Durham, North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011 – 1:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please, everybody, have a seat. Thank you. It is good to be back in North Carolina. (Applause.) [Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Remarks by President Obama in a Meeting with the Jobs and Competitiveness Council
NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011 – 11:50 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: First of all, I just want to thank everybody for the seriousness, the diligence that you’ve displayed already on this Jobs Council. When we formed this we understood that we had averted the worst possibilities of a Great Depression. [Read More…]
Former U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Bribery Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 13 2011. A former U.S. Army major pleaded guilty today to bribery related to his work as a contracting officer’s representative in Kuwait from 2004 to 2006, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Derrick L. Shoemake, 49, of Moreno Valley, Calif., pleaded guilty[Read More…]
Soldier Missing from Korean War Identified, June 13, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2011. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Cpl. A.V. Scott, 27, of[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Additional Marine Casualty, June 13, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Sean M. N. O’Connor, 22, of Douglas, Wyo., died June 12 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine[Read More…]
Energy Secretary Chu Announces Five Million Smart Meters Installed Nationwide as Part of Grid Modernization Effort
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. At a White House Grid Modernization event today, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that more than five million smart meters have been installed nationwide as part of Recovery Act-funded efforts to accelerate modernization of the Nation’s electric grid. Smart meters will provide utility[Read More…]
NIH Researchers Find New Clues About Aging
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new pathway that sets the clock for programmed aging in normal cells. The study provides insights about the interaction between a toxic protein called progerin and telomeres, which cap the ends of chromosomes like aglets, the plastic tips[Read More…]
US Bank in Park Forest Robbed Saturday
The FBI and Park Forest police are seeking information regarding the Saturday robbery of US Bank in Park Forest. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Chicago FBI and the Park Forest Police Department are investigating a robbery that took place Saturday, June 11, at approximately 12:29 p.m. at US Bank,[Read More…]
NATO Engages Pro-Qadhafi Forces on North-West Coast of Libya
NAPLES–(ENEWSPF)–12 June 2011. Anti-Qadhafi sentiment is increasing in Libya as a growing number of Libyans demand the right to choose their own future. Along the north-west coast of Libya between Tripoli and the Tunisian border Libyans long tired of Qadhafi rule are challenging his legitimacy openly, and in doing so,[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One en route Morrisville, NC
En route Morrisville, NC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011 – 10:56 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: This is going to be a quick one. If you guys will — because we’re obviously going to land and the President is speaking at the event. Good morning, everyone. Thanks for coming with us today to[Read More…]
