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Washington Agenda-General

By United Press International

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EVENTS ON FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2002

TIME: 9 a.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Morning Newsmaker" news program featuring Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Allan Wagner, discussing "The New Agenda between the U.S. and Peru: The Fight Against Illegal Drugs and Terrorism and Strengthening Democracy and Human Rights."

DATE: July 19, 2002

LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-662-7500

WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org

TIME: 9 a.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING holds a briefing on The Value and Benefits of Consumer Direction in Aging Services.

DATE: July 19, 2002

LOCATION: 2226 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-479-6975

WEB ADDRESS: ncoa.org

TIME: 11 a.m.

EVENT: UNITED STATES ENERGY ASSOCIATION holds a program discussing its National Energy Security Post 9/11 report.

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WHO: The speakers are:

General Richard L. Lawson, Energy, Environment and Security Group, and Chairman, USEA's National Energy Policy Committee

John Rice, President & CEO, GE Power Systems and Chairman, USEA

Tom Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute

Dave Parker, President & CEO, American Gas Association

Joseph Colvin, President & CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute

Jack Gerard, President & CEO, National Mining Association

Skip Horvath, President & CEO, Natural Gas Supply Association

William Frick, Vice President and General Counsel, American Petroleum Institute

Barbara Tyran, Director, Washington Relations, Electric Power Research Institute

DATE: July 19, 2002

LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-588-7276

WEB ADDRESS: usea.org

TIME: 12 noon

EVENT: CATO INSTITUTE holds a policy forum on "Global Warming: Rational Science, Rational Policy."

WHO: The speakers are:

Patrick J. Michaels, Cato Institute and University of Virginia, Author, The Satanic Gases: Clearing the Air about Global Warming

Jerry Taylor, Cato Institute

DATE: July 19, 2002

LOCATION: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-789-5229

WEB ADDRESS: cato.org

TIME: 12:15 p.m.

EVENT: ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH REFORM holds a luncheon briefing on "In Search of Quality Health Care: Helping Consumers Make Informed Choices."

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WHO: The speakers are:

Reed Tuckson, senior vice president for consumer health and medical care advancement, United Health Group

Helen Burstin, director of the Center for Primary Care Research, federal Agency for Health Care Research and Quality

Robert Galvin, director of corporate health care and medical programs, General Electric

David Lansky, president of the Foundation for Accountability

Ed Howard of the Alliance will introduce the discussion.

DATE: July 19, 2002

LOCATION: G-50, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-789-2300

WEB ADDRESS: allhealth.org

TIME: 12:30 p.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its "Luncheon Newsmaker" news program featuring Harvey Pitt, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

DATE: July 19, 2002

LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-662-7500

WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org

TIME: 12:30 p.m.

EVENT: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE holds a program on "The Unheavenly Suburb: The Nature and Future of the Urban Sprawl Controversy."

DATE: July 19, 2002

LOCATION: 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-862-5933

WEB ADDRESS:aei.org

TIME: 6 p.m.

EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents Kristi Stassinopoulou singer-songwriting whose style is 'Balkan ethno-trance'. She combines Greek techno folk psychedelia with haunting vocals and a dense layer of sounds.

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DATE: July 19, 2002

LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-416-8000

WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org

TIME: 7 p.m.

EVENT: POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE features Georgetown Linguistics Professor Deborah Tannen talking about the new paperback edition of I Only Say This Because I Love You: Talking to Your Parents, Partner, Sibs, and Kids When You're All Adults. Learn to recognize the "metamessage": how what passes through our ears is often a complicated combination of tone of voice, body language, and family agendas that cause the simplest statements to be heard as personal criticism and attacks.

DATE: July 19, 2002

LOCATION: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-364-1919

WEB ADDRESS: politics-prose.com

TIME: 7:30 p.m.

EVENT: WASHINGTON CATHEDRAL Summer Festival Organ Recital features "The Palestrina Choir. Formed by Michael Harrison in 1986, the Palestrina Choir emphasizes music composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, a master of polyphonic technique in Renaissance Rome,

DATE: July 19, 2002

LOCATION: Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-537-6248

WEB ADDRESS: cathedral.org

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