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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to address Oct. 13 luncheon
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will discuss distracted driving and other transportation issues at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 13. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. The speech beginning at 1 p.m. and end at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for Club members, $29 for guests of members, and $36 for general admission. To reserve tickets, please e-mail [email protected] or call 202-662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at time of reservation. To submit a question in advance, put LAHOOD in the subject line and email to [email protected] before 10 a.m. on the day of the luncheon…
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Broadcast news legend, author Tom Brokaw to address Nov. 3 luncheon
Former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw, author of the blockbuster “The Greatest Generation,” will discuss his new book at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 3. Brokaw will talk about “The Time of Our Lives: Past, Present, Promise,” a broad view of how American life has changed since the Great Depression and how to foster America's future. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. with the speech beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for Club members, $29 for guests of members and $36 for general admission. To reserve tickets, please e-mail [email protected] or call 202-…
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Feinstein advocates for bill to repeal federal marriage statute
Congressional momentum is building to abolish the 15-year-old Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., principal sponsor of a repeal bill, at a July 19 Newsmaker. Speaking the day before Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on DOMA and gay marriage, Feinstein said the session will climax “a landmark year in equality” for same-sex couples who have been hurt by DOMA, which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The hearings follow congressional passage earlier this year of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law and last month’s decision by a federal…
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Nuke regulator to address quickly changes prompted by Japan disaster
The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told a National Press Club luncheon audience July 18 that his agency should act within 90 days on regulatory changes recommended in response to Japan's nuclear power disaster. Although urging quick action, NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko also insisted that he sees no immediate risks to the safety of nuclear power plants in the United States. A six-member task force appointed by the regulator after the crisis in Fukushima, Japan, caused by an earthquake and tsunami proposed a dozen changes last week designed to improve what it sees as a patchwork…
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New phone-in line for Club events goes live
The National Press Club announces the return of an automated phone-in service that provides a listing of official Club events for the week. Call 202-662-7546 to hear about the week's meetings, luncheons and other events. In addition to events for the current week, the service also will list important upcoming annual Club events, such as The NPC Journalism Awards Dinner (Aug. 10), The Fourth Estate Award Dinner (Oct. 28) and The Annual NPC Book Fair (Nov. 15). Special thanks to The Broadcast Committee for volunteering its time and talent to this service for their fellow Club members.
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Time capsule sealed in 1985, holds Club video for future civilizations
This Week In National Press Club History July 19, 1985: In a ceremony conducted by National Press Club and Building officials, mementos reflecting slices of journalistic history are sealed in two time capsules and placed behind the cornerstones of the National Press Building. Contents include a video documentary created for the time capsules by Club member Patrick McGrath. One box holds artifacts from the 1926 capsule, inadvertently opened in 1967 by workers during a renovation project; the other include mementos portraying the building, the Club and Washington journalism since 1926. July 20…
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Security concerns, legal-system weaknesses confront U.S. business in Iraq
Abundant opportunities in post-war Iraq are being missed by American companies because of security concerns, according to experts who addressed a Club Newsmaker event on July 13. Susan Hamrock-Mann, director of the Iraq Reconstruction Task Force at the Dept. of Commerce, said that investing in Iraq is "not for the weak of heart" and that the “market is extremely challenging.” Hamrock-Mann said that the nascent Iraqi government is “not accustomed to world class procurements,” while there is an “underdeveloped legal system.” Also participating in the panel were representatives from Eng.…
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Club welcomes new members
Please welcome the following new members of the National Press Club: JournalistFrederick L. D'Ambros-WUSA-TV, News Director; Masata Kaiho-Mainchi Newspaper, Bureau Chief; Branka Slavica- Croatian Radio Television, HRT Correspondent; Jean-Francois Bisson-Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Videographer/Editor; Kevin P. Kastner- Market News International, Reporter; Joseph Plocek- Market News International, Reporter; Ahmar Mustinkhan- Baltimore Examiner, Reporter/Freelance Journalist Young Member Adrienne Renee Atkinson- Suhail- The Asahi Shimban, Staff Reporter; Kyrie Whitsett- Nippon Television…
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Taiwan's information minister emphasizes economics in cross-strait relations
Improvements in cross-strait relations between the Taiwan and mainland China should focus on economic issues before political ones, Philip Y.M. Yang said at a July 15 Newsmaker. Yang, Taiwan’s minister of government information since May, is the spokesman for Taiwan overseas and for Taiwan’s cabinet domestically. Improved cross-strait relations gives Taiwan a “peace dividend” and affords the country greater opportunities in such areas as economic cooperation and combating crime, Yang said. From the standpoint of Taiwan’s interests, improved relations is a win-win strategy, he added. The “tone…
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Armstrong, Huffington see thousands more citizen journalists covering local news
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong and Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of the AOL Huffington Post Media Group, described at a July 15 sell-out luncheon a media world embracing thousands more citizen journalists covering neighborhoods not only across America but also across the world. At the same time, they emphasized the continued key role of professional journalists. Armstrong said that journalists should be more transparent to their readers. "We need to know what they believe, what are their religious views before they write," Armstrong said. "We need journalists who will go for the truth."…
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