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Olympic committee president calls preventing sexual abuse most important role
Scott Blackmun, president of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), told a National Press Club Luncheon Oct. 21 that one of the USOC's most important roles now is to combat sexual abuse among athletes and create a safe and healthy setting for sports. "There is no agency or commission today that is responsible for the safety and well-being of young athletes," he said. Blackmun, who joined USOC in 1999, said, "perhaps most importantly, we need to have a dialogue about the role we each have to play in creating a healthy setting for sport." The USOC is establishing a National Center for Safe Sport…
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Tickets now on sale for wine tasting tour Nov. 8
Ride to and from some of the finest vineyards and wineries in the D.C. and Virginia region! Treat yourself to an outing away from the city on this fun and relaxing all-day excursion. Taste some of Virginia’s best local wines as you soak in the beautiful landscape. The wine tour, hosted by the Young Members Committee, is Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $67 per person and includes transportation and the tastings. Guests are welcome to attend. During this all-day tour, you will spend over an hour at two different Virginia wineries, sampling some of the best wines in the area…
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This week in National Press Club history
October 20, 1999: J. K. Rowling, author of the sensationally popular Harry Potter series, signs copies of her books at a sold-out NPC fundraiser. October 22, 1984: The Fourth Estate Restaurant opens on the 13th floor to club members, and later welcomes the public. October 23, 1991: Poet, playwright and dissident Vaclav Havel, first democratically-elected President of Czechoslovakia in forty-one years, explains his country’s privatization plans in the post-Soviet era, and warns of growing tensions in Yugoslavia that could lead to civil war. Shirley Temple Black, once the most famous child…
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Freelancers to hold "Fright Night" soirée Oct. 29
Being a freelancer can be scary: the roller coaster of an erratic income, the risky business of finding and keeping reasonably priced health insurance and nightmare editors. With Halloween approaching, the Freelance Committee will hold our final soirée of the year on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., in the Truman Lounge. These periodic, casual get togethers are a chance for freelancers to gather and discuss various topics of interest. Come ready to discuss those "bumps in the night" that spook you. No RSVP needed. Just show up. Costumes optional.
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Perez sidesteps rumors he might be Attorney General, urges 'shared prosperity'
Amid speculation that he might replace departing Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez dodged questions on the subject at a National Press Club luncheon Oct. 20. "My singular focus is on the job of being at the Department of Labor," he told a laughing room when asked about the most pressing issues at the Department of Justice. Perez hailed Holder's achievements, saying that he "stood up for voting rights" and "commonsense criminal justice reform," but also faced backlash. "I don't believe the enduring voting issue 50 years later is in-person voter fraud," he…
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VA secretary to speak at NPC luncheon Nov. 7
U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald will describe his efforts to improve services to America’s veterans at a National Press Club Luncheon on Friday, Nov. 7, four days before Veterans Day. Nominated by President Barack Obama earlier this year, McDonald was confirmed by the Senate as the eighth Secretary of Veterans Affairs on July 29. A former chairman of Proctor and Gamble, McDonald took over management of the VA amid a series of scandals involving treatment delays at the government’s veterans hospitals. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m.,…
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Scholars to explain how literature creates a sense of home Nov. 5
National Press Club member Janice Law will host University of Michigan scholar Michelle McClellan, who studies Laura Ingalls Wilder, and American University professor Angie Chuang Wednesday, Nov. 5 at noon in the McLendon room. The scholars will explain how places in fiction and nonfiction from American prairies to Taiwan cities, create our sense of home. The presentation is sponsored by American Women Writers National Museum and cosponsored by the South Dakota Humanities Council and South Dakota Center for the Book. No reservations are required for the free and open to the public event.…
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Members invited to panel on foreign policy and the midterm elections at Netherlands Embassy Oct. 24
National Press Club member Ilse van Overveld invites National Press Club members to attend a briefing on the 2014 midterm elections from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Royal Netherlands Embassy. The discussion of the Nov. 4 elections features seasoned political pundits, reporters and experts. Charlie Black, chairman of the Prime Policy Group; Paul Brill, columnist for DeVolksrant; Anita Dunn, manager director of SKDKnickerbocker; and Abby Livingston, reporter for Roll Call; will address the implications of the elections for American foreign and domestic policy. The Royal Netherlands Embassy…
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Winthrop P. Carty, member 28 years, died Oct 10, 2014
Winthrop Peirce Carty died peacefully at home on October 10, 2014, surrounded by his family. Born April 18, 1927, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Win never quite lost his Boston accent even though his family moved to Forest Hills, New York, when he was very young. His parents were both New Englanders: Mary Peirce, the daughter of H. Winthrop Peirce, a prominent artist, and John Russell Carty, a radiologist and the son of General John J. Carty, chief engineer of Bell Labs and an innovator in the early days of the telephone. In 1953, Win married Lee Anderson. A year later, the couple moved from…
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Panama - Hostage by a Terrorist
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