Cannon Falls, Minnesota–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011 – 11:56 A.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Cannon Falls! Hello, Minnesota! Well, what a spectacular setting. Let’s get the grill going. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Fishing! THE PRESIDENT: And do a little fishing? It is wonderful to see all of you here today. Thank you[Read More…]
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Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, August 15, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. Japanese Government Endorses Plan for New Nuclear Regulator Plant Status Levels of radioactive cesium near the seawater intake area of Fukushima Daiichi reactors 2 and 3 have fallen below the safety limit, Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported over the weekend. Industry/Regulatory/Political Issues The Japanese cabinet[Read More…]
UN Officials Condemn Wave of Deadly Bombings Across Iraq
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 August 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his top envoy for Iraq strongly condemned the series of bombings that reportedly killed dozens of people and wounded many others across the country today. “The Secretary-General appeals to the people of Iraq to reject these attempts to incite further violence in the[Read More…]
UN Urges Inquiry Into Alleged War Crimes in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan State
SUDAN–(ENEWSPF)–15 August 2011. Southern Kordofan residents outside UNMIS Kadugli compound after fleeing fighting that erupted in June 2011 The United Nations today called for a thorough investigation into violations of international law committed in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state in June which it said could, if substantiated, amount to crimes[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, August 15, 2011
En Route St. Paul, Minnesota–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011 – 10:54 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Okay. I have no announcements to make, so let’s get started with your questions. Q Okay, so on the bus tour, anything that the President is going to roll out on jobs? Republicans say he’s run out of[Read More…]
Bombings Bear Signs of al-Qaida in Iraq, General Says
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 15, 2011 – Bomb explosions that have killed at least 58 Iraqis today appear to be the work of al-Qaida in Iraq, a spokesman for U.S. Forces Iraq said here today. The explosions, similar to an attack launched in August last year, struck cities from Tikrit to Baghdad to[Read More…]
ACLU Takes Action on Behalf of Colorado Teacher Fired for Pumping Breast Milk at Work
DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a notice of claim against a Jefferson County public charter school that fired a teacher for asserting her right to pump breast milk while at work, in[Read More…]
Syria: UN Agency Voices Alarm at Reports of Deadly Assault on Port City of Latakia
LATAKIA–(ENEWSPF)–14 August 2011. The United Nations agency helping Palestinian refugees voiced grave concern today at reports that Syrian security forces have fired at a refugee camp in the country’s northern port city of Latakia, killing or injuring a number of camp residents. Media reports indicate that the Syrian military is[Read More…]
At World’s Biggest Refugee Camp, UN Relief Chief Calls For More Aid For Somalis
KENYA–(ENEWSPF)–14 August 2011. The United Nations humanitarian chief today toured the world’s largest refugee camp, telling residents of Dadaab in north-eastern Kenya that the international community must do more to help the large number of famine-stricken Somalis who continue to cross the nearby border to seek aid. Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General[Read More…]
ISAF Joins President Karzai in Condemning the Attack in Parwan Province Killing 19
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2011. The International Security Assistance Force joins President Karzai in condemning the IED attacks that killed 19 and wounded 37 today at the Provincial Governor’s compound in Parwan Province. Initial reports indicate that one vehicle borne IED and as many as six other personal borne IEDs were[Read More…]
