Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2011.   Today, Americans across the country watched with pride as four of our fellow citizens blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in the Space Shuttle Atlantis, and America reached for the heavens once more. Behind Atlantis and her crew of brave astronauts stand thousands of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2011 – 11:39 A.M. EDT         MR. CARNEY:  Good morning, everyone.  Thanks for coming to an earlier than usual briefing on this Friday.         I have no opening announcements to make, so I’ll go straight to questions.         Yes, ma’am.         Q    Can you talk about how[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2011 – 11:05 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  Obviously, over the last couple of days, the debate here in Washington has been dominated by issues of debt limit, but what matters most to Americans, and what matters most to me as President, in the wake[Read More…]

NAPLES–(ENEWSPF)–8 July 2011. Today in Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen received an operational briefing from senior military leaders directing the Alliance’s operation over Libya in support of the UN Security Council Resolution 1970 and 1973. He paid tribute to the service men and women[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 8, 2011. Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in June (+18,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in most major private-sector industries changed little over the month. Government employment continued to trend down. Household Survey[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011.   Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Washington visit of Dalai Lama BELARUS U.S. condemns heavy-handed tactics used against demonstrators and journalists during peaceful protests Urge the Belarus government to release those detained at the protests and all other political detainees PAKISTAN Illicit proliferation activities with North[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011 – 1:06 P.M. EDT         MR. CARNEY:  Thank you all.  Get set up here.  We’ll let that be my topper and I’ll go straight to questions.         Mr. Feller.         Q    Thanks, Jay.  The President said that the talks were very constructive but also that they’re[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011 – 1:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  I’m going to make a very brief statement. I just completed a meeting with all the congressional leaders from both chambers, from both parties, and I have to say that I thought it was a very constructive meeting. [Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 7, 2011. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve the company’s role in anticompetitive activity in the municipal bond investments market and has agreed to pay a total of $228 million in restitution, penalties and disgorgement to federal and state[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011. Special Factor: Minnesota has indicated that approximately 2,500 of their reported initial claims are a result of state employees filing due to the state government shutdown. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 418,000, a[Read More…]