Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010 – 1:40 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon. Before we get started, let me see if I can make this gizmo work — there we go. The Internal Revenue Service today began mailing postcards to more than 4 million small businesses and tax-exempt organizations to make[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, April 19, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Scheduled to Attend NATO Informal Foreign Ministerial in Tallinn / Change in Schedule / No Stop in Finland Discussions on Adoptions / U.S. Delegation Unable to Travel Russia / Looking to Reschedule Major Economies Forum / Todd Stern and Mike Foreman Press[Read More…]
Statement by Vice President Biden on Iraq
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010 – 1:37 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, folks. I want to give you a brief update on an extremely important development in Iraq. Early this morning on — early in the morning October 18th (sic April 18th), Iraqi security forces with the support of[Read More…]
State Department Condolences Concerning Four Spanish Soldiers Who Died in Helicopter Crash in Haiti
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010. The United States is deeply saddened by the deaths of four Spanish soldiers in an April 16 helicopter crash during a humanitarian mission in Haiti. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the victims. By request of the Spanish Government, and in[Read More…]
Violence Hampering Aid Deliveries in Mountainous Part of Darfur, UN Official Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2010 – Increasing violence has cut off aid deliveries to the mountainous area of Darfur and the living situation for the estimated 100,000 people there will worsen as the dry season comes to an end, the top United Nations humanitarian official in Sudan warned today. “Our operations[Read More…]
UN Calls for Diverting Weapons Budgets to Economic Development
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2010 – The General Assembly today held a day-long debate on disarmament with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling on the world to reverse its spending on weapons as compared with development. “The world is over-armed, and development is under-funded,” he told the 192-member Assembly at the start of[Read More…]
UNICEF: Children Seriously Affected by Qinghai Earthquake
BEIJING–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2010 – As teams of rescuers continue to search for survivors in earthquake flattened Jiegu Town, on the 4000 metre high Tibetan plateau, the immediate danger to children from cold weather has emerged. Over the weekend many residents slept in the open in sub-zero temperatures, trying to keep[Read More…]
Remarks by DHS Secretary Napolitano on the 15th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing
Oklahoma City, OK–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010. Secretary Napolitano: Good morning. I am humbled to be here today to mark this solemn anniversary, and to honor the 168 lives taken from us, now 15 years ago in an unspeakable act of terrorism. We honor the survivors, their friends, and family members, whose[Read More…]
USDA Employees Remember Those Lost in 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and the employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture marked the 15th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing with a moment of silence to honor the memories of the 168 people, including seven colleagues from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,[Read More…]
Federal Reserve Board Releases On-Line Publication on Rules for Gift Cards
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010. A new online publication to help consumers better understand how to protect themselves against harmful gift card practices was unveiled Monday by the Federal Reserve Board. What You Need to Know: New Rules for Gift Cards is the third publication in a series designed to explain[Read More…]
