FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2000 Decennial Media Relations CB00-CN.65 301-457-3691/301-457-3620 (fax) 301-457-1037 (TDD) e-mail: 2000usa@census.gov CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY Commerce Secretary and Census Bureau Director to Release First Census 2000 Data Commerce Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Robert J. Shapiro and Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt will release the first set of Census 2000 numbers the resident population and Congressional apportionment totals for each state at a news briefing on Thursday, Dec. 28, at 11 a.m. EST, at the National Press Club. Date: Thursday, Dec. 28 Time: 11 a.m. EST Place: National Press Club - Ballroom 529 14th St. N.W. Washington, D.C. A live webcast of the briefing will be carried on the Census Bureau's Web site http://www.census.gov. Viewing the webcast requires RealPlayerTM software, which can be downloaded for free at http://www.real.com/player/index.html?src=download. Reporters who prefer to listen to an audiofeed of the news conference should call 703-871-3022 or 1-800-982-3472 after 10:50 a.m. EST.
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