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WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rajat M. Nag of ADB to address: The Asian Century: Will Growing Social and Economic Inequality Threaten Asia's Dynamism? Rajat M. Nag, Managing Director General, Asian Development Bank (ADB) will speak Full Article at PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Press Club on Thursday voiced its strong concern over the expected imminent sentencing of imprisoned Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega, who is accused of violating the country's draconian Full Article at PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tennis great Billie Jean King, winner of 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles tennis titles, including a record 20 titles at Wimbledon, will announce the U.S. Tennis Association's "10 and Und Full Article at PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 40 years after Louis Armstrong stood on stage in the ballroom of the National Press Club and let loose some shining, golden trumpet notes for 300 journalists to hear, the huge global audienc Full Article at PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bob Woodward, the Washington Post investigative reporter and editor whose work on the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of an American president, has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Full Article at PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will address the National Press Club at a luncheon on Tuesday, May 15. Gensler and his agency are at the center of implementing the Full Article at PR Newswire

Beginning in the 1920s, Louis Armstrong was the undisputed fountainhead of American jazz. With his bright, clear trumpet and his ebullient, gravelly voice, he more or less defined how jazz is meant to played and sung. Everything he did is of interest to Full Article at The Washington Post

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tony Horton, international fitness trainer, author and creator of P90X® Home Fitness System, will team up with award winning journalist Cynne Simpson, anchor of ABC7/WJLA-TV , to race marshal The Nati Full Article at PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What: Press Conference with the National Press Club, Smithsonian Folkways and The Louis Armstrong Foundation to discuss the release of the live recording: "Satchmo at The National Press Club." It is b Full Article at PR Newswire

Alec Baldwin said he’s game to sign on for an eighth season of NBC’s self-referential comedy 30 Rock, but he fears the network will cancel the show after the 2012-13 campaign. Speaking at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington, Baldwin said that he Full Article at MediaWeek

Alec Baldwin at the National Press Club on Monday. (Paul J. Ricahrds/Getty Images) You never know which Alec Baldwin is going to show up. The gracious actor/activist everyone thinks is destined to run for office? Or the prickly VIP raging at some underli Full Article at The Washington Post

Alec Baldwin as Jack Don­aghy on “30 Rock.” (NBC - ALI GOLDSTEIN) Kicking off Alec Baldwin Week in Washington at a National Press Club luncheon Monday, the “30 Rock” star confirmed — as reported here last week and back in January — that he is signed to s Full Article at The Washington Post

The offending poster, promoting an art show by photographer Tom Gundelfinger O'Neal, at the National Press Club. (Tom Gundelfinger O'Neal) Did the National Press Club “censor” a poster with a coy drug reference? So claims Rick Pullen , a sponsor of the c Full Article at The Washington Post

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Carol Chomsky Memorial Fund, in conjunction with Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, are proud to present: Eyes in Gaza: What Did I See,What Can You do? Featuring Dr. Mad Full Article at PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by National Press Club President Theresa Werner on the passing of CBS Newsman Mike Wallace, "Mike Wallace was an original journalist with a unique and effective Full Article at PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversees energy development on the nation's public lands and oceans, will speak to a National Press Club luncheon on Tuesday, April 24. Salazar is Full Article at PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Press Club -- This year's Airline Passenger Survey confirms that customer service is the most important consideration for air travel consumers. Airlines like Southwest who push a service-orien Full Article at PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran a concern of many world leaders, particularly those in the United States and Israel, a panel of foreign policy practitioners will speak at a Press Cl Full Article at PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Doug Shulman, the 47th Commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Thursday, April 5. Now in his final year of a five-year term, Shulman will pro Full Article at PR Newswire