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HUD Secretary Announces Help for Distressed Mortgage Borrowers
HOPE for Homeowners Program

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston announced new federal efforts to help distressed borrowers refinance their mortgages at a Club luncheon Nov. 19.


Also at the Press Club:

Katharine Jefferts Schori
NPC Luncheon
Dec. 16, 12:30 PM
Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church will address a Luncheon on Dec. 16.
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James Mulva
NPC Luncheon
Jan. 13, 12:30 PM
James Mulva, President and CEO, ConocoPhillips will address a luncheon on January 13.
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Skin Cancer Crisis
News Conference
Nov. 20, 2008 9:00 AM
Panel Demands FDA Action to Address Dramatically Increasing U.S. Skin Cancer Rates
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CPJ's Press Freedom Awardees
News Conference
Nov. 20, 2008 9:30 AM
The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Freedom of the Press Committee of the National Press Club will host a press conference
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Smarter than Elected Official?
News Conference
Nov. 20, 2008 9:30 AM
ISI's Third National Study Reveals How Little American Citizens and Elected Officials Know About America's History and the Economy
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Eric Ripert Wine Dinner
NPC Book Event
Nov. 20, 2008 6:30 PM
POSTPONED
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Nurbakh Rustemov
NPC Newsmaker
Nov. 21, 2008 4:00 PM
The Chairman of the Committee for International Affairs
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NPC Freelancers Breakfast
NPC Breakfast
Dec. 2, 2008 8:00 AM
A networking breakfast NPC members who freelance or hire freelancers.
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The Bertelsmann Foundation
NPC Newsmaker
Dec. 8, 2008 4:00 PM
The Bertelsmann Foundation
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Children's Holiday Party
NPC Social Event
Dec. 13, 2008 11:00 AM
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General Membership Meeting
NPC Meeting
Jan. 16, 2009 12:00 PM
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