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Today's Events ***** Future of the U.S. Navy
Clark, Vernon, Chief, U.S. Navy, Operations Cebrowski, Arthur, Director, Department of Defense, Force Transformation Donnelly, Thomas, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, Defense and Security Policy Blumenthal, Daniel, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Trachtenberg, David, Senior Vice President, National Security Research, Inc. McDevitt, Michael, Director, Center for Naval Analyses, Strategic Studies
Participants in a day-long forum talk about the future role of the Navy in national security and force projection, naval strategy and doctrine, fleet transformation, international efforts to combat terrorism, and the U.S. as a global maritime power.
***** Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Schenck, Paul, Executive Director, National Pro-Life Action Center
Pro-life advocates talk to reporters about proposed increases in federal funding for stem cell research and their objections to proposed policies on ethical, moral and financial grounds.
***** Midwest Base Closings and Realignment
Principi, Anthony J., Chair, Defense Base Closure & Realignment Cmsn.
***** European Union Summit
Blair, Tony, Prime Minister, Labour, United Kingdom, Sedgefield
***** Democracy and Human Rights
Horowitz, Michael J., Director, Hudson Institute, International Religious Liberty Project Windsor, Jennifer L., Executive Director, Freedom House Dobriansky, Paula, Undersecretary, Department of State, Global Affairs Kaplan, Lawrence F., Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, U.S. Foreign Policy Malinowski, Tom, Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch, Washington, DC Plattner, Marc, Vice President, National Endowment for Democracy, Research
Participants debate strategies for the promotion of global democracy, international human rights issues, and current U.S. foreign policy.
***** Religion and Social Justice
Townsend, Kathleen Kennedy, Lieutenant Governor, D-MD
Participants speak to reporters about a report on religious women and efforts to equality for women, children’s rights, improved education and racial equality.
***** Middle East Peace Process
Rice, Condoleezza, Secretary, Department of State
***** House Session
***** U.S. Europe Relations
Juncker, Jean-Claude, Prime Minister, Luxembourg Bush, George W., President, United States Barroso, Jose Manuel Durao, President, European Union Commission
***** Human Rights and Religious Freedom
Smith, Christopher H., U.S. Representative, R-NJ
Human Rights and religious freedom experts testify about human rights conditions in Vietnam, relations between the U.S. and Vietnam, the pace of economic reforms, and respect for religious diversity.
***** Senate Session
The Senate continues consideration of H.R. 6, the Energy bill.
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