Beaumont, TX—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2011. WHO: OCCUPY Beaumont, TX WHAT: a UNION INVITED Texas rally-at-the-park.  Our plan is to use the covered basketball court in case of rain. We also plan to have a covered wagon with rice and beans there for “the people’s kitchen”. WHEN: Saturday, December 17, 2011 at[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2011.  This week marked an historic moment in the life of our country and our military.    For nearly nine years, our nation has been at war in Iraq.  More than 1.5 million Americans have served there with honor, skill, and bravery.  Tens of thousands have been[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2011 – 3:16 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here.  Thank you for your patience.  Before I get started, I wanted to read a statement from me on the President’s phone call with Russian President Medvedev.  President Obama spoke with[Read More…]

National Harbor, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2011 – 2:37 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you.  Please, please have a seat.  You’re making me blush.  (Laughter.)  Thank you, Eric, for that extraordinary introduction and for your many years of leadership in the Reform movement.  And even though[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2011.  Today, after careful consultation with the new Libyan government, the United States rolled back most U.S. sanctions on the Government of Libya to keep our commitment to the Libyan people. Just days after the Qadhafi regime’s attacks against the Libyan people, the United States imposed a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2011.  Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Chinese Lawyer Gao Zhisheng’s Return to Prison / Human Rights RUSSIA Reports of Russian Airport Seizure of Alleged Radioactive Materials Bound for Iran Russian Draft of UN Security Council Resolution on Syria KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE State Department Continues Due Diligence AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN[Read More…]

Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2011. United Steelworkers International Vice President Tom Conway held a press call today to set the record straight about the millions of dollars that Mitt Romney, candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, has made as a corporate buyout specialist by eliminating American jobs. Conway was responding to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2011. Despite an overall downward trend in transportation fatalities in the United States, estimates for 2010 released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today reveal a rise in several categories, including motorcycles, medium and heavy trucks, buses, rail and pipeline. The deadly natural gas pipeline accident[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–16 December 2011.  An independent United Nations human rights expert today called for greater efforts to improve the plight of women in Somalia, thousands of whom remain extremely vulnerable to discrimination and violence. “While I support the Government’s tentative efforts to address the issues of violence against women, I note[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–16 December 2011.  The United Nations nuclear watchdog today welcomed Japan’s announcement that it had successfully stabilized the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that was damaged earlier this year and that the release of radioactive materials is under control. A massive earthquake and tsunami on 11 March[Read More…]