San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. Registered nurse members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United began their humanitarian program Thursday morning to support Occupy SF – part of an escalating program CNA and its national affiliate NNU have established in four cities as the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to[Read More…]
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Parents for Occupy Wall Street to Hold Family Sleepover on Oct. 21
Families Plan Sleepover on Friday, October 21, Growing Support for Occupy Wall Street Community http://www.parentsforoccupywallst.com/ Liberty Square, NY–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. The parent founded and run group, “Parents for Occupy Wall Street,” will be hosting a Family Sleepover, from 4 PM, Friday, October 21st until 11 AM the following Saturday morning—a[Read More…]
Supplies and Support Pour into Occupy Wall Street from Every Corner of the US
Occupiers Launch Tumblr Website Today: Gallery of Personal Notes of Support from Farmers, Veterans, Grandparents and “Knitters for Occupy Wall St” Liberty Square, NY–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. Today we want to spotlight the tens of thousands of people from across the United States and around the world who are supporting the[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Presentation of the 2011 Presidential Citizens Medals
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2011 – 2:25 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the White House. This is one of my favorite events. We are here to recognize the winners of the Citizens Medal, one of the highest honors a civilian can receive.[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Death of Muammar Qaddafi
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011 – 2:07 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Today, the government of Libya announced the death of Muammar Qaddafi. This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya, who now have the opportunity to determine their own destiny in[Read More…]
Two Indicted for Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2011. Ali Charaf Damache, an Algerian man who resided in Ireland, and Mohammad Hassan Khalid, a Pakistani citizen and U.S. lawful permanent resident who resided in Maryland, have been charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists in a superseding indictment returned today in the Eastern District[Read More…]
Secretary of State Clinton’s Interview With Jill Dougherty of CNN, Oct. 20, 2011
Kabul, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, thank you very much for talking with CNN. You’ve seen these reports coming out of Libya about Qadhafi. He could be captured. What do you know about that? SECRETARY CLINTON: We cannot confirm it yet, Jill. We have seen the reports, and[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton With Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Oct. 20, 2011
Kabul, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. PRESIDENT KARZAI: (Via interpreter) (Inaudible) and she has very good intentions towards Afghanistan and towards (inaudible). She has been working for the security and stability in Afghanistan, and we are pleased to see her here in the capital, Kabul. Madam Clinton, the United States Secretary[Read More…]
FOIA Documents from FBI Show Unconstitutional Racial Profiling
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011. The FBI has been targeting American communities for investigation based on race, ethnicity, national origin and religion according to documents released today by the American Civil Liberties Union and its affiliates that were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. The documents show that FBI analysts[Read More…]
Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers Have Median Weekly Earnings of $753 in 3rd Quarter 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2011. Median weekly earnings of the nation’s 101.4 million full-time wage and salary workers were $753 in the third quarter of 2011 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was 1.8 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of[Read More…]
