Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2011.  Index for Today’s Briefing LIBYA Consulting with Congress on Funding for Transitional National Council / Frozen Assets / Recognition / Visit of TNC Leader Jibril to Washington / Contact with Ali Aujali PAKISTAN U.S. Is Optimistic Pakistan Will Be Responsive to Requests Counterterrorism Cooperation with Pakistan[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–12 May 2011.  Last night, NATO attacked a large C2 bunker complex in downtown Tripoli that was used to coordinate attacks against civilian populations and successfully hit the targets we were aiming at. These locations were known to be command and control facilities engaged in coordinating attacks against civilian populations[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 May 2011.  The head of the United Nations food aid agency said today that fighting in the Western Mountains of Libya is preventing humanitarian staff from distributing supplies and urged all parties to the conflict to observe a truce so aid workers can assess requirements. Josette Sheeran, the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2011.  Today, the Center for American Progress released “Americans to Big Oil: We’ve Got Your Number: The Facts Behind the Oil Tax Loopholes and Windfall Profits,” as the Senate Finance Committee solicits testimony from top executives of the five largest multinational oil and gas companies at the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2011, We count on computer networks to deliver our oil and gas, our power and our water. We rely on them for public transportation and air traffic control… But just as we failed in the past to invest in our physical infrastructure – our roads, our bridges[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2011. Today, President Obama announced he is seeking a two-year extension for the 10-year term of FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III which expires on September 4, 2011.   President Obama said, “In his ten years at the FBI, Bob Mueller has set the gold standard for[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2011 – 9:29 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Well, good morning.  This is just an extraordinary gathering.  I have to say to Reverend Cortes and all the other organizers of this prayer breakfast, I think it’s getting bigger.  Huh?  I think this thing is[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2011.  The House Armed Services Committee late last night finished marking up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which contains a dangerous provision that authorizes a worldwide war against terrorism. The bill was also amended to include a troubling provision delaying the implementation of the repeal of the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2011.   SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 434,000, a decrease of 44,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 478,000. The 4-week moving average was 436,750, an increase of 4,500 from the previous week’s[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2011.  March was the fourth month out of the last six that the nation’s airlines reported no tarmac delays of more than three hours, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). A year ago, in March 2010, the[Read More…]