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About voting press club and the investigations editor in washington for the associated press. We have a terrific program ahead and we invite you to follow along on twitter using the hash tag npclive. In the audience were members of the general public so any applause or reactions are not necessarily from the working press. Id like to begin by introducing our head table. Please hold your applause until all of the head table guests werere introduced. I have the president of the public news all bids and member of the Headliners Team. The former president of the National Press club and we have Eleanor Clift Political Columnist with the daily beast. H e National Reporter at the washington post, beside wesley is michael holloman, Deputy Communications director for faie fight and alex, the political reporter nbc news. Skipping over the podium, to my right is donna, president at the dc media strategy and former president of the club and cochair of the mpc Headliners Team in the skipping over th
Eight. Good afternoon. Welcome to the National Press club. My name is allison, im the 112th president of the National Press club take on the investigations associated press. You have a program and we invite you to listen or watch or follow along on twitter using and pc live. What are cspan and public radio audience, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public. Ad any reactions you hear are not necessarily from the working press. I like to begin by introducing our had table. Please hold your applause until all the head table guests are introduced. To my far left, robert, president of the public news office and the number of the npc headliners. Is a former president of the National Press club. M we have eleanor, a Political Columnist with the daily read. A National Reporter at the washington post. Wesley is Michael Deputy communications director. And alex, a political reporter nbc news. Skipping over the podium, to my right is donna, president media strat
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