Day: December 6, 2011

State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, December 6, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011.  Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Open Skies Agreement with Montenegro SYRIA Ambassador Ford returns to Syria / Expect Syria to Abide by Vienna Convention Obligations / Security Considerations / Role of Turkey / Arab League Secretary’s Meeting with Syrian National Council / Respond to the Needs[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama on the Economy in Osawatomie, Kansas

Osawatomie, Kansas–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011 – 12:59 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please, please have a seat. Thank you so much. Thank you. Good afternoon, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good afternoon. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to start by thanking a few folks who’ve joined us today. We’ve got the mayor of[Read More…]

Secretary General Ban Urges Leaders to Make Real Progress at UN Climate Change Talks

South Africa–(ENEWSPF)–6 December 2011.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged countries not to lose momentum and show determined leadership to advance negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, as States enter their first day of high-level talks. “The world is looking to you for leadership,” Mr. Ban told[Read More…]

UN Deplores Deadly Twin Attacks on Afghan Civilians During Shiite Holiday

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 December 2011.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations mission in Afghanistan have strongly condemned today’s explosions in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif that have resulted in numerous deaths and injuries of civilians who had gathered for a Shiite religious observance. Both explosions happened around midday, according to media reports. A[Read More…]

P&G Voluntarily Recalls One Production Lot of Dry Dog Food

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has voluntarily retrieved a single production lot of dry dog food due to aflatoxin levels that were detected above the acceptable limit. This product has already been retrieved from store shelves. No illnesses have been reported in association with[Read More…]

Innovative Social Media Campaign From Audubon Takes Birding Online

Nearly 10,000 “Bird the Net” for fun and prizes    New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. The competition was fierce as virtual birders pursued animated orioles, puffins, cranes and more throughout the web in Audubon’s Birding the Net. In all, more than 9,500 participated in the ambitious social media campaign that stretched[Read More…]

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