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Club softball team stays undefeated
The National Press Club softball team improved to 4-0 with a 12-3 win over AP and a 12-4 victory over Bloomberg last weekend. Team veterans and new players contributed. Rookies Derrick Gingery, Andy Medici, John Heltman and Ted Costigan combined for 14 hits in the double header. Outfielders Mike Young and Clay Kaufman also came up big, as did EH Bill Holland. The Club team will play the Discovery Channel and CNN on Saturday, May 14.
Type: News
Juan Williams to discuss politics, media, life after NPR, May 26 luncheon
Fox News political analyst and columnist Juan Williams will speak about politics, the media and life after NPR at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, May 26. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Williams' talk will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 2 p.m. Cost of tickets is $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. NPR fired Williams in October for making controversial remarks about Muslims. His dismissal set off a firestorm for…
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Young Members screen Haiti documentary, 7 pm May 10
Join the Young Members Committee at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, in the Holeman Lounge for a screening of "Lift Up," a documentary about Haiti directed by Huguens Jean and Philip Knowlton. After last year's earthquake, Jean and his brother Clifford Muse returned to Haiti to honor their grandfather, who died a month after the quake. Their film tells the stories of Haitians coping with the devastation. Come and meet the filmmakers and enjoy this powerful film (www.liftupmovie.com, Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LiftUpMovie). For more information, go to http://press.org/events/documentary-…
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Library of Congress historian to speak at History & Heritage Committee meeting, 12:30 pm May 10
Nancy Groce, oral historian at the Library of Congress' Folk Life Center, will speak to the History & Heritage Committee at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, in the McClendon Room. The meeting is open to all members. Call Bill Hickman at 703-860-8211 for more information.
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The Complexities Of American Foreign Policy
U.S. foreign policy can be complex and difficult to understand. In this episode of Update-1, George Washington University political science professor Dr. Henry Nau discusses his book, "Perspectives on International Relations," with NPC Broadcast/Podcast team member Lincoln Smith. Dr. Nau provides an understandable synthesis of the world of foreign policy, and talks about the approaches used by Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump. He also offers predictions about American foreign policy in the future. Besides listening on Press.org, Update-1 can be found on iTunes, Stitcher and TuneIn…
Type: Media
Author's Al-Qaeda nukes thriller becomes more timely after Bin Laden death
Richard North Patterson's latest book, "The Devil's Night," focuses on a subject that suddenly has become even more timely in the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan -- a plot to steal a nuclear bomb from Pakistan and detonate it on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. “I use fiction to try to address national and international issues”, Patterson said at a National Press Club event on May 4. In his book, the bomb was stolen under orders from Bin Laden. Patterson assured the audience that he did not have Bid Laden on ice for six weeks so news of his death would coincide with…
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5K sponsor spotlight: Washington Examiner
The Washington Examiner, the official print media sponsor for the Beat The Deadline 5K, continues to grow and now has an average daily readership of more than 328,000 and more than 2.8 million unique monthly online visitors. The paper has launched a six-week branding campaign – Freedom Isn’t Free – that highlights the values on which it says it was established. "Freedom is a precious idea," the organization states. "We celebrate it every day in print and online – not just as an ideal, but as a reality." You can view all of the creative at: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/freedom/. Visit www…
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Tony Horton to lead workout, sign books, June 9
Tony Horton, celebrity trainer and creator of the P90X Extreme Home Fitness System, will lead a workout session at the National Press Club on Thursday, June 9. Following the workout, Horton will host a signing event for his new book “Bring It!” The event is part of a week of activities leading up to the 14th Annual National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K on June 11. Horton will serve as honorary race marshal. The public is welcome to attend the workout, but space is limited. To purchase tickets, go to www.press.org/5K. The cost is $10 for general public; $5 for Club members. Books will be…
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FEMA administrator promotes preparation for next disaster
People don’t want to think about bad things so they don’t prepare for emergencies, Craig Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told a National Press Club Newsmaker audience May 4. The problem with not preparing is that “you don’t get to pick the next disaster. You don’t always know when it is going to happen. It could be happening right now [and] we just don’t know it,” Fugate said. Planning ahead for an emergency also allows help to be received by those who need it most, Fugate said. “It is about the shared responsibility of being prepared as a community so that…
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UN official urges support for refugee host countries
The contributions of Tunisia, Egypt, and Liberia to refugees fleeing the fighting in Libya and Ivory Coast should not be overlooked and must be supported, Antonio Guterres, the United Nations's high commissioner for refugees, said at a May 3 Newsmaker. Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister, has been the top UN official for refugees since 2005. Last year, he was reelected by the General Assembly to a second five-year term. About 650,000 people have fled Libya as a result of the fighting there, Guterres said. The help offered to these refuges by Tunisians and Egyptians has been amazing,…
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