain West this fall? Art Swift, the managing editor at Gallup, explores these questions with Thomas Burr, the Press Club president who also serves as Washington correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune. They also talk about Bernie Sanders, who won big in Utah and has been victorious in other Western states, but is it too little, too late?
Type: Media
Wizards, Caps owner seeks to give back to D.C.
Like other owners of professional sports teams, Ted Leonsis got into the game to win. For him, though, victory involves more than beating an opponent on the ice or the court. “I want to bring our city closer together,” said Leonsis, who owns the Washington Capitals hockey team and will soon assume control of the Washington Wizards basketball team. “I’d like to give back to the community.” It’s a philosophy based on a “double bottom line” that the technology entrepreneur and executive outlined at a Luncheon May 21. Leonsis articulates the approach in his book “The Business of Happiness,” which…
Type: News
U.S. Chamber president calls for quick action to create jobs
Congress and the administration should act quickly to approve free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue said at a Press Club Luncheon May 14. He spoke on the eve of his trip to China where he said he would have frank discussions with leaders in Beijing and Shanghai. With a tone of urgency, Donahue summoned the nation's leaders to act quickly to approve the three FTAs that he said are essential to create more trade and help reduce unemployment. "The unemployment rate is 9.9%," he said. "It soars to beyond 17% when…
Type: News
NPC welcomes 23 new members
The Board of Governors approved 23 member applications Monday. ActiveMichael Bolden - The Washington Post, Development & Transportation Editor; Leonard Doyle - Unfreemedia.org, Editor, Writer, Admin; Ron Mokwena - Misha & Friends Media Inc., Executive Producer Active ReinstateRichard Eisendorf - Freelance Consultant, Advising Producer, Advisor to TV Productions Active Non-ResidentLeslie Theresa Bono - York Daily Record, Freelance Writer/Sports; Karen Fawcett - Paris New Media/ConsumerTraveler.com, President/Writer/Head of Content; John W. Flores - Self Employed, Freelance Writer/…
Type: News
NPC hails signing of press freedom law
The National Press Club hailed the signing of the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act, which will bring greater scrutiny to the treatment of the news media around the world. The law, which was approved by the House in December and the Senate in April, expands the State Department's annual report on countries to include the status of press freedoms. Where there are severe violations of those freedoms, the report will examine whether countries participate in, or condone, the restrictions. "The signing of the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act is an important step toward advancing a free…
Type: News
Panel: FOIAs can pay off, but they take persistence
When President Obama took office, he and Attorney General Eric Holder promised a more transparent government. That promise has not entirely been fulfilled, a three-person panel discussing the Freedom of Information Act said at a May 11 professional development event. The panel - Lucy Dalglish, Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press executive director; Matt Winkler, Bloomberg News editor in chief; and James Grimaldi, a Washington Post investigative reporter - told of their frustrations and successes in using FOIA. "While the policy at the top has changed, you end up with the same…
Type: News