Riyadh, Saudi Arabia–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD: (In Arabic.) SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much, Your Royal Highness. Assalamu alaikum. I am very honored to be here and very, very grateful for His Royal Highness, Prince Saud Al-Faisal’s very generous welcome here. We had a superb dinner and meeting[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Remarks by Vice President Biden to the AIPAC Policy Conference
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013 – 10:35 A.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. President. (Applause.) It’s great to be here. It’s great to be here. (Applause.) Hey, Debbie. Ladies and gentlemen, oh, what a difference 40 years makes. (Laughter.) I look out there and see an old friend, Annette[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Personnel Announcements
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013 – 10:27 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. This afternoon, I’ll hold my first Cabinet meeting of my second term. And there will be some new faces, and there will be some familiar faces in new jobs. But there will also be some seats waiting[Read More…]
UN Welcomes News of HIV Baby Who Appears to be Cured by Treatment
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 March 2013 – The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today welcomed the news that a baby treated in the United States with antiretroviral drugs during the first months of her life appears to be functionally cured of the disease. “This news gives us great hope that a[Read More…]
California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom: Most Politicians Secretly Support Legalizing Marijuana
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. At the 40th Annual NORML Conference held in Portland, Oregon, Oregon Federal Representative Earl Blumenauer stated that many politicians are sympathetic to marijuana law reform, the just aren’t urged by their constituents enough to do something about it. This statement has been echoed by Gavin Newsom below.[Read More…]
Treating the Lawn Too Early is Not Only Wrong, It’s Illegal
Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. This photo, taken by Alan Cohen in late February of this year, depicts a lawn care company breaking a law that is intended to protect the Chesapeake Bay. By Alan Cohen, President, Safe Lawns for DC Kids and Critters To protect the Chesapeake Bay, states whose water flows[Read More…]
NOAA Assumes Full Operational Responsibilities of Environmental Satellite
Artists rendering of the Suomi NPP satellite. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. A recent major milestone to develop the next-generation of polar-orbiting satellites was reached when operational control of America’s newest environmental satellite was transitioned to NOAA. These satellites are critical to providing advanced warning for severe weather including tornado outbreaks, heavy[Read More…]
In Kabul, NATO Secretary General Relays Message of Alliance Commitment to Afghanistan
KABUL–(ENEWSPF)–4 March 2013. The Alliance will stay committed to Afghanistan after its ISAF combat mission ends at the end of 2014, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday 4 March after talks with President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. “Let there be no doubt: our commitment is certain, to the[Read More…]
MIT’s Ernest J. Moniz Nominated Secretary of Energy
President Obama’s pick is head of the MIT Energy Initiative and a former undersecretary of energy. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. President Barack Obama announced today that he intends to nominate MIT’s Ernest J. Moniz to head the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Moniz is the Cecil and Ida Green Professor[Read More…]
Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Women’s History Month
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. March 1 marked the beginning of Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is as fitting as it is exciting: “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).” The nation this year recognizes such extraordinary women as Patricia Era Bath (1942),[Read More…]
