WASHINGTON - Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of The Rothenberg Political Report, will deliver the final general-session address at the NPCA's 2004 Annual Meeting, scheduled for Oct. 24-26 in Chicago.

The Rothenberg Political Report is a Washington-based biweekly newsletter that reports on and analyzes U.S. House, Senate and gubernatorial elections, presidential politics and current political developments. Rothenberg will offer perspectives on identifying and staying attuned to political trends, the NPCA said.

Rothenberg is a frequent guest on television news shows, appearing on NBC's "Today," CNN's "Inside Politics," the Fox Morning News, C-SPAN, and "McLaughlin One on One." He writes a weekly column in Capitol Hill's Roll Call newspaper and has been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Daily News, the Baltimore Sun, and dozens of other publications.

More information on the NPCA's 2004 Annual Meeting is available from Dorothy Brawner, phone 202/462.6272, e-mail dbrawner@ paint.org, or from the NPCA website located at www.paint.org/meetings/ annual.cfm.