The National Press Club
Press Club Rewind - April 22, 2013
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- Press Club Rewind - April 22, 2013
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- 3:37
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe defends his plan to eliminate Saturday deliveries; Gabby Giffords' husband Mark Kelly condemns the Senate's failure to pass background checks for gun purchases; two lobbying groups propose immigration reform measures; a federal judge discusses the burden of case quotas for Social Security claims; a Kyrgyz government official outlined how Kyrgyzstan plans to stabilize its economy; Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske dismisses marijuana legalization; Iceland's President announces the creation of a new assembly to fight global warming; and MADD suggests strategies for keeping teens from driving drunk during prom season.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson speaks at April 17, 2013 National Press Club Luncheon
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- 1:00:14
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announced at a National Press Club Luncheon April 15, 2013 the creation of an international assembly named "Arctic Circle" to alert the world to glacial melting and other climate threats and what can be done about them.
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- White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske speaks at April 17, 2013 National Press Club Luncheon
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- 1:00:05
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Gil Kerlikowske, director of National Drug Control Policy and President Obama's top advisor on drug policy, addressed drug policy reform and the Obama administration's response to substance use at a National Press Club luncheon on April 17, 2013.
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- Press Club Rewind - April 15, 2013
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- 4:24
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- The CEO of the Mayo Clinic urges health care providers to seek cost efficient treatments; Ken Burns discusses his new film, "The Central Park Five;" Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) pushes for readiness on the Korean peninsula; D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier outlines her blueprint for keeping police and patrons safe in nightlife areas; the First Minister of Scotland expresses a desire for self-governance; Simeon Booker gives a chilling account of Emmett Till's gruesome death; and CNN's Jake Tapper acknowledges the rewards and challenges of being a journalist on Twitter.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- Ken Burns speaks at April 12, 2013 National Press Club Luncheon
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- 1:00:54
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, whose films include "The Civil War" and "Jazz," discussed his film, "The Central Park Five," at a National Press Club luncheon on April 12, 2013. The movie tells the story of five Harlem teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park in 1989.
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- Mayo Clinic Head Dr. John H. Noseworthy speaks at April 9, 2013 National Press Club Luncheon
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- 59:25
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Dr. John H. Noseworthy, president and chief executive officer of the Mayo Clinic, called for scrapping the current federal reimbursement system for Medicare and Medicaid patients and replacing it with one that rewards health care providers who use the most effective and cost-efficent treatments at a April 9, 2013 National Press Club Luncheon address.
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- Jazz Night at the Fourth Estate Restaurant, National Press Club
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Every first Wednesday of the month come to the National Press Club's 4th Estate for Jazz Night!
Here you will see performances by musician-members of the renowned Blues Alley Youth Orchestra. The musicians are among the most talented instrumentalists in the Washington, D.C. area. Sounds of jazz and blues will linger throughout The 4th Estate from 6 -- 8 pm. All attendees will receive 10% off their bill and will also receive discounts to Blues Alley shows in Georgetown!
CALL 202-662-7638 FOR RESERVATIONS! Or, use "Open Table" to book your reservation. The event is open to both NPC members and the general public.
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- Press Club Rewind - April 8, 2013
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- 4:14
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- The National Rifle Association introduces its "School Shield" program; Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) offers his views on gun control at an NPC Newsmaker event; senior Washington Post editors examine the digital future of the newspaper on The Kalb Report; Father Thomas Reese examines the new Pope's strategy for winning converts; black leaders beg President Obama to end the war on drugs; author Tom Dunkel reads from his new book, "Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line"; former Nestlé Waters North America chairman Kim Jeffrey defends bottled water; and The Fourth Estate Restaurant hosts jazz night.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- Press Club Rewind - April 1, 2013
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- 4:02
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- BET Founder Robert L. Johnson looks for ways to help unemployed African Americans and other minorities; Akbar Ahmed questions the United States' use of drones in the Mideast to fight terrorism; the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda calls on Congress to pass immigration reform; White House correspondents assess Obama's second term on "Politics Straight Up"; and a look ahead at the 2013 Paris Air Show.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- BET Founder Robert L. Johnson speaks at The National Press Club - March 26, 2013
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- 57:48
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- 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 - March 25, 2013
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- 4:02
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- 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.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- How Post 9/11 Antiterror Laws are Being Used Globally to Crush Press Freedom
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- 1:35:04
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- On March 12, 2013, the National Press Club's Freedom of the Press Committee held a moderated panel discussion on how laws enacted after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are being used to crush press freedom.
Following the Sept. 11 attacks and the opening of the United States' war on terror, dozens of countries have implemented sweeping anti-terrorism laws, frequently at the behest of Washington. But analyses by human rights and journalist watchdog groups have found that these foreign counterterrorism laws are increasingly being used as the go-to tool to target and imprison journalists who write things deemed critical of governments.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, a record-high 231 journalists were in prison in 2012. Of that number, at least 132 journalists were imprisoned on anti-state charges such as terrorism, treason and subversion. Notable standouts in this category include Turkey, which at present is calculated to have incarcerated at least...
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- NPC This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- United Nations Foundation president Kathy Calvin speaks at The National Press Club - March 20, 2013
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- 57:51
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- 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 - March 18, 2013
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- 3:11
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- 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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- RNC Chair Reince Priebus speaks at March 18, 2013 National Press Club Breakfast
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- 57:57
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- 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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- NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake speaks at National Press Club - March 15, 2013
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- 1:02:55
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- 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 This Week with Angela Greiling Keane
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane previews events taking place this week at the National Press Club
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- Mariska Hargitay Speaks at The National Press Club - March 13, 2013
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- 58:57
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- 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 - March 11, 2013
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- 3:27
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- 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.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- NPC Special Event: the Inauguration of Angela Greiling Keane
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- 11:07
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- 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 administered by her former instructor, University of Missouri Wes Pippert. In her acceptance speech, Greiling Keane promised to focus on press freedom and the role of women.
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- Press Club Rewind - March 4, 2013
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- 3:55
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- 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 struggles with dyslexia.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- A Celebration of Suffrage at The National Press Club
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- 1:39:35
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- A gala National Press Club reception commemorating the 1913 march in Washington that led to voting rights for women. Featuring speeches by National Women's History Museum president Joan Wages, ABC-7 anchor Maureen Bunyan and NPC president Angela Greiling Keane.
Also includes a panel discussion moderated by Newsweek contributing editor and "McLaughlin Group" panelist Eleanor Clift, including Wages, radio personality Erika Falk, J.D. Zahniser, co-author of a book on suffragist Alice Paul, and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, historian and author of "African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote: 1850-1920."
This event took place Feb. 28, 2013 at The National Press Club.
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- Press Club Rewind - February 26, 2013
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- 3:13
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Former AIG CEO Maurice R. Greenberg denies any blame for the company's downfall; a first responder to the deadly night club fire in Rhode Island ten years ago lobbies for tax incentives that promote fire safety; a Migrant Workers Rights Organization argues for laws to protect workers in the fair and carnival industry; a panel examines the benefits of crowd sourcing and crowd funding for entrepreneurs; and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin articulates the importance of keeping kids away from cigarettes.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- Press Club Rewind - February 18, 2013
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- MPAA Chair Christopher Dodd speaks at an NPC luncheon event; Israeli special envoy Zalman Shoval expresses displeasure at the U.N.'s handling of Palestinian statehood; Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) delivers the Tea Party's response to the State of the Union address while Senator Amy Jean Klobuchar (D-MN) praises the mechanics of President's speech; and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey calls for "higher leadership" from our politicians.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- Chris Dodd speaks at Feb. 15, 2013 National Press Club luncheon
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- 1:00:21
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Regulating content is not the response to violence in films, said Christopher Dodd, chairman and chief executive officer of the Motion Picture Association of America in a Feb. 15, 2013 National Press Club Luncheon speech.
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- Press Club Rewind - February 11, 2012
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Sen. Gerald Moran speaks of the need to fund entrepreneurial growth; a new Quinnipiac poll looks at attitudes on gun control; Bruce Babbitt attempts to balance the demand on public land for both energy and conservation; Sen. Mark Warner promotes a plan to increase energy production; and a new study outlines the difficulties for women seeking justice in developing countries.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- NPC Book Event: John Mackey - "Conscious Capitalism"
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- 58:56
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- John Mackey, Co-Founder & CEO of Whole Foods Market, discussed his new book "Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business" at a National Press Club event on February 5, 2013.
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- Press Club Rewind - February 4, 2012
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- The 2012 Presidential debate moderators analyze their performance for The Kalb Report; conservative Latinos push for statehood for Puerto Rico; Irish Ambassador Michael Collins outlines plans for his country's E.U. Presidency; education researchers reveal how a charter school's success or failure is largely determined in its first three years; and humorist Dave Barry promotes his new novel, "Insane City."
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- Press Club Rewind - January 28, 2013
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- 4:24
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Civil rights leaders from Alabama plan to honor victims on the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing; Human Rights Watch reports the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department mishandled sexual assault reports; a panel of energy industry leaders examines the role of traditional and alternative energy sources in the 21st century; and the American Hospital Association promotes hand washing as a simple and effective means to prevent the spread of infection.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- Press Club Rewind - January 21, 2013
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- 3:44
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa calls for immigration reform; the Presidential Inaugural Committee outlines their plans for a day of service; NPC member and author Paul Dickson presents his new book, "Words from the White House"; experts analyze social media's role in the 2012 elections; the Job Creators Alliance worries that Washington's tax reform policies will stifle small business; and highway safety advocates report an increase in motor vehicle crashes and deaths.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaks at National Press Club Luncheon - Jan. 14, 2013
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- 1:00:08
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Congress faces an ambitious agenda, but immigration reform cannot wait another political season, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Jan. 14, 2013 at a National Press Club luncheon.
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- Leon Panetta speaks at Dec. 18, 2012 National Press Club Luncheon
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- 1:03:05
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta used a Dec. 18, 2012 National Press Club luncheon to urge Congress to "do the right thing" by avoiding the across-the-board spending cuts of the looming "fiscal cliff" and approving the defense strategy contained in the Defense Department's budget proposal.
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- South Africa Night at The National Press Club - Nov. 26, 2012
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- 1:29:25
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, former U.S. Ambassador Edward Perkins and the Taratibu Youth Association dance troupe headline a Nov 26, 2012 National Press Club event in celebration of the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela.
Special thanks and credit to DC Hotspots and Adam Ishaeik and Asrate Asfaw Teferra for this video.
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- Adora Svitak 2012 Girls State of the Union Video Contest Winner Acceptance Speech
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Adora Svitak was the first winner of the 2012 Girls State of the Union Video Contest organized by the Women's Media Center. The WMC shines a light on girls as problem solvers and media leaders. In her acceptance speech at the National Press Club on October 11, 2012, Adora demonstrated her belief in girl power by challenging Congress to affirm feminism.
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- James Taylor NPC Luncheon Highlights
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- 10:06
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Highlights from the December 7, 2012 NPC luncheon with singer/songwriter James Taylor.
Video from the full luncheon is available here: http://www.press.org/news-multimedia/videos/npc-luncheon-james-taylor
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- Jake Tapper discusses "The Outpost" at The National Press Club
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- 13:04
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- ABC News Senior White House Correspondent and award-winning journalist Jake Tapper discusses his book "The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor" at a National Press Club Book & Author event on Dec. 5, 2012.
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- Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at December 5, 2012 NPC Newsmaker event
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- 9:07
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- With the gap between rich and poor growing, Congress must adopt a seven-step plan for fixing federal deficits that won't hurt the middle class, Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent, said at a Dec. 5, 2012 National Press Club Newsmaker event.
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- Press Club Rewind - December 10, 2012
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- 3:43
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- James Taylor performs and shares his thoughts on the 2012 election; Jake Tapper talks about his book, "The Outpost," about soldiers stationed in Afghanistan; Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) outlines his plan to end the federal deficit; Defense industry leaders warn against going over the "fiscal cliff"; a panel looks at campaign fundraising in the age of Super PACs; and Golden Spike unveils its plan to provide tourist excursions to the moon.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- James Taylor speaks at December 7, 2012 NPC Luncheon
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- 1:12:00
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- James Taylor, a self-described "unapologetic liberal," told a Dec. 7, 2012 National Press Club Luncheon that a "reasonable dialogue" with conservatives is good for the country. Taylor, who raised nearly $10 million for the Obama presidential 2012 campaign, was in Washington for the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. He said he named his talk "election reform" because he thought he needed a title but he admitted to know little about the topic.
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- Following the Money: A Post-Mortem on 2012 and a Look to What's Next
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- 1:25:58
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- The National Press Club Journalism Institute and the club's Professional Development Committee look at campaign fundraising in the 2012 election and offer advice on covering the avalanche of money in the future. The session originally took place from Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012.
Panelists include:
Trevor Potter, former Federal Election Commission chairman, president of the Campaign Legal Center and counsel for Stephen Colbert's Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow super-PAC
Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy 21 and a long-time advocate of overhauling campaign finance laws
Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics
Jonathan Salant, money and politics reporter for Bloomberg News and a former National Press Club president
Thomas Burr, Washington correspondent for The Salt Lake Tribune, moderated the program
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- Press Club Rewind - December 3, 2012
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- 3:08
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- The club hosts a special celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela; a bipartisan panel suggests national energy policy recommendations for the Obama administration; Alan Gross' attorney seeks the release of his client who remains imprisoned in Cuba; the makers of "Honor Flight," a documentary about World War II vets, do a Q&A following a screening of their film; and a panel of information analysts describe the dilemma customers may face while sharing identity data online.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- Press Conference: David Walker and the $10 Million a Minute Bus Tour
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- 11:41
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- David Walker, founder and CEO of the Comeback American Initiative, ended his 34-day national "$10 Million a Minute" bus tour with a press conference at the National Press Club on October 10th, 2012. As former U.S. Comptroller General, Walker hoped to shed light on the spiraling federal deficit and to encourage fiscal responsibility at the height of the 2012 campaign season.
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- Press Club Rewind - November 26, 2012
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- 3:31
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Ted Koppel discusses journalism's place in a democracy on The Kalb Report; Admiral Jonathan Greenert speaks at an NPC Luncheon; Human Rights Watch warns against killer robots; The Bread for the World Institute releases its 2013 Hunger Report; panelists discuss social media's role in the 2012 election; robust holiday spending is projected; and guests bid on artwork at the annual "Cartoons and Cocktails" auction.
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- Press Club Rewind - November 19, 2012
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- 3:25
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- The National Press Club holds its 35th annual book fair; Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who launch Teen Cancer America; a U.N. Population Fund panel says that access to family planning is a human right; medical research experts examine the advantages of effective social media practices; and Lockheed Martin touts the strength of their cyber-security capabilities.
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at the National Press Club.
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- Admiral Jonathan Greenert speaks at National Press Club Luncheon
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- 59:46
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- The scandals that embroiled retired Army General David Petraeus and General John Allen left the upper echelons of the U.S. military feeling "introspective," Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert told a luncheon at the National Press Club on November 16, 2012.

