Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011. Today President Obama said some things that very much needed to be said. He said we need to focus first and foremost on creating jobs, and he laid out a plan for doing just that. He said that asking millionaires like Warren Buffett to start paying[Read More…]
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Outline of AFL-CIO Positions on Congressional Super Committee Issues
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011. Working people are clamoring for leaders in Washington to focus first and hard on creating good jobs. Speaker Boehner was channeling George Orwell when he claimed the Congressional Super Committee is a jobs committee. The way to create jobs is not through fiscal austerity and cuts[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Second Army Casualty, September 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a second soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Chazray C. Clark, 24, of Ecorse, Mich., died Sept. 18 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. [Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, September 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011. Japan Prime Minister Noda to Address United Nations Industry/Regulatory/Political Issues Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda this week will address the United Nations’ general assembly in New York on the continuing need for safe and reliable nuclear energy in Japan. As part of the assembly, a[Read More…]
Condemning Deadly Attack Near Burundian Capital, Secretary-General Calls for Restraint
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 September 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the armed attack that took place yesterday near Burundi’s capital that killed and injured scores of people, and called on all parties to exercise restraint. At least 36 people have been killed in the attack in which unidentified gunmen opened fire[Read More…]
Palestinians Will Submit UN Membership Application to Secretary General Ban on Friday
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 September 2011. A blue chair symbolizing the Palestinian aspiration to a UN seat The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, told Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon today that he intends to submit an application this Friday for Palestine to become a United Nations Member State. During their meeting, which[Read More…]
University of Toronto-Led Research Improves Performance of Next-Generation Solar Cell Technology
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011. Researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T), King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) and Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) have created the most efficient colloidal quantum dot (CQD) solar cell ever. The discovery is reported in the latest issue of Nature Materials.[Read More…]
AARP Statement on President’s Deficit Reduction Plan: Reject Proposals that Cut Medicare Benefits and Shift Health Care Costs onto Seniors
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond offered the following statement after the President released his plan for deficit reduction, elements of which may be considered by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction over the next two months: “AARP reiterates its strong opposition to any proposals that[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, September 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011 – 11:50 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for coming to the White House for your daily briefing. As you were told in advance, I have with me today the Secretary of the Treasury, Tim Geithner, on my left; and on my[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011 – 10:56 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat. A week ago today, I sent Congress the American Jobs Act. It’s a plan that will lead to new jobs for teachers, for construction workers, for veterans, and for the unemployed. It will[Read More…]
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