WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 17 – According to a report in The New York Times today, the FBI is lobbying technological companies including Google and Facebook to win support for an Obama administration proposal to expand its Internet wiretapping capabilities. The administration is urging Congress to revise the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement[Read More…]
Day: November 17, 2010
Senator Durbin Statement on Agreement Between Florida Tomato Workers and the Florida Tomato Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2010. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin released the following statement today after the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange (FTGE) reached an agreement ending a long-lasting stalemate. “Under the agreement reached today, Florida’s tomato workers will be given their first wage[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Five Additional Army Casualties, November 17, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of five soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Nov. 14 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked their unit with small arms fire. Killed were: Spc. Shane H. Ahmed, 31, of Chesterfield, Mich. Spc. Nathan[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, November 17, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Javier O. Ortiz Rivera, 26, of Rochester, N.Y., died Nov. 16 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, November 17, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010 – 11:13 A.M. EST Note: See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the gaggle that required follow up. MR. GIBBS: Good morning. Yes, ma’am. Q On START, now that we have Senator Kyl’s announcement yesterday, is the administration still[Read More…]
President Obama Names Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010. Today, President Barack Obama named fifteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to[Read More…]
BBB: Tis’ the Season for Holiday Scams
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The holidays are a happy time for food, family, and friendship, but they are also a time for fraud. Consumers can fall into any number of traps over the holiday season and become victim to identity thieves, hackers or deceptive merchants online. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is[Read More…]
Solar Installation at Audubon Sanctuary Will Put Renewable Energy in Action
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010—REC Solar, a California-based provider of solar electric systems, is making a generous and significant gift of renewable energy to the National Audubon Society’s Corkscrew Sanctuary in Naples, Florida. REC Solar’s donation of materials and installation costs for a 10kW solar electric system comes in recognition[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, November 17, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Kevin M. Pape, 30, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Nov. 16 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. [Read More…]
Remarks By Secretary of State Clinton and Senators Kerry and Lugar on the New START Treaty
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010. SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi, everybody. Nice to be back in familiar surroundings. Let me start by thanking the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for hosting a breakfast this morning with leadership from both the House and the Senate on some of the[Read More…]
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