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Emergency Management
Mr. Witt talked about how FEMA is preparing for disasters before they strike. He stated that FEMA is trying to do more for the prevention of disasters. After his prepared remarks he took questions from the Mr. Harbrecht.
Type: Media
McGrory Fourth Estate Award
Journalists honored Ms. McGrory for her distinguished career in journalism. In accepting the National Press Club's annual Fourth Estate Award she related several humorous experiences from her career.
Type: Media
Election Day Results
Chairman Nicholson and Chairman Grossman commented on the 1998 midterm elections. Chairman Grossman said that Democrats had been successful nationwide because of their grassroots organization, voter turnout, and the power of their message. Chairman Nicholson said that Republicans had not lost the election, rather they stood to gain because they had taken several Governor's seats and retained a majority in the House and Senate. After their remarks they answered questions submitted from the audience.
Type: Media
Foreign Policy Issues
Mr. Berger discussed the role of NATO in dealing with the situation in Kosovo. He also discussed the global financial situation and the need to reshape global financial institutions. After his prepared remarks questions were taken from reporters.
Type: Media
Colombian President Address
President Pastrana discussed the struggle to gain peace from terrorism and drug trafficking in Columbia. He focused on the addition of military helicopters from the U.S. that will assist Colombian troops control the drug trade.
Type: Media
America OnLine
Mr. Case talked about the different forces in society that shape the Internet. He focused on legislation passed by Congress dealing with protection for consumers and about possible Internet taxation. After his prepared remarks questions were taken from the audience.
Type: Media
1998 Congress Ratings
The speakers discussed the methods used by the ACU in rating the 105th Congress. They talked about the issues that are important to the ACU and what the Congress did about those issues. After their prepared remarks the speakers took questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Israeli Settlers' Perspectives
Ms. Tayar talked about the Middle East peace talks urging Prime Minister Netanyahu to stand firm against terrorism and negotiate from a position of strength. She also said that Chairman Arafat needed to implement a strong infrastructure to curb Palestinian violence. After her remarks she answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Current Global Economic Crisis
Mr. Speth spoke about the problems of global poverty and the global economy. He said the U.S. ranked last in development assistance noting that less than one percent of the budget went to foreign affairs. He encouraged the U.S to invest more in developing countries in order to stimulate economic growth both abroad and at home. He stated that global inequity only hampered efforts to create a civil society. After his remarks he answered questions submitted from the audience.
Type: Media
The World's Largest Economic Partnership
Ambassador Giffin spoke about the Economic and Security situations between Canada and the United States. After his prepared remarks questions were taken from the audience.
Type: Media