Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011 – 1:22 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: All right. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I don’t have any announcements, so we’ll go straight to questions. Jim. Q Thank you, Jay. As the President prepares for this speech on the Middle East this week, the[Read More…]
Day: May 17, 2011
Remarks by President Obama at Reception in Honor of Jewish American Heritage Month
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011 – 2:55 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Good afternoon. Welcome to the White House. I’m going to be very brief, but I do want to start by recognizing a few people. First of all, a great friend of mine, one of the[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, May 17, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Opening of Global Diaspora Forum Deputy Assistant Secretary Joseph Yun’s Upcoming travel to Burma Ambassador Grossman’s travel to Astana, Bishkek, Tashkent, Dushanbe, Islamabad, and Kabul BURMA Flawed electoral process, results not deemed free, fair or sound Two-track approach to Burma[Read More…]
Durbin Joins Four Other Senators in Asking for Investigation into Gasoline Price-Fixing
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011. As the average gas price remains above $4.00 per gallon in Illinois and climbing to nearly $5.00 per gallon in some parts of the state, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined four other Senators in asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate potential price[Read More…]
Fish and Wildlife Service Unveils National Plan to Combat Deadly White-Nose Syndrome in Bats
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011. The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today unveiled a national management plan to address the threat posed by white-nose syndrome, which has killed more than a million hibernating bats in eastern North America since it was discovered near Albany, New York in 2006. [Read More…]
NASA Mission Will Observe Earth’s Salty Seas For Climate Clues
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011. Final preparations are under way for the June 9 launch of the international Aquarius/SAC-D observatory. The mission’s primary instrument, Aquarius, will study interactions between ocean circulation, the water cycle and climate by measuring ocean surface salinity. Engineers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California are performing final[Read More…]
Prolonged Breastfeeding May Be Connected to Fewer Child Behaviour Problems
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–17 May 2011. Breastfeeding for four months or more is associated with fewer behavioural problems in children at age 5, an Oxford University study suggests. The findings, published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, add to the evidence base on the benefits of breastfeeding. ‘Our results provide[Read More…]
DHS Secretary Napolitano Announces the Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti Beneficiaries
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti beneficiaries. This extension will be effective July 23, 2011 and is for an additional 18 months. It will allow these TPS beneficiaries to remain in the United States through Jan.[Read More…]
Important Electronic Privacy Information Legislation Introduced In Senate
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 17 – Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) today introduced important legislation that would update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). ECPA was passed in 1986, before the advent of much of our communications technology, and has not been substantially updated since. The ECPA Amendments Act will give Americans[Read More…]
Senator Leahy Introduces Benchmark Bill To Update Key Digital Privacy Law
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2011. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Tuesday introduced anticipated legislation to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), one of the nation’s premier digital privacy laws. Leahy was the lead author of the 1986 law, which was enacted to protect the privacy of Americans’ electronic communications. The Electronic Communications[Read More…]