Today's Events
Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 9:43AM
Staff in News/Commentary, United Nations, today's events
Talk Radio News’ correspondents are in New York City covering the United Nations Radio Row.
This morning our Washington Bureau will be attending the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) Headquarters and Public Education Center groundbreaking ceremony, which will include remarks by President George Bush, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Also this morning, the Bureau will cover a House Homeland Security Committee Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism Subcommittee hearing on "The Merida Initiative: Examining U.S. Efforts to Combat Transnational Criminal Organizations." Later in the morning, we will cover a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on “Iran’s Strategic Aspirations and the Future of the Middle East.”
This afternoon, the Washington Bureau will be attending a Senate Leadership “Pen and Pad” discussion with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin, Democratic Conference Vice Chairman Charles Schumer, and a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Examining the Administration’s Proposal to Establish a Multilateral Clean Technology Fund.” Lastly, the Bureau will cover a discussion on "The Economic Stimulus Checks: Will They Boost the Nation's Sluggish Economy this Summer?"
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