Day: November 15, 2010

Statement of President Obama on Earmark Reform

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010.   I welcome Senator McConnell’s decision to join me and members of both parties who support cracking down on wasteful earmark spending, which we can’t afford during these tough economic times.   As a Senator, I helped eliminate anonymous earmarks, and as President, I’ve called for new limitations[Read More…]

Statement by White House Press Secretary on Voter Registration in Sudan

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010.   “The President is extremely pleased that voter registration has begun in Southern Sudan in preparation for the January 9th, 2011 referendum on self-determination. Voter registration is a critical milestone in that process, and we hope that it will continue unabated. We call on Northern and Southern[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, November 15, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010.   INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Productive Secretary Clinton will Participate in Global Fairness Initiative’s First Fairness Awards Ceremony at the Kennedy Center Special Envoy Scott Gration’s Return from Sudan / Will Join Secretary Clinton Tomorrow in New York at UN Security Council[Read More…]

Review of Four Decades of Scientific Literature Concludes Lower Atmosphere is Warming

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010.  The troposphere, the lower part of the atmosphere closest to the Earth, is warming and this warming is broadly consistent with both theoretical expectations and climate models, according to a new scientific study that reviews the history of understanding of temperature changes and their causes in[Read More…]

NOAA Reopens More Than 8,000 Square Miles in the Gulf of Mexico to Fishing, November 15, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010.  NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 8,403 square miles of Gulf waters which extend from the Louisiana state water line to due south of the Alabama/Florida state line. This is the eleventh reopening in federal waters since July 22. This reopening was announced after[Read More…]

Arizona Becomes 15th Medical Marijuana State

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010.  After a final tally of late provisional ballots, the Associated Press is reporting that Arizona voters have approved Proposition 203, a state ballot measure that will allow patients suffering from cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses to use medical marijuana with a recommendation from their doctor.[Read More…]

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