Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011 – 1:17 P.M. EDT Q Why do you fire — Red Sox fans are firing Terry Francona? Fans are unbelievable. Do you have a comment on it? MR. CARNEY: I don’t support that. Q There it is — ESPN.com headline: “Don’t Fire Tito.” Q Are you[Read More…]
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NORML’s Marijuana Legalization Question Tops ‘Most Popular’ List On White House’s ‘We The People’ Website
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. The question of whether the federal government should legalize and regulate the adult use of marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol is the leading vote-getter on the White House’s recently launched online petition website, ‘We the People.’ The site is described as a ‘new way[Read More…]
Wall Street Occupiers Inch Toward a Demand—By Living It
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011 – 7:52 pm. By Adam Roberts. When, in July, Adbusters called for an occupation of Wall Street starting on September 17, it asked, “What is our one demand?” Online discussions began ahead of time about what that might be, in the hopes that it could be settled[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, September 30, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. Three Fukushima Reactors Below Boiling Point Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced this week that the three damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi now are below 100 Celsius at the bottom of the reactor vessels. Reactor 2 is the last reactor to drop below boiling[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, September 29, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011 – 1:16 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It’s a sad day. (Laughter.) Q Not for Tigers fans. MR. CARNEY: I stayed up a little late last night watching baseball. And I was reminded by the travesty that occurred[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, September 29, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Assistant Secretary Campbell’s Upcoming Travel to Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Brunei, Thailand, and China SYRIA Assault on Ambassador Ford and U.S. Embassy Personnel Intimidation by pro-Government Mobs / Asad Regime Opposition / Syrian-led Movement / Increasing Pressure /[Read More…]
Occupy Wall Street Day 12, September 29, 2011
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The protestors rolled out from under rain soaked tarps and blinked dazedly at the sky. One of the medics told us that he has never been more confused than waking up in the middle of a park to topless women telling him to get ready to[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Conviction of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The United States condemns the conviction of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Pastor Nadarkhani has done nothing more than maintain his devout faith, which is a universal right for all people. That the Iranian authorities would try to force him to renounce that faith violates the religious[Read More…]
It’s Not Only Wall Street That’s Occupied … Across the Country, Americans Say Wall Street Must ‘Pay US Back’
Bay Area, CA / Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. This week, homeowners, clergy, congregants, unions, and students in California’s Bay Area and Boston will conduct direct actions demanding that banks such as Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America pay their fair share of taxes, end the mortgage crisis, and[Read More…]
Wall Street Protests Spread, September 29, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 29, 2011. The Occupy Wall Street protests are spreading to other cities, see with live streaming at. ARUN GUPTA, ebrowniess at yahoo.com A founding editor of the New York City based Indypendent, Gupta just wrote the piece “The Revolution Begins at Home: An Open Letter to Join the[Read More…]
