Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAN Persecution and Arrests of Baha’i Community Members SYRIA Humanitarian Aid Friends of Syria Meeting Sanctions Syrian National Council China Timeline GCC TURKEY P5+1 Meeting Iranian Oil EGYPT Elections AFGHANISTAN Taliban / Reconciliation COLOMBIA FARC Hostages ISRAEL/AZERBAIJAN Airfield Access NORTH KOREA Track-Two[Read More…]
Day: April 2, 2012
Joint Press Conference by President Obama, President Calderon of Mexico, and Prime Minister Harper of Canada
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2012 – 1:54 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Please have a seat. Good afternoon, everybody. It is my pleasure to welcome two great friends and partners — President Calderón of Mexico and Prime Minister Harper of Canada. Now, I’ve worked with Stephen and Felipe on many occasions. [Read More…]
State Department Special Briefing on Humanitarian Situation in Sudan and South Sudan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2012. MR. VENTRELL: Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us today. Today’s conference call is on the record. With us we have Catherine Wiesner, who is a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration; Ambassador Princeton Lyman, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan; and[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Honors Uniting America Volunteers in Memory of Cesar Chavez
Calls for All to Honor Hispanic Civil Rights Leader’s Legacy Through Service CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today joined leaders from the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) to commemorate the birth of America’s greatest Hispanic civil rights leader by honoring the volunteers of the Uniting America[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 2, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2012. Industry Developing Guidance on NRC Orders, Ordering FLEX Equipment Industry/Regulatory/Political NEI has sent to nuclear energy facility managers a set of recommended generic templates for industry responses to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s orders on mitigation strategies, hardened containment vents and used fuel pool instrumentation. Initial[Read More…]
CMS Makes Improvements to Medicare Drug and Health Plans
Rate Announcement & Call Letter address 2013 payments & other program updates; Final rule strengthens beneficiary protections, codifies coverage gap discount program WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2012. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued final regulations for Medicare Advantage (MA) and prescription drug benefit (Part D) programs to improve[Read More…]
Joint Statement by North American Leaders, April 2, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2012. We, the Leaders of North America, met today in Washington, DC to advance the economic well-being, safety, and security of the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Rooted in deep economic, historical, cultural, environmental, and societal ties, North American cooperation enhances our ability to face global challenges,[Read More…]
Syria Informs UN-Arab League Envoy of Commitment to Troop Withdrawal Deadline
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 April 2012. The Syrian Government has informed the lead international envoy dealing with the crisis in that country that it will complete the withdrawal of troops and heavy weapons from population centres by 10 April, the President of the United Nations Security Council said today. The Joint Special[Read More…]
Oxygen in Tumours Predicts Prostate Cancer Recurrence
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2012. Low oxygen levels in tumors can be used to predict cancer recurrence in men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer even before they receive radiation therapy. The clinical research, led by radiation oncologists from the University of Toronto and the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) Cancer Program, University Health[Read More…]
Students Call for Universities to Divest from Coal
Students call on universities to move millions of dollars in new campaign to distance schools from dangerous, dirty fossil fuel investments URBANA, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2012. Students from North Carolina to Illinois are uniting in a call to move millions of dollars in university endowment funds out of the risky and[Read More…]
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