Rally to be held on Saturday, September 7th, at 12:00 noon at the Federal Plaza, 50 W. Adams, Chicago CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2013. Although only 9% of the public have expressed support for war with Syria in opinion polls, preparations for war are moving ahead. Anti-war activists in Illinois have been[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Governor Quinn Announces Chicago Clean Water Project to Create More Than 300 Jobs
$1 Billion Illinois Clean Water Initiative Will Invest Additional $25 Million to Upgrade Chicago Water Pipelines and Mains CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today awarded a $25 million low-interest loan to the City of Chicago to be used to replace more than 18 additional miles of water pipes throughout[Read More…]
Statement by Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer on Remedy to Address Apple’s Price Fixing of E-Books
Remedy Requires Apple to Modify Agreements with Five Publishers; Provides for a Court-Appointed External Monitor; Includes Anti-Retaliatory Provisions to Protect Publishers; Prohibits Apple from Engaging in Future Anticompetitive Conduct Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today[Read More…]
August 2013 Payroll Employment Increases (+169,000); Unemployment Rate Little Changed (7.3%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2013. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 169,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in retail trade and health care but declined in information. Household Survey Data Both the number of[Read More…]
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs Issues Travel Warning for Turkey, Sept. 6, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Turkey that the U.S. Consulate General in Adana has been authorized to draw down its non-emergency staff and family members because of threats against U.S. government facilities and personnel. The Department of State[Read More…]
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs Issues Travel Warning for Lebanon, Sept. 6, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon because of current safety and security concerns. U.S. citizens living and working in Lebanon should understand that they accept risks in remaining and should carefully consider those risks. On September 6, the Department[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Ben Rhodes and Evan Medeiros, Sept. 6, 2013
St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013 – 12:30 P.M. MSK MR. RHODES: Hey, everybody, I have with me a special guest star, Evan Medeiros, who’s our Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the NSC. He can take some additional questions on the China bilat. But I’ll just start by giving a[Read More…]
United States, China, and Leaders of G-20 Countries Announce Historic Progress Toward a Global Phase Down of Climate-damaging Hydrofluorocarbons
St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. Today, President Obama reached separate agreements with the G-20 and with China to combat global climate change by addressing the rapid growth in the use and release of climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Two statements on HFCs were released today, one in the context of the G20[Read More…]
Joint Statment on Syria by Leaders and Representatives of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, Sept. 6, 2013
St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. The Leaders and Representatives of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America made the following statement on the margins of the Group of 20 Nations Leader’s Meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia:[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Xi of the People’s Republic of China Before Bilateral Meeting, Sept. 6, 2013
St. Petersburg, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013 – 9:46 A.M. MSK PRESIDENT XI: (As interpreted.) Honorable President Obama, it’s my great pleasure to meet you again. Our meeting today reminds me of the meeting we had this past June when we met in the Annenberg Estate. In that meeting, we reached important[Read More…]
