Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2011 – Update as of 5 p.m. EDT Japanese Minister Calls for Restart of Nuclear Plants to Ease Electricity Supply Shortages Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. is continuing efforts to reduce the accumulation of radioactive water from cooling operations at Fukushima Daiichi reactors 1, 2 and[Read More…]
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White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, June 24, 2011
En Route Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2011 – 12:52 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: I have a week ahead. Do you want me to read that, or do you want to go to questions — Q Can you put it at the end? MR. CARNEY: Let’s put it at[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2011 – 11:02 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) Thank you very much. Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you. Hello, Pittsburgh! (Applause.) It is good to be back. Thank you, Senator Casey, and Mayor Ravenstahl, County Executive Dan Onorato, State Auditor Jack Wagner,[Read More…]
NATO Strikes Key Command & Control Nodes in Brega
Naples, Italy–(ENEWSPF)–24 June 2011. Today NATO struck several key command and control nodes in the vicinity of Brega. Brega has been the scene of significant Qadhafi regime military activity. Qadhafi regime forces have occupied buildings in an abandoned, built-up area of Brega, for use as military compounds. From these, they[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Nuclear Safety Conference Concludes
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–24 June 2011. The IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety concluded five days of deliberations at the organization’s headquarters in Vienna on 24 June 2011. The Conference was called to identify lessons learned from the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan that was[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at Women’s Leadership Luncheon, Gaborone, Botswana
BOTSWANA–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2011 – 12:27 P.M. (Local) MRS. OBAMA: Well, hello everyone. It is such a pleasure to be with all of you today. It’s a beautiful sunny day. A little chilly. It’s okay, I’m from Chicago, I can handle it. (Laughter.) It’s cold in my hometown. But it is[Read More…]
President Obama Launches Advanced Manufacturing Partnership
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2011. Today, at Carnegie Mellon University, President Obama launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in the emerging technologies that will create high quality manufacturing jobs and enhance our global competitiveness. Investing in technologies, such[Read More…]
Statement by White House Press Secretary on New Rules on Sensitive Nuclear Trade Approved by the Nuclear Suppliers Group
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2011. The United States welcomes the decision of the 46-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to approve new guidelines covering transfers of sensitive nuclear technologies used for the enrichment of uranium or the processing of spent nuclear fuel. This decision establishes agreed criteria that limit allowed transfers[Read More…]
Statement by Vice President Biden On the Bipartisan Debt Talks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2011. Over the past several weeks, the bipartisan debt talks have made significant progress on a blueprint for putting America’s fiscal house in order. Working together in good faith, we have found many areas of common ground and potential agreement on substantial savings. As all[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, June 23, 2011
En route Fort Drum, NY–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2011 – 2:13 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: I’m sorry, I didn’t realize we weren’t on a long flight. I’ll just start with this. Just to let you know, on June 28th, the President will visit Alcoa Davenport Works factory in Bettendorf, Iowa, to tour[Read More…]
