Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011 – 1:17 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Hello, everyone. I have no announcements, so we’ll get started with questions. Julie. Q Thank you. The Libya report that the administration sent to the Hill yesterday seems to have only increased some of the anger and[Read More…]
Day: June 16, 2011
State Department Briefing by Victoria Noland, June 16, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Travel to Guatemala and Jamaica / International Conference of Support for the Central American Security Strategy / Caribbean Counterparts Ayman al-Zawahiri and al-Qaida PAKISTAN U.S.-Pakistan Relationship / Engagement LIBYA Qadhafi / International Pressure / NATO Operation / Resolution[Read More…]
Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on New Residential Construction in May 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released data on new residential construction for May 2011. Permits for new housing units jumped 8.7 percent in May. Private-sector analysts had expected a 0.7 percent decline. Housing starts advanced 3.5 percent in May. Private-sector analysts had expected a 4.8 percent[Read More…]
Child’s Entrapment Death Prompts Big Lots Recall of Metal Futon Bunk Beds
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Big Lots, of Columbus, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling about 30,000 metal futon bunk beds. Children behind the futon or in the ladder area of the bunk bed can get entrapped when the futon and its metal[Read More…]
Global Temperatures Were 10th Warmest on Record for May
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. The globe experienced the 10th warmest May since record keeping began in 1880, as the climate phenomenon La Niña ended its 2011 cycle. The Arctic sea ice extent was the third smallest extent for May on record. The monthly analysis from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center[Read More…]
Benefit on Saturday, June 25 to Raise Funds to Beautify Park Forest Blue Star Marker Honoring Members of the Armed Forces
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2011. In 1945, the National Council of Garden Clubs started the Blue Star Marker project as a way to honor members of the Armed Forces. Signs with big blue stars were purchased by garden clubs and placed in all states along major highways to honor all[Read More…]
AAA: June Gas Prices Finally Falling
AURORA, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011 – Gas prices throughout Illinois and Indiana fell in June, which is the first time since October 2010 there has been a month-over-month decrease. Monthly average prices in Illinois reached $4.01, according to AAA Chicago’s most recent Fuel Gauge Report. The Illinois average for regular unleaded[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with Special Envoy for Sudan Lyman
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. President Obama today met with Ambassador Princeton Lyman, his Special Envoy for Sudan, to discuss the status of mediation efforts to end the political and humanitarian crisis in Abyei and the humanitarian crisis and violence in Southern Kordofan. The President expressed deep concern over the[Read More…]
Army Released May Suicide Data
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. The Army released suicide data today for the month of May. Among active-duty soldiers, there were 21 potential suicides: one has been confirmed as suicide, and 20 remain under investigation. For April 2011, the Army reported 16 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers. Since the release of[Read More…]
Construction to Start on New Affordable Apartments for Kendall County Seniors
OSWEGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011. Dozens of Kendall County seniors living on a limited budget will have new affordable housing opportunities in spring 2012. Construction is set to start on the 60-unit Diamond Senior Apartments of Oswego as a result of the investment of the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), the state’s[Read More…]
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