Day: November 9, 2012

State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, November 9, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing LIBYA Benghazi / Hill Briefings / Participants / Congressional Requests for Documents IRAN IAEA Talks / P-5+1 Next Steps Attack on U.S. Drone SYRIA Doha Conference Update Intensifying Syrian Regime Attacks on Civilians / Assad’s Future Syrian Opposition and the Syrian Population[Read More…]

General David H. Petraeus Steps Down from CIA

Statement to Employees from General David H. Petraeus (US Army Retired) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2012. Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position as D/CIA.  After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely[Read More…]

Department of Energy Hurricane Sandy-Nor’easter Situation Report #5, November 9, 2012 (3:00 PM EST)

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2012 – 3:00 PM EST. Highlights: Beginning November 7th, a Nor’easter impacted the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with strong winds, rain or snow, and coastal flooding. At 8:00 pm EDT October 29, the National Hurricane Center reported Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ as a post tropical[Read More…]

UPDATE: Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Investigation, November 9, 2012 – 2:30 PM EST

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2012 – 2:30 PM EST At-A-Glance Status: Ongoing Investigation Infection: Fungal Facility Type: Outpatient Setting Case Count: 438* States: 19* Deaths: 32* Laboratory Results * Updates occur Mon, Wed & Fri   Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak – Current Case Count   November 9, 2012 2:30 PM EST Previous Case[Read More…]

Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, November 9, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2012. President Obama Wins Re-Election! President Barack Obama won re-election over Republican Mitt Romney, gaining at least 303 electoral votes Tuesday night – 33 more than the 270 needed for victory. The President also leads in Florida, but results in that state are not yet final. In[Read More…]

Hurricane Sandy: at General Assembly, UN Chief Highlights Challenges and Lessons Learned

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 November 2012 – In a briefing to the General Assembly, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the world body’s challenges, responses and lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy, while also reiterating his call for more action in regard to climate change. “Storms and emergencies pose great tests and[Read More…]

On the Heels of Historic Marijuana Legalization in Colorado and Washington, ‘GONE TO POT’ Kickstarter Campaign is Live!

Indie film’s 22,000-plus Facebook fans get engaged Los Angeles—(ENEWSPF)—November 9, 2012. With historic legalization votes in Colorado and Washington, marijuana is going mainstream. The pot trend is also blazing in pop culture: GONE TO POT THE MOVIE has steadily built a base of more than 22,000 fans on Facebook, and[Read More…]

President Obama Right to Focus on Jobs, Growth and Middle Class Tax Cuts

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2012.  After President Obama laid out his plan to avoid the impending “fiscal cliff,” Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement: “In the wake of President’s re-election, his call for bipartisan solutions to our nation’s economic challenges is the[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama, November 9, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2012 – 1:08 P.M. EST   THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much. (Applause.)  Thank you very much, everybody.  Everybody, please have a seat.  (Applause.)    Well, good afternoon, everybody.  Now that those of us on the campaign trail have had a chance to get[Read More…]

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