Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2011. The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released the second estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2011. Real GDP grew 1.8 percent at an annual rate in the first quarter, unchanged from last month’s advance report and slightly below[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Kan of Japan Before Bilateral Meeting
Deauville, France—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2011 – 6:12 P.M. CEST PRESIDENT OBAMA: I just want to, very briefly, say how glad I am to have an opportunity to discuss important issues with Prime Minister Kan once again. As I’ve said so often, we have one of the strongest alliances that has made[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Arrest of Ratko Mladic
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2011. Fifteen years ago, Ratko Mladic ordered the systematic execution of some 8,000 unarmed men and boys in Srebrencia. Today, he is behind bars. I applaud President Tadic and the Government of Serbia on their determined efforts to ensure that Mladic was found and that he[Read More…]
Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the Arrest of Ratko Mladic
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–26 May 2011. The following statement is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. I strongly welcome the news that Ratko Mladic has been arrested and that his extradition to the Hague is underway. As Bosnian Serb military commander, General Mladic played a key role in some of the[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Clinton on Arrest of Ratko Mladic
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2011. The United States welcomes the arrest of Ratko Mladic by Serbian security services earlier today. We commend President Tadic, the Government of Serbia, its security services and all those who have labored for years to bring Mladic to justice. We look forward to his earliest possible[Read More…]
ACLU and NILC File Lawsuit Challenging Indiana’s Draconian Anti-Immigrant Law
INDIANAPOLIS–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, the ACLU, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and the law firm of Lewis & Kappes, P.C. filed a class action lawsuit yesterday challenging a discriminatory Indiana law inspired by Arizona’s notorious SB 1070. The lawsuit charges the law authorizes[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending May 21, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 424,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 414,000. The 4-week moving average was 438,500, a decrease of 1,750 from the previous week’s[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Medvedev of Russia after Bilateral Meeting
Deauville, France—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2011 – 12:59 P.M. CEST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Let me just make a brief statement. It is good once again to see my friend and partner, Dmitry Medvedev. Over the past two years, I think that we have built an outstanding relationship and, as a consequence, we’ve been[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, May 25, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 5 P.M. EDT. Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) continues to deal with water management issues at the Fukushima Daiichi site. The company is plugging concrete enclosures at the plant to retain contaminated water and is studying the feasibility of building[Read More…]
FEMA Administrator Fugate Statement On Tornadoes In Oklahoma, Arkansas, Other States
JOPLIN, Mo.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2011. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate issued the following statement on the tornadoes that struck parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and other states last night. According to the National Weather Service, severe weather, including tornadoes is expected to continue across the central U.S. today,[Read More…]
