Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2011 – 4:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Have a seat. Welcome to the White House, and congratulations to Jimmie Johnson on winning his fifth straight Sprint Cup Championship. Before we start, I do want to acknowledge some people who are[Read More…]
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Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, September 7, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2011. TEPCO to Build Iron Wall to Contain Radioactive Water Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to build an “iron wall” between the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility and the ocean to keep radioactive water out of the sea. Thousands of 24-yard-long iron pipes will[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, September 6, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing LIBYA Libyan Convoy Entering Niger / U.S. Ambassador to Niger Has Been in Touch with Nigerien Officials U.S. Has Been Talking in Recent Days with Libya’s Neighboring States UN Security Council U.S. Mission Remains Open in Benghazi / U.S. will Move[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, September 6, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2011 – 3:13 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here this afternoon. Welcome back from the Labor Day weekend. I just have a short announcement here. I would like to provide you with an update on the federal government’s[Read More…]
Former Yugoslav Army Chief Convicted by UN Tribunal for War Crimes
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–6 September 2011. Momčilo Perišić The United Nations tribunal set up to prosecute the most serious offences committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today convictedMomčilo Perišić for crimes against humanity and war crimes and sentenced the former chief of staff of the Yugoslav Army to 27 years[Read More…]
Steelworker International President Honored on Labour Day
ONTARIO–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2011. Leo W. Gerard’s hometown of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, on Labour Day officially opened a workers’ memorial park named after the USW’s International President. The park, dedicated by the Sudbury and District Labour Council on Main Street at Highway 69 North, features a series of plagues holding the[Read More…]
DOT Secretary LaHood Announces $1 Million in Quick Release Emergency Relief Funds for Flood Damage in Maine from Hurricane Irene
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2011. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced he is making $1 million in quick release emergency funds immediately available to the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) to begin repairs to roads and bridges damaged by floods from Hurricane Irene. “The Obama Administration is committed to helping put[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Robert Gates Becoming Chancellor of William & Mary
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2011. I congratulate Robert Gates on his selection as the twenty-fourth Chancellor of the College of William & Mary. In Bob, one of our nation’s oldest colleges has found one of our nation’s finest public servants. I’m confident that Bob will bring to this new role[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Detroit Labor Day Event
Detroit, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2011 – 1:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Detroit! (Applause.) Thank you, Michigan! (Applause.) Oh, this is a — AUDIENCE: Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. It is — AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: [Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest Aboard Air Force One, September 5, 2011
En route Detroit, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2011 – 11:41 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Hello, everybody. How’s everybody doing? Happy Labor Day. We’re obviously headed to Detroit this morning, where the President will speak to the Detroit Metro Labor Council at an event that is a Labor Day tradition in the great city[Read More…]
