Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2011 – 11:41 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Please, everyone, have a seat. Good morning again. It is an honor to welcome my good friend and partner Chancellor Merkel back to the White House. We had a wonderful dinner last night, one on one — although, as you[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel in Official Arrival Ceremony
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2011 – 9:36 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. Chancellor Merkel, members of the German delegation — on behalf of Michelle and myself, it is our great pleasure to welcome you back to the White House. And on behalf of the American people, it is our[Read More…]
ACLU Charges Wisconsin Program Systematically Excludes Students with Disabilities
MILWAUKEE–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union and Disability Rights Wisconsin today called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the systematic discrimination against and exclusion of students with disabilities in Wisconsin’s school voucher program. In a complaint filed today with the DOJ’s Office of Civil Rights, the[Read More…]
Dr. Austan D. Goolsbee, Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, to Return to the University of Chicago
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2011. Dr. Austan D. Goolsbee, Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), announced his plans to return to his position as the Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He will return to Chicago in time for the[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, June 6, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2011 – 1:50 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the White House. It is Monday, June 6, 2011. Before we get started I just want to give you — Q D-Day. MR. CARNEY: It is D-Day, a magnificent day in our history[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, June 6, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Meet with French FM Juppe / Discussion to Include Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Middle East Peace Secretary Clinton Meet with Israeli and Palestinian Negotiators Secretary Clinton Meeting with Jamaican PM Bruce Golding MIDDLE EAST PEACE Coordinated Efforts / French[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, June 6, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2011 – Update as of 4 P.M. EDT. TEPCO Continuing to Manage Water Issues at Fukushima Daiichi Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is testing a filtering system it will use to decontaminate highly radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi site. More than 105,000 metric tons[Read More…]
Ban Says He Would Be ‘Deeply Honoured’ to Serve Second Term as UN Secretary-General
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 June 2011. Ban Ki-moon announced today that he has formally offered to serve a second consecutive term as Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mr. Ban told a press conference at UN Headquarters in New York that he has sent a letter to the Member States of the General[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Calls for Maximum Restraint Following Violence Along Israeli-Syrian Border
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 June 2011, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for maximum restraint by all sides after yesterday’s violence in the occupied Golan Heights, which reportedly led to an unconfirmed number of civilian casualties, and warned that it threatens the long-held ceasefire between Israel and Syria. Media reports say that Israeli troops[Read More…]
NATO Strike Pro-Qadhafi Intelligence Headquarters in Tripoli
NAPLES—(ENEWSPF)—6 June 2011. Early on 6 June 2011 NATO aircraft struck a command and control target in Tripoli, specifically a key Qadhafi regime intelligence headquarters building. In a coordinated deliberate strike on the Qadhafi national intelligence centre, NATO aircraft delivered precision-guided weapons as part of a campaign which continues to[Read More…]
