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Arne Duncan Education Sec'y Sees "Quiet Revolution" in US Schools
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said July 27 there is a quiet revolution being driven by educators and administrators “challenging the defeatism and inertia that has trapped generations of children in second-rate schools.” Photo: Sam Hurd
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Tony HortonVows to Make Troops 'Fit to Fight'
Obesity in the military has become a national security issue, fitness trainer Tony Horton said at a Club luncheon July 16, describing his work with military leaders to reduce the rate, which has tripled in the past few years. Photo: Brian Mosley
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Upcoming NPC SpeakersWorld Food Prize laureate David Beckmann - Sept. 13
Speakers come to the National Press Club to participate in thousands of events over the course of a year. About 250 or so of these events are actually sponsored by the Club – the speakers are actually invited by the Club to participate in one of our three programs designed to create opportunities for our members and the entire press corps to question key newsmakers on the record.
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Venus WilliamsTennis Star: Discipline, Drive on Court Can Lead to Success in Any Field
Venus Williams has won five Wimbledon and two U.S. Open Championships on her way to becoming the third-ranked women’s tennis player in the world. She’s also established a clothing line and an interior design business. Photo: Sam Hurd
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Dr. Edward MillerJohns Hopkins CEO: Surge of Medicaid Patients Offers Problems, Rewards
The expansion of Medicaid, which will bring health coverage to 16 million disadvantaged Americans by 2019, “could be the most important and problematic” aspect of the new health insurance law, Dr. Edward Miller, dean the medical faculty at Johns Hopkins University medical school and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, warned at a Club luncheon June 21. Photo: Noel St. John
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AID Administrator Calls Haiti Earthquake Source of LearningGuide to Reform
"There is no tolerance of corruption in any of our programs." Photo: Noel St. John
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan said July 27 there is a quiet revolution being driven by educators and administrators “challenging the defeatism and inertia that has trapped generations of children in second-rate schools.” Photo: Sam Hurd
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