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World Cup Watch Party: USA vs. Ghana
The 2014 World Cup may be in Brazil, but the best place to watch is right here in the heart of the Nation’s capital! Watch USA’s first match against Ghana on June 16 at The National Press Club! Doors to the First Amendment Lounge will open at 5 p.m., with the game starting at 6 p.m. Take a culinary trip around the world to Brazil with our assorted menu of Brazilian street fare, Caipirinha’s and more while watching the USA match up on the big screen just a block from the White House! Pasteis Frito Brazilian fried spring roll/pastry with choice either cheese or beef filling Acarajé Black eye…
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Keys to Elected Office: The Essential Guide for Women
Keys to Elected Office: The Essential Guide for WomenPanel to discuss new findings on the key advantages and obstacles for women running for office (Washington, DC) – A new, concise look at what it takes for women to run for office, Keys to Elected Office: The Essential Guide for Women, will be released at a National Press Club Newsmaker on Monday, June 2, 2014 at 10 a.m. at the National Press Building, Zenger Room, 52914th St. NW, Washington, D.C. From the personal traits, to actions that convey qualification and likeability, to bouncing back from mistakes, this nonpartisan research features…
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Problems in South Africa's Criminal Justice System
Problems in South Africa’s Criminal Justice System Topic of NPC Newsmakers News Conference Washington, DC – With global attention focused on the Oscar Pistorius trial, criminal justice advocates in South Africa are concerned that the plight of hundreds of thousands of people locked up for long periods in the country’s prisons while they await trial is being overlooked. Nooshin Erfani-Ghadimi, project coordinator of the Wits Justice Project, will speak about problems in the South African criminal and prison systems at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference at 11 a.m. on Wednesday,…
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Certified Angus Beef Dinner
Carnivores, start your engines for the 2nd annual Certified Angus Beef Dinner at the Fourth Estate on Tuesday, June 17. The dinner includes beef hors d’oeuvres, four courses designed to highlight Certified Angus Beef and wines paired to match. The dinner will conclude with a delicious, sweet (non-beef) dessert. Diners will have the opportunity to learn about the beef from a Certified Angus Beef cattle rancher. A single seat costs $90 for non-members and $80 for members, "couples" seats (available in increments of two) cost $85 for non-members and $75 for members. The menu: Hors d’…
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Book Rap: Bill & Willie Geist “Good Talk, Dad: The Birds and the Bees... and Other Conversations We Forgot to Have”
Just in time for Father's Day! The talented father-son team of Bill and Willie Geist share stories of their funny and heartwarming relationship. Told in a unique back-and-forth banter style, this extended conversation riffs on everything from music and sports to summer camp, driving lessons, and family life. After Bill went public with his struggle with Parkinson’s disease, the Geists decided to collaborate on this book so their children and grandchildren would have a record of their unique bond. Bill Geist is the New York Times bestselling author of “Little League Confidential”, “The Big…
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Group to Unveil Voting Rights, Education Plan
Group to Unveil Voting Rights, Education PlanWill unveil voter-to-voter effort one day before N.C. primary The Voter Empowerment Action Project provides voters with information about their rights and requirements to legally cast ballots at the polls. The group will unveil Voter Connect, a program to connect voters in blue states with voters in red states. Participants:● Yvette Lewis is president of the Voter Empowerment Action Project. Lewis has chaired the Maryland Democratic Party since May 2011.● Mark Mellman is CEO of The Mellman Group, a polling and consulting firm for local, national…
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Responding to the Second Digital Divide
Responding to the Second Digital DividePanel to discuss growing percentage of Americans with advanced online access who have insufficient levels of digital skills (Washington, DC) – New research findings show that the digital divide is expanding, affecting far more than the disconnected—a growing percentage of Americans with advanced online access have insufficient levels of digital skills. Over the past 20 years, libraries—as welcoming institutions to all segments of society, including students, parents, job-seekers and seniors alike—have increased “digital readiness” by offering innovative…
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Long Grey Line
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NPC softball
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