Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2011. Chrysler’s repayment of its outstanding loans to the U.S. Treasury and American taxpayers marks a significant milestone for the turnaround of Chrysler and the countless communities and families who rely on the American auto industry. This announcement comes six years ahead of schedule and just[Read More…]
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Chrysler Repays Outstanding TARP Loans
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2011. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that Chrysler Group LLC has repaid its outstanding Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) loans. Chrysler’s repayment comes six years before the scheduled maturity of those loans in 2017. As part of today’s announcement, Chrysler Group LLC repaid $5.1 billion[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, May 24, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing YEMEN U.S. Calls for President Saleh to Sign the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Agreement / U.S. Will Continue to Support the Efforts Led by the GCC SYRIA Syria’s Current Behavior / Syrian Government Needs to Take Steps to Address Aspirations of[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton on National Missing Children’s Day
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2011. Last year, parents abducted nearly 2,000 children to or from the United States. That’s 40 children taken from their homes and from their loved ones each week. Abductions traumatize children, their parents, friends, and family. International Parental Child Abduction is a painful scourge for so[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton With British Foreign Secretary William Hague
London, England–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2011. FOREIGN SECRETARY HAGUE: (In progress.) — this time in foreign affairs. No one works more tirelessly for global security than Hillary Clinton, and she is a great colleague, as I have discovered over the last year, and a source of inspiration for many people around[Read More…]
NATO Strikes Pro- Qadhafi Vehicle Storage Facility in Tripoli
Naples, Italy—(ENEWSPF)–23 May 2011. Overnight a regime vehicle storage facility adjacent to the Bab Al Aziziyah complex in Tripoli was struck by NATO aircraft using a number of precision guided weapons. This facility is known to have been active during the initial regime suppression of the population in February 2011 and has remained so[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Tornado in Missouri and the Severe Storms Across the Midwest
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2011. Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives in the tornadoes and severe weather that struck Joplin, Missouri as well as communities across the Midwest today. We commend the heroic efforts by those who have responded[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Kenny of Ireland
Dublin, Ireland–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2011 – 11:50 A.M. IST PRIME MINISTER KENNY: If everybody can hear. Obviously this is the first occasion in world history I think there is two bilaterals with an American President in the space of 67 minutes. But I want to welcome President Obama and the First[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the AIPAC Policy Conference 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2011 – 10:56 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Good morning. Thank you. Thank you so much. Please, have a seat. Thank you. What a remarkable, remarkable crowd. Thank you, Rosy, for your very kind introduction. I did not know you played[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Orders California to Reduce Prison Population
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2011. The U.S. Supreme Court today ordered the state of California to reduce its prison population in order to alleviate extreme overcrowding that endangers the health and safety of the state’s prisoners and prison staff. The decision affirms a lower court ruling in two long-running cases in which[Read More…]
