During the RJC’s Winter Leadership meeting the NWC hosted a panel with top political experts. The breakfast was held at The Madison Hotel in Washington DC on December 10^th. The panel was moderated by Jonathan Martin, senior political reporter, POLITICO – and included Anne Hathaway, the chief of staff at the Republican National Committee, Todd Harris, communications director for Fred Thompson’s 2008 presidential campaign, and Kevin Madden, national press secretary and senior communications strategist for Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign. The focus of the discussion was the 2008 election and the media. The panel addressed the key topic of women in the media – from Hillary Clinton to Sarah Palin. Over 40 members attended the breakfast including NWC Founder and Chair Linda Law and State Senator Florence Shapiro.