Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today the U.S. Senate voted on legislation that will allow for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). This historic action comes on the heels of the passage of an identical bill Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives. President Obama has said that he will sign[Read More…]
Day: December 18, 2010
Haiti: UN Appeals for More Funds to Fight Cholera, Sets Up Panel to Probe Its Origins
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 December 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to the world yesterday for more funds to fight the cholera epidemic in Haiti that has already killed more than 2,400 people and infected nearly 110,000 others, 55,000 of whom had to be hospitalized. At the same time, he announced the[Read More…]
Armed Men Fire at UN Peacekeepers in Côte d’Ivoire
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 December 2010 – Armed men in military uniform fired shots in the direction of a patrol vehicle of the United Nations peacekeeping troops in Côte d’Ivoire overnight, the mission said today, reiterating its call for calm in the West African country where a tense standoff over the outcome[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, December 18, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance. Cpl. Jose L. Maldonado, 21, of Mathis, Texas, died Dec. 17 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,[Read More…]
Weekly Address: START is About the Safety and Security of America; Not Scoring Political Points (Video/Text)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2010. This week, Congress passed – and I signed into law – an essential economic package that will help grow our economy, spur businesses, and jumpstart job creation. Instead of a New Years Day tax hike on the vast majority of Americans, two million Americans who’ve lost[Read More…]
The Fox News Divide That Never Was
Commentary By Sarah Pavlus Media Matters for America The internal divisions at Fox News are notorious. There is the Fox News primary, in which no fewer than five potential Republican presidential candidates and their varied supporters and detractors — all on the Fox News payroll — duke it out on a near-daily basis.[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, December 17, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton This Morning Presented the Secretary of State’s 2010 Awards for Cooperate Excellence / List of ACE Award Winners / Secretary Announced the Launch of Palestinian Information Communications Technology Capacity Building Initiative (PITI) / Seeks to Strengthen the Palestinian Private Sector COTE D’IVOIRE[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, December 17, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth, 22, of Radford, Va., died Dec. 15 at Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Vice President Biden Before Signing the Middle-Class Tax Cuts Bill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010 – 4:00 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very, very much. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a — I wasn’t going say, a big deal, but an important deal. (Laughter.) I can no longer say “big deal.” (Laughter.) Thank god, my[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with Labor Leaders
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. Today, the President met for over an hour with twelve leaders from some of the nation’s largest labor organizations to discuss ways to work together to strengthen the economy. The group talked about creating good jobs for the American people and how the partnership with labor is[Read More…]
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