Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2011. The following testimony was given today by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Chairman Kerry and Senator Lugar and to all the members of the committee, it’s a pleasure to be back here with[Read More…]
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Iraq: Terrorist Attack on American Convoy in Baghdad
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2011. The United States condemns a terrorist attack in Baghdad today that claimed the life of international development and finance expert Dr. Stephen Everhart and wounded three others. Dr. Everhart was an American citizen who was working in Iraq for an implementing partner of the United[Read More…]
Bipartisan Bill Introduced Today to Remove Federal Prohibition on Marijuana
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2011. Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ron Paul (R-TX) have introduced a bipartisan bill today that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana. H.B. 2306, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011 would allow states to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana without federal interference. The bill is[Read More…]
NATO Secretary General Statement on US Afghan Drawdown
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–23 June 2011. The following statement is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. I have spoken with President Obama. I welcome his announcement to begin the drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan in July. And I look forward to further close cooperation as we prepare for the NATO[Read More…]
Sudan: UN Mission Urges Immediate Release of Arrested Staff Members
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 June 2011. The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has strongly condemned the arrest yesterday by the Sudanese Government of six of its national staff as they were preparing to relocate from Southern Kordofan and urged that they be released immediately. The six were preparing to depart from[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending June 18, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 429,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 420,000. The 4-week moving average was 426,250, unchanged from the previous week’s revised average of[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, June 22, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2011 – Update as of 5 p.m. EDT Pillars Installed To Support Used Fuel Pool Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. workers have installed 32 steel pillars to support the reactor 4 spent fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility and improve its capability to[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Way Forward in Afghanistan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2011 – 8:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Nearly 10 years ago, America suffered the worst attack on our shores since Pearl Harbor. This mass murder was planned by Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network in Afghanistan, and signaled a new threat to our[Read More…]
J.P. Morgan to Pay $153.6 Million to Settle SEC Charges of Misleading Investors in CDO Tied to U.S. Housing Market
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2011 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that J.P. Morgan Securities LLC will pay $153.6 million to settle SEC charges that it misled investors in a complex mortgage securities transaction just as the housing market was starting to plummet. Under the settlement, harmed investors will[Read More…]
General Assembly Appoints Ban Ki-Moon to Second Term as UN Secretary-General
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 June 2011. The United Nations General Assembly today agreed to appoint Ban Ki-moon to a second consecutive term as the Secretary-General of the 192-member Organization. Under the resolution, which was adopted by acclamation, Mr. Ban’s second term will run from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016. Today’s[Read More…]
