WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012 – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has authorized deployment of a Marine Corps fleet anti-terrorism security team to Libya to protect U.S. citizens there and to secure the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said here today. During a Pentagon news conference, Little said[Read More…]
Day: September 13, 2012
President Obama’s Rosh Hoshanah Greeting
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. As we look forward to the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays Sunday night, I want to extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating the New Year. This is a joyful time for millions of people around the world. But Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, September 13, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Appreciation for Condolences, Solidarity LIBYA/REGION Interviews with Employees of Embassy Benghazi Circumstances Surrounding Deaths / Libyan-Led Investigation / Involvement of FBI Rejection of Message and Content of Video / No Excuse for Violence Security at Mission in Benghazi / Review of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Golden, CO
Golden, Colorado–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012 – 11:03 A.M. MDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Golden! (Applause.) Thank you! (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. (Applause.) You know, this is just too pretty. (Laughter.) I don’t know how you guys get any work done around here. (Laughter.) It is[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, September 13, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012 – 10:30 A.M. MDT MR. CARNEY: Okay, thanks for doing this, this morning, from a spectacular gymnasium. I just wanted to note at the top that the President spoke with the leaders of Libya and Egypt last night. As you know, we put out statements on[Read More…]
EPA Announces Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants of $1.7 Million to Cleveland Area
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012 – The U.S. Environmental Agency has announced two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants, totaling over $1.7 million, to improve water quality in the Cleveland area. The grants were announced yesterday by EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Persciasepe at Great Lakes Week in Cleveland. Over the last three years,[Read More…]
Parental Divorce Linked to Stroke in Males
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Men with divorced parents are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke than men from intact families, shows a new study from the University of Toronto. The study, to be published this month in the International Journal of Stroke, shows that adult men who had experienced[Read More…]
Spray Today, Pay Tomorrow: Connecticut Pesticide Case Points to Tragic Cycle
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Professionals who mix Roundup in a tank are legally required to wear all the proper protective gear, yet . . . Our good friend Nancy Alderman was up and at it again this morning before most good Marines, this time disseminating the Hartford Courant story about a[Read More…]
AARP and Charles Schwab Foundations Team Up on Financial Capability Program to Help People 50+ Struggling to Make Ends Meet
AARP Foundation Finances 50+SM Aims to Give People Tools and Resources to Improve Financial Health and Well-Being SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012 – In an effort to address the distinct needs of low-income workers and jobseekers age 50 and older, AARP Foundation and Charles Schwab Foundation have launched a new financial[Read More…]
Secretary of Commerce Declares Disaster in Northeast Groundfish Fishery
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today declared a commercial fishery failure in the Northeast groundfish fishery for the 2013 fishing season. Despite fishermen’s adherence to catch limits, several key fish stocks are not rebuilding, resulting in the expectation that further cuts to catch limits[Read More…]