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NPC Luncheon with Robert L. Johnson
Robert L. Johnson, Founder and Chairman of The RLJ Companies, addressed a March 26, 2013 National Press Club luncheon, sharing with attendees his findings from a recent Zogby poll, "Black Opinions in the Age of Obama."
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Press Club Rewind - 3.25.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: RNC Chair Reince Priebus examines his party's losses in the 2012 elections; UN Foundation chief Kathy Calvin talks about empowering adolescent girls; Syrian opposition leaders outline their path forward; a French military expert derides Iran's naval assets; Senator Joe Donnelly stresses the need to close the "skills gap"; and Chef Pati Jinich prepares Mexican dishes at The Fourth Estate Restaurant.
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NPC Luncheon with Kathy Calvin
Investing in adolescent girls is the key to alleviating global poverty, United Nations Foundation President and chief executive Kathy Calvin told a National Press Club luncheon on March 20, 2013.
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Press Club Rewind - 3.18.2013
Religion & Ethics takes a look at the new Pope; the director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research says guns are too easy to obtain; actress Mariska Hargitay campaigns to stop domestic violence and assault; the Club celebrates Sunshine Week with a panel discussion on post-9/11 laws; an FCC spokesman says that local news coverage of the U.S. federal government is in decline; and the Club hosts a cooking competition.
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NPC Speakers Breakfast with Reince Priebus
Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus addressed a National Press Club Speakers Breakfast on March 18, 2013. Priebus, who was re-elected as RNC Chair in January following a challenging 2012 election, discussed the forward strategy of the Republican Party.
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NPC Luncheon with Thomas Drake
Thomas Drake, a former Senior Executive at NSA who was charged under the espionage act after he blew the whistle on waste and fraud and illegal activity at the intelligence agency, spoke at a March 15, 2013 National Press Club luncheon. Drake's event was part of the club's celebration of Sunshine Week, a national initiative to underscore the importance of open government and freedom of information.
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NPC Luncheon with Mariska Hargitay
Emmy Award-winner Mariska Hargitay, who stars as Olivia Benson on television's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," spoke at a March 13, 2013 National Press Club Speakers Luncheon. Hargitay is also the founder of Joyful Heart Foundation, whose mission is of healing, educating and empowering survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.
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Press Club Rewind - 3.11.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Former Ambassador Prudence Bushnell urges a review of embassy security procedures; state-level politicians look at Obamacare implementation from the right and left; the EU ambassador to the U.S. makes the case for a trade agreement; Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) argues for taking Cuba off the State Department's list of countries that support terrorism; Hillary Clinton makes a strong showing in the Quinnipiac poll; and author William C. Moyers shares his story of addiction and recovery.
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NPC Special Event: the Inauguration of Angela Greiling Keane
Angela Greiling Keane, a reporter for Bloomberg News, was inaugurated as the 106th president of the National Press Club was on Saturday, January 26. Former NPC president Donna Leiwand Leger served as the Mistress of Ceremonies for the formal dinner and celebration in the crowded ball room. The evening was marked with a proclamation from DC Mayor Vincent Gray, congratulations from Ambassadors, and a keynote address from Tim Franklin, managing editor for Bloomberg News. With her daughter holding the oversize plastic wedge of Wisconsin cheese the incoming president took her oath of office as…
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Press Club Rewind - 3.4.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: millionaire space tourist Dennis Tito outlines plans for a (wo)manned mission to Mars; the club celebrates the centennial of the Women's Suffrage Parade; former adversaries in the Palestinian-Israeli divide come together to promote peace; economist Dean Baker asserts that deficit reduction is a losing argument for both Democrats and Republicans; a nuclear power executive attempts to get skilled immigrants to stay in the U.S.; and Gov. Peter Shumlin of Vermont promotes literacy by sharing his…
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