Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. As spring approaches, millions of birds will wing their way back to North America. Red knots near Tierra del Fuego will make a remarkable journey to the arctic tundra. Swainson’s hawks leave their winter homes in Brazil and Argentina, flying north for up to 14,000 miles.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Space Shuttle Discovery Returns Home After Final Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. Space shuttle Discovery and its six-astronaut crew ended a 13-day journey of more than five million miles and concluded the spacecraft’s illustrious 27-year career with an 11:57 a.m. EST landing Wednesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. STS-133 was the last mission for the[Read More…]
Race and Beyond: Majority Minority Toddlers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. Cold, hard facts are unassailable, but often are disregarded. Such ignorance comes with looming peril. Here’s a pair of textbook examples. Fact one: The U.S. Census Bureau reported last month in its annual data dump on children and school enrollment that 49.9 percent of all three-year-olds[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Passing of David Broder
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. Like so many here in Washington and across the country, Michelle and I were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of a true giant of journalism, David Broder. David filed his first story from our nation’s capital before starting as a junior political writer[Read More…]
Praise for President Obama’s Choice to Nominate Gary Locke to be Ambassador to China
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. Below aresome statements of support from business leaders on the President’s choice to nominate Gary Locke to be Ambassador to China. John Frisbie, President, US-China Business Council (USCBC) “Gary Locke is a great choice to serve as the next US Ambassador to China. As a former[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Announcing Secretary Locke as New Ambassador to China
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011 – 10:55 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. As many people know, our current Ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, has decided to step down from his current job. During his tenure, Jon has been an outstanding advocate for this administration and for this country. He[Read More…]
White House Commits $12.6 Million for Cote d’Ivoire Humanitarian Response
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. President Obama announced that the U.S. Government, through the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, will provide $12.6 million in emergency funds to international and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) assisting refugee and other displaced populations resulting from recent political unrest and violence in Côte d’Ivoire.[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton Launch of a Global Partnership on Maternal and Child Health
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone. What a wonderful way to start my day, to be here with all of you and talking about something which is so important. It goes, for me, without saying, but it’s nice to hear it said over and over again[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary Clinton at First Senior Officials Meeting for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2010. Thank you all very much. Good morning. I appreciate Mike Froman’s introduction and his brief summary of all of the reasons why President Obama and the Obama Administration are committed to the region and committed to Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). And I’m delighted to be[Read More…]
Statement from Governor Pat Quinn Re: Abolishing Death Penalty in IL
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. Today I have signed Senate Bill 3539, which abolishes the death penalty in Illinois. For me, this was a difficult decision, quite literally the choice between life and death. This was not a decision to be made lightly, or a decision that I came to without[Read More…]
