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Wifi available to members throughout club
Did you know that the entire Club has wifi? Go online anywhere in the Club whether you are working in the library, the business center or enjoying a beverage in the Truman Lounge. Simply choose the Club’s high speed wireless network available for members only. The wireless password is wireless4npc. This code is exclusively for members so please do not share it with non-members. For more information about your membership benefits please email [email protected].
Type: News
Communicators breakfast with President Werner, fellow communicators March 7
Join NPC President Theresa Werner for breakfast with Communicator Members 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 7, in the McClendon Room of the Reliable Source. This is a great opportunity for Communicator Members to meet our new president and each other. Call it Meet the Press Club, “morning edition.” Communications and Marketing Committee Chairman Tom McMahon will discuss this year's events. Board of Governors Communicator Members Ed Barks, Shawn Bullard and Suzanne Struglinski will hear your suggestions and ideas for making the best of your membership. Please reserve with Suzanne Struglinski at…
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Former WashPo Editor Jones offers career coaching sessions in April
Former Washington Post editor and Penn State University lecturer Jackie Jones will offer `spring cleaning' for careers in a four-week coaching session that starts April 5. Career counselor Jones will discuss planning and assessing goals, updating plans and getting re-energized in sessions for up to eight people. The group will meet from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays, April 5 to 26, in the Bloomberg Classroom. The cost is $80 for members, $200 for non-members. Payment must be received in advance to reserve a slot, and there are no refunds. Because space is limited, participants must reserve at…
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Taste Scotch with perfect pairings (There's chocolate!) at 4-course Compass Box dinner, March 5
Taste five boutique Scotch whiskies with a perfectly paired four-course dinner at the Fourth Estate's Monday, March 5 dinner featuring artisanal, small-batch Scotch maker Compass Box. Compass Box is shaking up the whiskey industry with its distinctive, award-winning blends. Diners will have an exclusive opportunity to meet, discuss and taste the Scotch with whisky maker John Glaser, an American who founded Compass Box in 2000. Diners will taste Asyla, Oak Cross, Peat Monster, Orangerie and Spice Tree during this one-of-a-kind meal. The event begins with some Scotch to sip while mingling over…
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Irish American Unity Conference
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Former lobbyist Abramoff, reform leaders Penniman and Gilbert discuss fixing Washington March 5
Jack Abramoff, author of the book “Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America’s Most Notorious Lobbyist,” for the first time will appear in public with two reform leaders dedicated to repairing the world Abramoff exploited. Abramoff will join Nick Penniman, president of United Republic, an organization fighting the influence of well-financed special interests, and Lisa Gilbert, deputy director, Congress Watch, a division of Public Citizen. They will discuss ``What Will it Take to Change the Influence of Money in Politics?'' on Monday, March 5, from 7 p.m. to 8…
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Brad Pitt stars in 'Moneyball'; Dinner and a Movie, Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m.
Members of the National Press Club are invited to watch the Oscar-nominated "Moneyball" starring Brad Pitt at a Dinner & a Movie event Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m. in the Reliable Source's McClendon Room. Dinner and drinks will be available for purchase from the Reliable Source. Members and their guests may attend free of charge. Based on journalist and author Michael Lewis' bestselling book of the same name, "Moneyball" features Pitt playing real-life Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane as he attempts to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis…
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NPC Events Committee schedules surveillance in America event, March 30th at 7 p.m.
The National Press Club Events Committee presents, “Surveillance in America: Its Ramifications and Proliferations; Their Impact on You and Everyone, Everyday” on Friday, March 30th, 7–9 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. The event is free to NPC members and $10 for all guests of members and non-members. Tickets can be reserved and purchased here: http://press.org/events/surveillance-america. NPC members should use the code NPCEyre to reserve their free tickets. This event is a scientific, non-partisan overview of the who, what, when, where and why of surveillance in the United States by global…
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ACLU and Heritage Foundation speakers clash over voter identification laws
Laura Murphy of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation clashed repeatedly over the effects of state laws that require voters to show government-issued photo identification at a Feb. 23 National Press Club Newsmakers news conference. The National Conference of State Legislatures reports that 15 states now require voters to show photo IDs before voting. In 2012, 31 states have legislation pending that would add or strengthen voter-ID laws, according to the state legislatures conference. Spakovsky opened by saying that the key principle of any…
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IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman talks taxes at April 5 luncheon
Douglas Shulman, the 47th commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, plans to discuss the future of the U.S. tax system at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on Thursday, April 5. Tickets cost $19 for Press Club members, $30 for guests of members, and $37 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. In his capacity as IRS chief, Shulman presides over the nation’s tax system, which collects approximately $2.4 trillion in tax revenue that funds most government operations and public…
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