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…]
Day: February 19, 2011
Statement by President Obama on Senator Jeff Bingaman’s Retirement
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2011. “From his time in the Army, to his service as New Mexico’s Attorney General and Senior Senator, Jeff Bingaman has served this country and the people of New Mexico for more than three decades. He has been a tireless advocate for preserving America’s natural resources[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…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, February 18, 2011
En route Portland, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2011 – 9:34 A.M. PST MR. CARNEY: I’m going to try to do this relatively fast so that nobody gets hurt in landing here. To begin, I want to read you a statement by the President on violence in Bahrain, Libya, and Yemen: “I am[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…]
Notre Dame Responds To Criticism Of Response To Sexual Misconduct Complaints
Notre Dame, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The University of Notre Dame released a statement today after criticism in the Chicago Tribune that Notre Dame had been lax in investigating allegations of sexual abuse: In response to criticism directed at the University of Notre Dame for its response to sexual misconduct complaints, the University offers[Read More…]