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**** SNOW ALERT ****
Club Closed for Member Events Saturday, Dec. 19 Due to the anticipated snow storm and likely road closures, the Club will be closed Saturday, Dec. 19 for all member activities. Books and Brunch will be rescheduled to January as the Fourth Estate Restaurant will be closed.
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Please Welcome 33 New Club Members
The Board of Governors approved 33 membership applications Dec. 22, bringing the total so far this year to 418, compared to 425 for the same period last year.The new members are: Active:Larry Moffi, Army Magazine, Managing Editor; Jane Sasseen, BusinessWeek, Washington Bureau Chief; Carol Wolf, Bloomberg, Reporter Active Non-Resident:Jeremiah A. Hall, San Francisco, Freelance Writer; Justin McLachlan, San Diego, Freelance Writer/Reporter; Reiko Narita, Honolulu, Sakuranohana Shuppan, Inc., Chief Editor Active Under 35:Amanda Becker, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Managing…
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NPC Condemns Terrorist Attack on Peshawar's Press Club
A suicide bomber on Dec. 22 detonated explosives at the gates of the Peshawar Press Club, killing a guard, the Club's accountant and a bystander and wounding at least 20 others. The Club in the northwest Paskistan city had received a series of threats in the month leading up to the suicide attack. "The targeting of journalists who strive merely to report the truth to the public is unacceptable," National Press Club President Donna Leinwand said. "We grieve along with Pakistani journalists for the lives lost. We know that our colleagues in Pakistan will continue to uphold the best principles…
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**** CLUB CLOSED MONDAY *****
Luncheon Rescheduled; Take a Photo and Enter the Contest he Club is closed for all activities today, Monday, Dec. 21. It is the National Press Club's policy to close when the U.S. government closes. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management ( http://www.opm.gov/status/ ) announced at 4:35 p.m. Sunday that the federal government is closed on Monday due to the snowstorm. The Club will reschedule its speakers luncheon featuring NIH director Francis Collins. The Board of Governors will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. However, in the spirit of the snow day, the Club will celebrate official "Make a…
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Fitness Expert Austin Revs up the Audience
“Okay, everyone stand. Put your arms above your head like this and then sway side to side. Two more to go. Now one more to go. Good!” Denise Austin, the health and fitness advocate, revved up more than 140 attendees at the Holman Lounge Jan. 5. Austin was at the Club to discuss her book, "Denise’s Daily Dozen." She lives by what she preaches. “I’m 52,” she said but looks 32. Austin has sold more than 20 million videos and DVDs over a 25 year period and has served two terms on the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. And her show, Denise Austin’s Daily Workout, has been…
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Panel Calls for Strategic Energy Policy
Leaders from government, academia and energy efficiency-related businesses s aid the nation must develop a collaborative, comprehensive energy management strategy in order to achieve long-term sustainability goals, reduce emissions and strengthen our economy at a Newsmaker panel Jan. 5. Panelists were Richard Kidd, manager of the Federal Energy Management Program; Paul Cody of the Eaton Corp.; University of Pittsburgh energy expert Greg Reed; and Bayer MaterialScience's EcoCommercial Building head Paul Platte. Panelists said the economic and environmental benefits of an energy-efficiency…
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Darlene Shields Receives Top Club Honor for Volunteers; 44 Others Also Recognized
Darlene Shields, who chairs the National Press Club's Photography Committee, received the Club's top honor for her contributions and volunteer efforts in 2009. NPC President Donna Leinwand selected Shields as the winner of the 2009 Berny Krug Award from among the many dedicated Club members who contribute time, talent and enthusiasm to making the Club the premier journalism institution. Shields received the award Jan. 8 at a reception honoring the Club's top volunteers. Leinwand said she asked Shields to "start anew to make our Photography Committee vibrant, welcoming, inclusive and exciting…
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Investors Who Stuck with 401(k) Plans Now Benefiting, Mutual Fund Experts Say
The market downturn of late 2007 brought the balances in 401(k) and other defined contribution accounts down by “almost one-quarter in 2008,” the president of Investment Company Institute said at a Newsmaker Jan. 8. Paul Stevens said it has "caused some in the press and policy communities to question the value of 401 (k) and other defined contribution plans.” During that time, American workers still supported their 401(k) plans and stayed the course—and those who did so are now being rewarded, according to ICI survey data. He and two other mutual fund industry leaders discussed how 401(k)…
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Metromix DC Highlights Fourth Estate, Chef Delbert
Metromix's Sammy Kobrosly recently profiled the Fourth Estate Restaurant and Executive Chef Susan Delbert for the Sammy K's Nightlife Saga Blog. Sammy K had this to say about the Fourth Estate: "First off, the history behind the National Press Club and knowing that everyone from Wolf Blitzer to George Clooney to Eleanor Roosevelt have come there is reason enough for a geek like me to freak out, but then you have Executive Chef Susan Delbert, whose cuisine takes things to a whole new level." In a bonus segment, Chef Delbert demonstrates a new menu item, the mango-cranberry-orange salad. The…
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AFL-CIO President Says Courage Missing in Health Care Debate
Click here to view the photo gallery The AFL-CIO's new president, Richard Trumka, urged government officials to put far greater priority in coming weeks on improving the nation’s economy in such areas as jobs, worker rights and health care. "This is a moment that cries out for political courage, but it is not much in evidence," he said at a Jan. 11 Luncheon. Trumka, a past president of the United Mine Workers of America, succeeded longtime AFL-CIO President John Sweeney in September as the top executive of the country's largest labor organization. Trumka summarized his travels since Jan. 1 to…
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