Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. On June 25, 1950, the Korean peninsula erupted in conflict, becoming the front line of an intensifying Cold War. For 3 years, our Armed Forces fought to help keep Korea free, suffering bitter reversals and winning stunning victories before the Military Armistice Agreement at Panmunjom[Read More…]
Day: July 26, 2011
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, July 26, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011 – 12:48 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the White House. Thanks for being here. It’s time for your daily briefing. Before I get started with questions, I think you all know by now that the President and the Vice President[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Issues Worldwide Caution on Continuing Threat of Terrorist Actions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. The Department of State has issued this Worldwide Caution to update information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. U.S. citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to[Read More…]
Durbin Announces Funding for Public-Private Partnership Aimed at Protecting the Great Lakes
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Sustain Our Great Lakes (SOGL) program has awarded a total of $706,350 in grants to three organizations in Illinois. The Sustain Our Great Lakes program works to protect, maintain, and restore the integrity of the Great[Read More…]
Durbin Calls for Human Rights Awareness in the Congo at the Holocaust Memorial Museum
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. In a speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called attention to the human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and what the US can do to reduce the violence and hold perpetrators accountable. The speech was[Read More…]
Explosion Wounds Five UN Blue Helmets in Lebanon
LEBANON–(ENEWSPF)–26 July 2011. UNIFIL armoured vehicles pass through a Lebanese Armed Forces checkpoint near Ghanduriya An explosion earlier today has wounded five soldiers serving with the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, according to a UN spokesperson. The spokesperson, Martin Nesirky, said the blast hit a convoy of[Read More…]
UN Envoy Warns of Profound Deadlock in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 July 2011. The political process to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is in “profound and persistent” deadlock, a senior United Nations envoy warned today, calling on the parties to work towards a two-State solution and on the international community to help them find a credible way forward. Robert Serry,[Read More…]
USW: The Most Important Deficit is a Jobs Deficit
Pittsburgh, PA—(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2011. Leslie Marshall, host of the The Leslie Marshall Show, talks with United Steelworkers (USW) President Leo W. Gerard about Republican representation, deficits and tax cuts. They opened the discussion talking about government representation. Gerard said, “We have a Republican Party that believes it’s there to govern[Read More…]
FTC Testifies on Consumer Protection and the Rent-to-Own Industry
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. The Federal Trade Commission testified today on consumer protection issues relating to the rent-to-own industry. The testimony described the agency’s role in enforcing laws relating to financial issues, provided background on the rent-to-own industry, and described key findings of a 2000 report published by the FTC’s[Read More…]
More Critical Aviation Projects Come to Halt Due to Congressional Inaction
Nearly 4,000 FAA Employees in 35 states, and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, Have Been Furloughed and Forced To Go Without Pay WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011. The Federal Aviation Administration issued additional “stop work orders” over the last twenty-four hours to construction and technology contractors for critical modernization projects[Read More…]
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