Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. Index for Today’s Briefing SECRETARY’S TRAVEL PAKISTAN/TERRORISM IRAN EGYPT CUBA DEPARTMENT/VENEZUELA YEMEN LIBYA JAPAN NORTH KOREA YEMEN BAHRAIN TRANSCRIPT: 12:53 p.m. EDT MR RATHKE: Hello. QUESTION: Happy Friday. MR RATHKE: Well, thank you. And to all of you as well. One thing just to mention at[Read More…]
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Colorado Man Convicted of Kidnapping a Toddler and Producing Child Pornography
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. A Colorado man was convicted by a federal jury of kidnapping a toddler and producing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner of the Eastern District of California. Shawn McCormack, 31, of[Read More…]
Designer of Fraudulent Tax Promotion Product Sentenced to Prison
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. A Chino, California, businessman was sentenced to serve more than four years in prison yesterday in the U.S. District Court in Las Vegas for his role in a conspiracy to promote and sell fraudulent tax products, including a product called Tax Break 2000, announced Acting Assistant[Read More…]
Topeka, Kansas, Man Charged in Plot to Explode Car Bomb at Military Base
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. A Topeka, Kansas, man has been charged in federal court with attempting to detonate a vehicle bomb at Fort Riley military base near Manhattan, Kansas, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom of the District of Kansas and Special Agent[Read More…]
President Obama and Vice President Biden’s 2014 Tax Returns
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. Today, the President released his 2014 federal income tax returns. He and the First Lady filed their income tax returns jointly and reported adjusted gross income of $477,383. The Obamas paid $93,362 in total tax. The President and First Lady also reported donating $70,712 – or[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Response to Questions at the CEO Summit of the Americas, April 10, 2015
Panama City, Panama–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. PRESIDENT OBAMA: First of all, I want to thank the business leaders who are all here represented, and we had the great spokespersons in the front row. I’ll just comment on a couple of themes that ran through a number of the questions. One of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Opening of the CEO Summit of the Americas, April 10, 2015
Panama City, Panama–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015 – 3:05 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, thank you, Luis. First of all, let me not only thank you but thank our host and the people of Panama, who have done an extraordinary job organizing this summit. It is a great pleasure to be joined[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Meeting with SICA Presidents, April 10, 2015
Panama City, Panama–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015 – 11:17 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, thank you, President Molina. Let me, first of all, thank our friend, the President of Panama, and the people of Panama, Vice President of Panama, for the incredible hospitality and the outstanding arrangements for this summit. It is[Read More…]
Joint Press Conference with Secretary Carter and Defense Minister Han at Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2015
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at a joint press conference with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2015. Carter is on a visit to the U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility to make observations for the[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Statement on Illinois Tornadoes and Response
FAIRDALE, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement today after visiting with survivors and seeing firsthand the destruction caused by the tornadoes that touched down yesterday evening in Illinois: “My thoughts and prayers go out to the thousands of Illinois residents in DeKalb, Ogle,[Read More…]
