PHILIPPINES–(ENEWSPF)–20 December 2011. Residents of Mindanao, Philippines, survey damage caused by tropical storm Washi United Nations agencies stepped up relief efforts in the Philippines today to help survivors of tropical storm Washi, which the country’s authorities say has killed nearly 1,000 people and left hundreds of thousands of residents of[Read More…]
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Speaker Boehner Urges President Obama to Call on the Senate to Negotiate a Full Year of Payroll Tax Relief
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today sent the following letter to President Obama. Dear Mr. President: You and I both understand the economic uncertainty many Americans are feeling this holiday season. They are worried about their families and futures, and they are looking to us to[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Payroll Tax Cut, December 20, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011 – 1:59 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Sorry to interrupt. MR. CARNEY: All yours, sir. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Good afternoon, everybody. It is no secret that there hasn’t been an abundance of partisanship in Washington this year. And that’s why what happened on Saturday[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Hanukkah
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to all those celebrating Hanukkah around the world. This Hanukkah season we remember the powerful story of a band of believers who rose up and freed their people, only to discover that the oil left in their desecrated temple[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, December 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011. Japan Declares Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Stable Plant Status The Fukushima Daiichi reactors are in “a state of cold shutdown,” with temperatures at the bottom of the reactor pressure vessels and containment vessels stably below the boiling point and radiation levels at the plant boundary below 100[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, December 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011 – 2:50 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for your patience. Thanks for being here for your daily briefing. I don’t have any announcements, so let’s go straight to questions. Mr. Feller. Q Thanks, Jay. I wanted to[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, December 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing NORTH KOREA Announcement of the Death of North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Il Ambassador King’s Meeting North Korea’s Period of National Mourning Food Aid Secretary Clinton Briefed on Events in North Korea SYRIA Arab League Proposal Ambassador Ford IRAN Discussions Continue on Russian[Read More…]
Philippines: UN Officials Mourn Victims of Storm Tragedy
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 December 2011. A woman salvages belongings from her ruined village in Mindanao, Philippines, after Tropical Storm Washi struck on 16 December 2011 United Nations officials today sent their sympathies to the people of the Philippines after a tropical storm slammed the south of the country at the weekend,[Read More…]
Egypt: UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Brutality Against Protesters
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–19 December 2011. Protesters in Cairo, Egypt The United Nations human rights chief today strongly condemned what she described as the “brutal suppression” of demonstrations by the military and security forces in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, saying the violence reportedly left at least 11 people dead and more than 500[Read More…]
UNICEF Welcomes Israel’s Release of Palestinian Child Detainees
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 December 2011. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) welcomed the release of 55 Palestinian child detainees by Israel yesterday as part of a prisoner swap deal struck two months ago, and said it looked forward to more advancements on this issue. “We welcome this release of children by the[Read More…]
