Day: February 19, 2011

Weekly Address: To Win the Future, America Must Win the Global Competition in Education (Video/Text)

Hillsboro, Oregon–(ENWESPF)–February 19, 2011.   I’m speaking to you from just outside Portland, Oregon where I’m visiting Intel, a company that helped pioneer the digital age.  I just came from a tour of an assembly line where highly-skilled technicians are building microprocessors that run everything from desktop computers to smartphones.[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama on Winning the Future

Hillsboro, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–February 18 2011 – 11:53 A.M. PST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you.  Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you so much.  I am thrilled to be here.  I want to, first of all, thank Paul for that introduction, and I want[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, February 18, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2011.   INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Asia Society Speech Ivory Coast: U.S. Condemns Nationalization of Banks ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS Ambassador Rice Will State Position at 3 PM Session/Secretary Spoke with President Abbas EGYPT/IRAN Reprogramming of $150 Million/Suez Canal/Iran Attack on Journalist BAHRAIN/YEMEN/REGION U.S. Remains Concerned/Political, Economic, and Social Reform[Read More…]

DOD Announces Sentence for Detainee Noor Uthman Muhammed

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)-February 18, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today that Noor Uthman Muhammed was sentenced to 14 years in confinement for providing material support to al-Qaeda and conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization and terrorism. A pre-sentencing hearing took place in a military commission courtroom at[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Army Casualty, February 18, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENWESPF)–February 18, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Jonathan A. Pilgeram, 22, of Great Falls, Mont., died Feb. 17 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.  He[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Two Air Force Casualties, February 18, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENWESPF)–February 18, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Airman 1st Class Corey C. Owens, 26, of San Antonio, Texas, died Feb. 17 due to a non-combat related incident at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.  He was assigned[Read More…]

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