Fairless Hills, PA–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011 – 2:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat, have a seat. Hello, Fairless Hills! Hello, Gamesa! It is good to be here. I was here three years ago. I was then a candidate — how many folks were[Read More…]
Day: April 6, 2011
Haiti Will Continue to Need Strong International Support, Ban Tells UN Security Council
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged the continued assistance of the United Nations for Haiti, which, while having made significant gains in recent months, still faces a number of daunting challenges such as reviving its crippled economy and strengthening the rule of law. “The United Nations[Read More…]
Accuracy of NATO Attacks Having Desired Effects in Libya
NAPLES—(ENEWSPF)—6 April 2011. Full text of speech given at the Press Conference held in Naples on April 6 by Rear Admiral Russell Harding OBE, Deputy Commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR. Ladies and Gentlemen… welcome to Naples and thank you very much for being here today. Last[Read More…]
Congressman Ryan’s Unbelievable Path to Prosperity
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011. The budget put forth by Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) for fiscal year 2012 beginning in October makes fantastical claims about its impact on investment, economic growth, and jobs. Rep. Ryan is basing claims of incredible economic benefits from his 2012-2021 budget proposal—that cuts taxes for the[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney aboard Air Force One, April 6, 2011
En route Philadelphia, PA–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011 – 1:06 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: So, here we are flying to Philadelphia. I’m here to gaggle. And I just wanted to quickly brief you on phone calls the President made this morning to Senator Reid and to Speaker Boehner. He had good conversations[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Video Teleconference with President Karzai
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011 President Obama spoke with President Karzai today via video teleconference. The two leaders spoke for approximately one hour and discussed a range of topics, including transition to Afghan security lead, our ongoing strategic partnership negotiations, and the Koran burning and the violence that followed in Afghanistan. [Read More…]
DOD Identifies Third Army Casualty, April 6, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Spc. Gary L. Nelson III, 20, of Woodstock, Ga., died April 5 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 6th[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 6, 2011 (11:30 A.M. EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT.Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) today began injecting nitrogen into the containment vessel of reactor 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Nitrogen, an inert gas, is used in reactor containment vessels to stabilize the atmosphere and prevent ignition[Read More…]
Durbin, Larson Introduce Fair Elections Now Act, Durbin Announces Hearing on Campaign Finance Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-CT) introduced the Fair Elections Now Act today, a bill that will dramatically change the way we finance Congressional elections. Under the new law, qualified, legitimate candidates will receive grants, matching funds,[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Rare Form of Thyroid Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved vandetanib to treat adult patients with late-stage (metastatic) medullary thyroid cancer who are ineligible for surgery and who have disease that is growing or causing symptoms. Thyroid cancer is a cancerous growth of the thyroid gland, which[Read More…]