METAIRIE, La.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP oil spill response, briefed national and international media today on developments in the ongoing response. The briefing took place at 9:15 a.m. at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans. U.S. COAST GUARD ADMIRAL THAD ALLEN:[Read More…]
Day: June 3, 2010
Obama Administration Sends $69 Million Bill To BP
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. The Obama Administration today sent a preliminary bill for $69.09 million to BP and other responsible parties for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The Administration will continue to bill BP regularly for all associated costs to ensure the Oil Spill Liability[Read More…]
UN Condemns Murder of DR Congo Human Rights Defender, Urges Inquiry
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 June 2010 – Senior United Nations officials called today for a prompt and rigorous investigation into the killing of a renowned Congolese human rights defender whose body has been found on the outskirts of the capital, Kinshasa, one day after he was summoned to a police station. Secretary-General[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, June 3, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton meets with Indian Education Minister Kapil Sibal/U.S.-Indian cooperation in higher education Under Secretary Burns’ meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Rao Secretary Clinton’s meeting with civil society activists from the Middle East and North Africa Special Envoy Mitchell’s visit to the Middle East[Read More…]
ACLU Sues For Records About Government’s Use Of Unconstitutional Spying Powers
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union sued the government today for the release of documents about the implementation of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA), an unconstitutional spying law that gives the executive branch virtually unchecked power to collect[Read More…]
Rights Groups Ask Court To Block Movie Industry Subpoenas
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. Subpoenas seeking the names and contact information of thousands of individual Internet users from their respective Internet service providers (ISPs) violate the individual users’ rights to due process and anonymity, according to friend-of-the-court briefs filed late last night by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, June 3, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010 – 2:27 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Just one quick scheduling update for you all. Tomorrow before departing for the Gulf, the President will stop with the Vice President at a business in Hyattsville, Maryland, to comment on the May employment numbers that will be, as you[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with Governor Brewer of Arizona
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. The President had a good meeting with Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona at the White House today to discuss a range of critical issues of mutual interest, including the President’s comprehensive plan to secure the Southwest border and the unprecedented resources his Administration has devoted to[Read More…]
Catholic Bishop Stabbed to Death in Turkey
Turkey–(ENEWSPF)– From the BBC: A Roman Catholic bishop has been stabbed to death in southern Turkey, state-run media report. Luigi Padovese, 63, was attacked in the garden of his summer house in the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun, according to Anatolia news agency. Police have arrested Bishop Padovese’s driver, a man[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending May 29, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 453,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 463,000. The 4-week moving average was 459,000, an increase of 1,750 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]