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Craigslist's Founder Talks Voter Participation, Support for Obama
News —
... Craig Newmark, founder of the popular online classifieds site, Craigslist met with the National Press Club Friday afternoon to discuss his role as technology policy surrogate for the Democratic presidential campaign and a host of other issues like the future of online voting, neutral internet, and expanded online transparency of government information. Newmark, who has invoked an Obama-esque title of “online community organizer,” has paired with Google and several other sites to encourage voter participation among younger voters, some of the most frequent users of sites like ...
McCain was For ACORN Before He was Against Them
Taylor Marsh —
... , which is where I got the video above that shows John McCain happy
to receive applause from the very groups he’s now attacking, even saying they
"are what makes America special." But now McCain-Palin are losing
ground, so they need a new line of attack. Tomorrow it
begins at the National Press Club, 9:30 a.m. eastern. ...
Republicans posing as Democrats for Clinton continue to claim Obama loss...
At-Largely —
... as Democrats for Clinton continue to claim Obama loss... : Comments Feed You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. Post a comment If you have a TypeKey or TypePad account, please Sign In You are currently signed in as (nobody) . Sign Out Name: Email Address: (Not displayed with comment.) URL: Remember personal info? Comments: My Photo Proud Member Of PEN America AvantGuild ACLU The National Press Club The Online News Association Amazon.com Widgets Mobilise ...
What partisanship means
Paul Krugman —
So Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, gave a speech at the National Press Club calling for bipartisanship. At least that’s how it was reported. But here was his prime example of nasty partisanship: President Bush, newly re-elected and with expanded Republican majorities in Congress, had the courage to put Social Security reform on the agenda. When he asked for bipartisan help, not one Democrat in Congress stepped forward. Every single one of them turned his or her back, reflexively choosing politics over governing — and the nation lost out on an opportunity to fix a ...
What's Next for the Peace Process?
The Washington Note —
... framing she will give our challenges there. Given Condoleezza Rice's many trips to Israel and the region, Secretary Clinton will no doubt be there often. She set a great pace and framed things just right (for the most part) in Asia -- and I expect she'll do well in the Middle East as well.
To help discuss various scenarios on the future of the Middle East peace process, I have been asked by a new meetings forum called "The Agenda" to moderate a meeting at the National Press Club at 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor in Washington, D.C.
Please note ...
Garrett Murch: Pulpit Initiative Debate this Wednesday, May 20th
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... W. Bull , Chief Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund Professor Douglas Laycock , Yale Kamisar Collegiate Professor of Law, The University of Michigan Law School Rev. Barry W. Lynn , Executive Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Professor Donald B. Tobin , Associate Dean for Faculty, The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law The debate will be moderated by Steffen N. Johnson, Esq., from Winston & Strawn LLP The event begins at 12:00 p.m. at the National Press Club . Should be a good one.
Garrett Murch: Reminder: Pulpit Initiative Debate, NOON Today at the National Press Club
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... W. Bull , Chief Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund Professor Douglas Laycock , Yale Kamisar Collegiate Professor of Law, The University of Michigan Law School Rev. Barry W. Lynn , Executive Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Professor Donald B. Tobin , Associate Dean for Faculty, The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law The debate will be moderated by Steffen N. Johnson, Esq., from Winston & Strawn LLP The event begins at 12:00 p.m. at the National Press Club . Attend if you can. Should be a good one.
Washington in 60 Seconds: Chinese Credit, Healthy Living and Sarah Palin
Politics Daily —
... * Finally, if you're free at lunchtime, check out Rep. Barney Frank's speech at the National Press Club. The speech starts at 1 p.m., but tune in for the unscripted, sure-to-entertain Q&A at 1:30. ...
