MARCH LIST OF EVENTS

March 1, 2006, 7:00pm: New York Young Republican Club (the state-party affiliated one) March Social -- Support Firefighter Matt Long! Join us in Support of Firefighter Matt Long, the NYC Firefighter who was injured as a result of the illegal NYC transit strike last December. Third & Long (523 Third Avenue @ 35th Street) Drink specials! No Cover! Members & non-Members welcome!

March 1, 2006, 8:00pm: Jinx Magazine presents a debate Will Snyder and Richard Ryan debate the question "Should Gun Control Be Abolished?" (with Bernadette Malone moderating and Todd Seavey hosting) at the next Jinx Athenaeum, Wednesday, March 1 at 8pm, downstairs at Lolita bar (free admission, cash bar) on the northeast corner of Broome and Allen on Manhattan's Lower East Side, one block south and three
west of the Delancey St. subway stop. (Volunteers to debate specific
future topics, especially if you have a willing, serious opponent, are
welcome.) There will be Q&A, though Cheney jokes should be limited to one per
audience member.

March 2, 2006, 6:30pm: Metropolitan Republican Club presents First Thursday, its monthly informal social and political salon. $10 at the door for members, $15 at the door for non-members, includes all refreshments. Met Club, 122 East 83rd Street (between Lexington and Park).

March 2, 2006, 7:00pm: Libertarian group Junto presents Fred Smith President and Founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market public policy group will speak about "Cowardly Corporations & Liberal Thugs". General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street, Between 5th and 6th Avenues, near the Grand Central Terminal. Admission Free. No reservation necessary * Featured speakers will begin ABOUT 7:00pm. * The meeting will continue to ABOUT 10:30pm. Discussions are lively, but polite. Participation by attendees is highly encouraged. There'll be a questions and answer time for each speaker.

March 5, 2006, 3:00pm: Met Club Foreign Policy Discussion Series. The Group meets every Sunday from 3:00-4:30PM at the Met Club. The sessions will begin on Sunday, February 12th for the first of eight sessions. A moderator is present to guide the group through the various topics. Each session has a different topic. This year's topics are the UN, Iran, Energy, Brazil, Human Rights, China and India, Turkey, and Pandemics. The Great Decisions series is produced by the Foreign Policy Association. The optional briefing book is available for $15. Please e-mail Georgiana at mail@metclubnyc.org or call (212) 288-8606 for more information. The Club is located at 122 East 83rd Street, just west of Lexington.

March 9, 2006, 7:30pm: New York Young Republican Club (the independent one) monthly meeting. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmens Club, 283 Lexington Ave (bet 36th & 37th St), 2nd Floor. Business casual attire is requested. Members - FREE, Non Members - $5, F/T Students - $2. Speaker to be announced.

March 12, 2006, 3:00pm: Met Club Foreign Policy Discussion Series. The Group meets every Sunday from 3:00-4:30PM at the Met Club. The sessions will begin on Sunday, February 12th for the first of eight sessions. A moderator is present to guide the group through the various topics. Each session has a different topic. This year's topics are the UN, Iran, Energy, Brazil, Human Rights, China and India, Turkey, and Pandemics. The Great Decisions series is produced by the Foreign Policy Association. The optional briefing book is available for $15. Please e-mail Georgiana at mail@metclubnyc.org or call (212) 288-8606 for more information. The Club is located at 122 East 83rd Street, just west of Lexington.

March 14, 2006, 6:30pm (prompt): The Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation Present a debate Kelo and its Consequences: Should homeowners fear the Supreme Court’s decision? Featuring Scott Bullock Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice Counsel to Susette Kelo in her Supreme Court case VS. Michael Dorf Columbia University School of Law Author:No Litmus Test: Law and Politics in the 21st Century. Moderator
Harvey Shapiro Contributing Editor, Institutional Investor, Co-Sponsor: The Federalist Society New York Lawyers Chapter. Last year’s Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London drew much attention. It held that the state’s eminent domain power can be used to take private property from home and small business owners and turn it over to another private party for private commercial development. By reading the Fifth Amendment’s “public use” broadly, the Court created unlikely political allies of poor/minority advocates and property rights libertarians. This coalition has taken their case to the states and is advancing restrictions on what Kelo allowed. Should democratically elected representatives alone be able to decide what is “public use?” Will this decision become the preferred tool that well-connected developers use against disenfranchised communities? The Graduate Center
The City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue,(Corner of 34th Street & 5th Avenue)

March 16, 2006, 6:30 p.m., Metropolitan Republican Club Help kick off St. Paddy's Day at the Met Club, 122 East 83rd Street (just west of Lexington), with your favorite beverages plus appropriate Irish dishes. Popularly priced -- $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers includes all refreshments.

March 16, 2006, 7:00pm: New York Young Republican Club (the state-party affiliated one) monthly meeting. Meeting begins at 7PM SHARP at the Union League Club, 38 East 37th Street, close to Park Avenue. Business Attire required, please check your coats at the door, turn your cell phone off. Speaker TBD

March 19, 2006, 3:00pm: Met Club Foreign Policy Discussion Series. The Group meets every Sunday from 3:00-4:30PM at the Met Club. The sessions will begin on Sunday, February 12th for the first of eight sessions. A moderator is present to guide the group through the various topics. Each session has a different topic. This year's topics are the UN, Iran, Energy, Brazil, Human Rights, China and India, Turkey, and Pandemics. The Great Decisions series is produced by the Foreign Policy Association. The optional briefing book is available for $15. Please e-mail Georgiana at mail@metclubnyc.org or call (212) 288-8606 for more information. The Club is located at 122 East 83rd Street, just west of Lexington.

March 20 , 2006, 6:30 p.m., Metropolitan Republican Club Frank Gaffney, Founder and President of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, DC. will be speaking about his new book War Footing. Members and Non-members: Free

March 26, 2006, 3:00pm: Met Club Foreign Policy Discussion Series. The Group meets every Sunday from 3:00-4:30PM at the Met Club. The sessions will begin on Sunday, February 12th for the first of eight sessions. A moderator is present to guide the group through the various topics. Each session has a different topic. This year's topics are the UN, Iran, Energy, Brazil, Human Rights, China and India, Turkey, and Pandemics. The Great Decisions series is produced by the Foreign Policy Association. The optional briefing book is available for $15. Please e-mail Georgiana at mail@metclubnyc.org or call (212) 288-8606 for more information. The Club is located at 122 East 83rd Street, just west of Lexington.

March 27, 2006, 6:30pm - 8:00pm: The Republican Jewish Coalition is pleased to invite you to a special reception with Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) on the "Implications of a Hamas Government for the U.S. - Israel relationaship" at Edmond J. Safra Synagaogue, 11 East 63rd Street. Kosher refreshments served. Free for members, $10 for non-members. RSVP by phone (212-922-0839) or email (newyork@rjchq.org)by March 22nd.

March 29, 2006, 7 PM - 10:30 PM: Forum: RAISING THE TITANIC: Can the New York GOP be Salvaged? Please join us as we explore unchartered territory. Discussion Moderator: Deroy Murdock, Senior Fellow, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Syndicated Columnist. Panelists: Dr. Herbert I. London, President, Hudson Institute. Hon. Patrick Manning, NY State Assembly, StandTall NY. Edmund J. McMahon
Senior Fellow Tax & Budgetary Studies, Manhattan Institute. Heather MacDonald, Contributing Editor, City Journal. At NY Academy of Science, 2 East 63rd Street. A short reception will follow the program. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP is requested. There is universal agreement that the NYGOP is, at best, furviving on life support these days. As Reublicans ability to influence the policy decisions affecting New York State slips away, we must ask ourselves some very difficult questions: How did we get to this point? Is it to late to change our fate? What can we do to fix our party? In an attempt to answer these questions, Republican clubs and leader from around the city have come together to present this very timely discussion on this urgent topic.

March 30, 2006, 6:00-7:30pm: "Women Beyond Borders", a community nonprofit organization, recognizes the vitality, courage and contribution of women from all over the world in sustaining and transforming culture, history and politics. WBB establishes a network of entrepreneurial women interested in having a positive impact on society and hosts monthly cocktail events featuring dynamic and
inspirational speakers. "WBB Legacy Fund" promotes talented young women and men in all walks of life. Please visit us at http://accluborg.temp.powweb.com/content/view/39/49/ and www.c-c-connection.com. The March speaker will be Andrea Peyser, Columnist of the New York Post and New York State Associated Press Columnist of the Year 2005. "Will Hillary Be President?...Over My Dead Body!" WBB features Ms. Peyser as the first prestigious speaker in an exploration of candidates and their issues prior to the 2006 and 2008 elections. WBB wishes to stimulate and encourage debate and participation in these elections, particularly regarding issues impacting on women. We will feature speakers from both sides of the political spectrum to promote informed choice on voting day. Venue: Asian Cultural Center Art gallery, second floor, 15 East 40th Street, New York, NY10016. Price: $20 Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. RSVP cassel@c-c-connection.com at your earliest convenience, space is limited. Tel: 718-873-3881