Joplin, MO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2011 – 1:16 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Obviously the scene speaks for itself. When we were in Tuscaloosa a few weeks ago, I talked about how I had not seen devastation like that in my lifetime. You come here to Joplin and it is just as heartbreaking[Read More…]
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White House Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, May 29, 2011
En route Joplin, MO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2011 – 12:16 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Okay, you guys ready? All right, well, good day, everyone, as we make our way to Joplin, Missouri. The President, as I think you know, will — upon arrival we will travel to and he will visit one[Read More…]
Lockheed Martin’s Swift, Deliberate Response Thwarts IT Breach
BETHESDA, Md–(ENEWSPF)–May 28th, 2011 — On Saturday, May 21, Lockheed Martin detected a significant and tenacious attack on its information systems network. The company’s information security team detected the attack almost immediately, and took aggressive actions to protect all systems and data. As a result of the swift and deliberate[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Tusk of Poland in Joint Press Conference
Warsaw, Poland–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2011 – 2:30 P.M. CEST PRIME MINISTER TUSK: (As translated.) Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, before the visit of President Barack Obama, I learned that Ralph Waldo Emerson was your favorite American thinker. And certainly at the time I tried to search for some association, some quotations,[Read More…]
Weekly Address: Resurgent American Auto Manufacturers Signal an Economy on the Rise
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2011. In this week’s address, Vice President Biden highlighted the resurgence of the American automobile industry. Hello, everyone. I hope you’re having a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend. I’ve got some good news for us today. Not only is our economy overall growing, but one of[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, May 27, 2011
Enroute Warsaw Poland–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2011 – 4:45 P.M. CEST MR. CARNEY: Hello, everyone. As we make our way to Warsaw, I wanted to gaggle and bring with me Ben Rhodes, the President’s Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications. We also have with us Liz Sherwood-Randall, who is Senior Director[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, May 27, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Victoria Nuland Named as Spokesman / Mark Toner Named as Deputy Spokesman Condemnation of the Attack on UN Interim Force in Lebanon / Call for Investigation U.S. Contribution to World Food Program to Benefit Somalis / U.S. Delegation A/S Carson[Read More…]
UN Chief Condemns Attack on Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 May 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today’s attack on United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon, adding that it is all the more deplorable as it occurred on the day the Organization has set aside for honouring the men and women who work to advance peace in war-torn countries. According to[Read More…]
DOT Conducts Thousands of Surprise Passenger Carrier Safety Inspections to Boost Bus Safety
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2011. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and its state and local law enforcement partners conducted more than 3,000 surprise passenger carrier safety inspections over a two-week period in May that resulted in 442 unsafe buses or drivers being[Read More…]
Readout of Secretary Napolitano’s Trip to New Delhi
NEW DELHI–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2011. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visited New Delhi on May 25-27 to launch the first-ever U.S.-India Homeland Security Dialogue—a critical step forward in the ongoing partnership between the United States and India to strengthen homeland security and counterterrorism collaboration and ensure the safety and security[Read More…]
