NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2011 – 2:43 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT CLINTON: For three years, now, and every year he has been in the White House, President Obama has come to CGI. He believes in what we’re trying to do. In his former life, he was a walking NGO. (Laughter.) He also[Read More…]
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In August, 1,587 Mass Layoff Actions Affected 165,547 Workers
Employers took 1,587 mass layoff actions in August involving 165,547 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Each mass layoff involved at least 50 workers from a single employer. The number of mass layoff[Read More…]
Durbin-Lautenberg-Feinstein-Landrieu Amendment Restores $100 Million in Funding for High Speed Rail
Job-creating investment will support record growth of passenger rail industry without adding to America’s debt WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) yesterday announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has accepted their amendment on a bi-partisan basis to[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending September 17, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 423,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 432,000. The 4-week moving average was 421,000, an increase of 500 from the previous week’s[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, September 21, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2011. Japan’s PM Expects Shutdown Reactors to Restart by Next Summer Industry/Regulatory/Political Issues Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who will speak at this week’s United Nations general assembly, said he expects Japan’s shutdown nuclear energy facilities to be running by next summer. Since the accident at Fukushima[Read More…]
United States Supreme Court Denies Stay of Execution for Troy Davis (Updated)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- According to many, many news sources, the United States Supreme Court has denied a stay of execution for convicted cop murderer Troy Davis, despite an 11th hour appeal, and many, many reasons to suspect that the state of Georgia may be executing an innocent man. From the Associate[Read More…]
Opening Remarks by President Obama on Open Government Partnership
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011 – 2:35 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everyone. And welcome to this inaugural event of a partnership that’s already transforming how governments serve their citizens in the 21st century. One year ago, at the U.N. General Assembly, I stated a simple truth — that the[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Clinton on Assassination of Afghanistan High Peace Council Head Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. The United States condemns in the strongest terms the assassination in Kabul of Professor Rabbani, the former President of Afghanistan and head of the High Peace Council. We extend our condolences to his family, and to all the people of Afghanistan, including those who were[Read More…]
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Alleging That Full Tilt Poker and Its Board of Directors Operated Company as a Massive Ponzi Scheme Against Its Own Players
Company Allegedly Used Poker Player Money To Pay Distributions Totaling More Than $440 Million To Its Board Members And Other Owners NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 20, 2011. Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the filing of a motion to amend the forfeiture and[Read More…]
Tennis Star Serena Williams to Serve as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 Septembr 2011. International tennis star Serena Williams at UN Headquarters in 2006 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today that one of the all-time greats of women’s tennis, Serena Williams, will become the agency’s next international Goodwill Ambassador. Ms. Williams will focus in particular on the[Read More…]
