Emporia, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2011 – 5:43 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Hello, Eagles! (Applause.) Well, it is good to be here. Thank you very much. (Applause.) It’s great to be back in Virginia. (Applause.) It is great to be here at Greensville County High School. (Applause.) [Read More…]
Day: October 18, 2011
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Press 1, Oct. 18, 2011
En Route Skipwith, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2011 – 12:13 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Thanks for joining me here for this unorthodox gaggle as we drive to our next event here in North Carolina. I don’t have any announcements to make so I’ll go straight to questions. I do have one small thing,[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton With Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril
Tripoli, Libya–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2011. SECRETARY CLINTON: (In progress) on the soil of a free Libya. And on behalf of the American people I congratulate all Libyans. It is a great privilege to see a new future for Libya being born. And indeed, the work ahead is quite challenging, but[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, October 18, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAN Report by the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran Sanctions and Nuclear Ambitions Terrorist Plot / Vienna Convention on Consular Relations / Dual-citizen and Consular Access / Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected[Read More…]
Solitary Confinement Should Be Banned in Most Cases, UN Expert Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 October 2011. A United Nations expert on torture today called on all countries to ban the solitary confinement of prisoners except in very exceptional circumstances and for as short a time as possible, with an absolute prohibition in the case of juveniles and people with mental disabilities. “Segregation, isolation,[Read More…]
Israeli-Palestinian Prisoner Exchange a ‘Humanitarian Breakthrough’ – Secretary General Ban
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 October 2011. Calling today’s exchange of prisoners by Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas a “significant humanitarian breakthrough,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he hoped it would have a far-reaching and positive impact on the stalled Middle East peace process. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban noted[Read More…]
Rep Schakowsky Statement on the Release of Gilad Shalit
WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2011. Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) released the following statement after the release of Israeli Army Sergeant Gilad Shalit: “Today, I join with Israelis and friends around the world in celebrating the return of Gilad Shalit. Shalit’s release, after five long years in captivity, is a cause for[Read More…]
Ben S. Bernanke: The Effects of the Great Recession on Central Bank Doctrine and Practice, Oct. 18, 2011
MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2011 Remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 56th Economic Conference, Boston, Massachusetts. The financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, together with the associated deep recession, was a historic event–historic in the sense that its severity and economic consequences were enormous,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the American Jobs Act — Jamestown, NC
Jamestown, NC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2011 – 11:20 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. Hello, Jamestown! (Applause.) It is great to be here in North Carolina. (Applause.) Great to be here at the Ragsdale YMCA. (Applause.)[Read More…]
FDA Chemist Pleads Guilty to Using Insider Information to Trade on Pharmaceutical Stocks Resulting in Almost $4 Million in Profits
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 18, 2011. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chemist pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Deborah K. Chasanow in the District of Maryland to one count of securities fraud and one count of making false statements, related to a $3.7 million insider trading scheme that spanned nearly[Read More…]
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