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GOP Congressional committee chair Walden optimistic about House races
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee, said the GOP has a good chance of gaining seats in the House of Representatives. Speaking at a National Press Club Newsmaker on March 11, Walden predicted Republicans will pick up six to eight seats in the House, though he acknowledged “it is pretty early to have a number.” Even with his optimism, Walden said he expects tough campaigns. “Given redistricting and the way the battlefield is locked in and smaller, it will be more intense, but there are really fewer seats in play,” he said. Walden estimated that 30 to 40…
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Comedian Lewis Black to speak at NPC luncheon on April 14
Lewis Black, the comedian, playwright, and satirist who is perhaps best known for his frequent “Back in Black” appearances on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, will address the National Press Club at a luncheon on April 14. Black, a native of Silver Spring, Md., will talk about politics and social issues. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with the speech beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 2 p.m. Cost of tickets is $22 for Club members along with one guest and $36 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased online. Students with ID may buy tickets for $21. For questions, please email…
Type: News
Trace the money with experts on campaign finance, Monday, March 17
Experts on campaign finance will trace the route money travels to influence voters Monday, March 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. This session is the first of a series of programs on issues facing reporters who cover the 2014 campaigns. The program is open to all but reservations are required. Click here to reserve. Topics include: What are the differences between candidate accounts, leadership accounts, joint fund-raising committees, super PACs, 501c3s, 4s and 6s, and 527s? Who can give to whom, and who can't? Who must disclose donors, and when, and who doesn't? Which types of committees have…
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NPC asks Defense Secretary about report of soldiers beating Afghan reporter
The National Press Club president wrote the U.S. secretary of Defense today expressing concern about reports that U.S. special forces personnel in Afghanistan had beaten an Afghan radio journalist. American special forces recently assaulted Radio Paighame Milli in Afghanistan, detaining the station owner and two employees, while cutting off its broadcasts, according to a March 1 report in the New York Times. Station owner Qazi Nasir Mudassir claimed members of the U.S. military beat him while he was in detention and threatened to kill him unless he identified people suspected of being…
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Pledge of Allegiance & Civil Liberties
Glasser argues that there is an inherent right to not say the pledge of allegience. He states that one of the things the flag stands for is the right not to salute it. Much of his address criticizes the 1988 Bush campaign tactic of attacking the ACLU and liberalism as being unpatriotic.
Type: Media
Few spaces left for on-camera media training on March 15
A few spaces remain for the on-camera workshop for journalists and communicators with National Press Club member and veteran television reporter Andrea McCarren on Sat., March 15, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Club's Broadcast Center. This is a great opportunity to learn or improve on-camera skills in an intensive two-hour hands-on workshop. Through “mock interviews,” you’ll learn: · How to craft and deliver meaningful sound bytes for taped and live interviews · How to be more comfortable and confident on camera · What to wear and what not to wear for your television appearances · Tricks of the…
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National Press Club to Celebrate 'Sunshine Week'
The National Press Club's Press Freedom Committee will commemorate "Sunshine Week" later this month with four events designed to illuminate the importance of transparency and press freedom. Sunshine Week is an annual series of events in mid-March near the birthday of U.S. founding father James Madison and spotlights the importance of open government. The events: Partly Cloudy: Why 'Public Information' Doesn't Always = Accessible InformationMarch 18, 6:30-8:30pm, Holeman LoungePanelists from the Sunlight Foundation, USA Today, ProPublica and the Data Transparency Coalition will discuss how…
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Humorist Barry delivers one-liners at Book Rap
Humor columnist since 1983 for the Miami Herald and the author of thirty books, Dave Barry made a repeat appearance at the National Press Club March 6. His latest book, You Can Date Boys when You're Forty, features brand new, never-before published pieces that tackle everything from family trips, bat mitzvah parties and dating, which Dave recounted in his inimitable hilarious style . On his daughter Sophie's advent into dating: "I intend to monitor her closely even if I am deceased" to funeral instructions: "I would like my eulogy to be given by William Shatner" to his trip to Israel: "Camels…
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IRS commissioner to talk taxes at Club Luncheon
As millions of Americans are filing their taxes, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen will address a National Press Club luncheon on Wed., April 2. Koskinen, who took office last December, oversees an agency of more than 76,000 employees that collects more than $2.5 trillion dollars in taxes annually. He came on board during one of the agency's lowest periods, amid a controversy over IRS treatment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. The IRS has proposed a new regulation to address whether and to what extent social welfare organizations can engage in political activity, which has drawn…
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Press Club award looking for the best international coverage
If you’ve brought the world home to your readers this year, the National Press Club wants to see your best work. Past winners of the Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence have uncovered corruption and mismanagement in the Afghanistan rebuilding efforts, traced the trail of high-powered guns smuggled from the United States into Mexico and exposed the Obama administration’s foreign policy battles during the Arab Spring. Named for a distinguished diplomatic correspondent for the Associated Press and a founding member of the National Press Club, the Edwin M. Hood Award recognizes…
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