Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2011.  Over the last few weeks, I’ve been making the case that we need to act now on the American Jobs Act, so we can put folks back to work and start building an economy that lasts into the future. Education is an essential part of this[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011.   MODERATOR: Thank you, everyone, for joining us this afternoon for this background briefing on Middle East peace issues and the Quartet statement that was just issued. For your records, our briefer tonight is [Senior Administration Official], hereafter known as Senior Administration Official. Without further ado,[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011.  The United States is very pleased that the Quartet was able to issue a statement today with a concrete and detailed proposal to begin negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians without delay or preconditions. The Quartet proposal represents the firm conviction of the international community[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011.  Following is the text of a statement issued after the meeting of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union Catherine Ashton in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011.   Japan PM Says Fukushima will Achieve Cold Shutdown This Year Industry/Regulatory/Political Issues Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told a United Nations special session on nuclear safety and security that the Fukushima Daiichi energy facility will achieve cold shutdown by the end of the year. Noda[Read More…]