Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2012. SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. It is certainly a great pleasure for me to welcome Foreign Minister Carr here to Washington. It is always an incredibly important discussion between ourselves and our Australian friends and allies, and we’ve had a chance to cover a broad range[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT World Press Freedom Day / Uzbek Journalist Dilmurod Sayid SUDAN/SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan Forces Withdraw from Heglig / Call for Immediate Cessation of Violence / Special Envoy Princeton Lyman / Working with the AU / Comprehensive Peace Agreement MIDDLE EAST PEACE[Read More…]

Unprecedented move denies legal right of hundreds of shareholders to attend meeting, suggests Wells Fargo executives unwilling to deal with face-to-face criticism Protests part of new wave of 99% activism holding big corporations accountable over CEO pay, tax dodging SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2012.  In an unprecedented move today, Wells Fargo[Read More…]

Chapel Hill, North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2012 – 1:13 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  (Applause.)  Hello, North Carolina!  (Applause.)  What’s up, Tar Heels?  (Applause.) Now, first of all, I want to thank Domonique for that unbelievable introduction.  Wasn’t she good?  (Applause.)  You can tell she will be an outstanding teacher.  AUDIENCE[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2012.  U.S. house prices rose 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from January to February, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. While prices in January were unchanged according to initial estimates reported in the last HPI release, the January result has[Read More…]