Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2012 – 2:51 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! Thank you, EPA! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Thank you so much. It is wonderful to see you. It is great to see you. Thank you, thank you. Now, everybody can have a seat. I know Lisa is making[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, January 10, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2012 – 2:28 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: I apologize for that — scheduling is a complicated business, and a lot of moving parts here in the West Wing of the White House. Q Tell us about them. Q Any personnel — MR. CARNEY: I will, I’ll be[Read More…]
Security Council Presses for Ethnic Reconciliation in Troubled Area of South Sudan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 January 2012. Security Council members have called on warring ethnic communities in South Sudan’s Jonglei state to engage in reconciliation and end the “cycle of conflict” that has claimed an unknown number of casualties in recent weeks. In a press statement, issued yesterday by Ambassador Baso Sangqu of[Read More…]
UNESCO Condemns Killing of Journalists in the Philippines and Syria
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–10 January 2012. The head of the United Nations agency in charge of defending press freedom condemned today the recent murders of journalists in the Philippines and Syria and called on authorities to investigate the crimes thoroughly. “I call on the Philippine authorities to shed light on this crime and[Read More…]
YES WE SCAN: John Podesta Calls on President Obama to Create a Digital Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2012. Today, locked in the basement of government entities like the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and the National Library of Medicine, are untold reams of valuable and important public information. To truly unlock the power of the Internet, we need to make these important materials[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, January 9, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. Japanese Government to Propose Age Limits on Nuclear Energy Facilities Industry/Regulatory/Political New safety regulations proposed for Japan’s nuclear reactors would limit the operation of the plants to 40 years, Japan’s nuclear minister, Goshi Hosono, said. The government also is revising seismic and tsunami safety standards for[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, January 9, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAN American in Iran Sentenced to Death President Ahmadinejad Travel to Latin America IAEA MIDDLE EAST PEACE Quartet Meeting in Amman TURKEY Deputy Secretary Burns’ Travel Iran Sanctions GUATEMALA President Ahmadinejad’s Visit SYRIA Assistant Secretary Feltman Trip Arab League SAUDI ARABIA Under[Read More…]
Dept. of Transportation Announces Close to $1.6 Billion in Funding for Repairs to Damaged Roads and Bridges
Supplemental Funding from Congress Makes Reimbursement Possible WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced nearly $1.6 billion to states and territories across the nation to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters. “Communities from coast to coast are[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, January 9, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012 – 1:08 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: I want to ask your forgiveness that I had to switch around the briefing schedule a couple times. I actually have to be done at 1:45 p.m. So I’ll try to move quickly through your questions. Let me begin with[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Honoring the 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012 – 12:09 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Everybody please have a seat, have a seat. Welcome to the White House, and congratulations to the world champion Dallas Mavericks. (Applause.) Obviously we got some Texas people here. (Applause.) This was the Mavericks’ first title, so I[Read More…]
