Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011 – 2:22 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I want to take this opportunity to update the American people about the situation in Libya.  Over the last several weeks, the world has watched events unfold in Libya with hope and alarm.  Last month, protesters took[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011.  The Council of Economic Advisers today released its latest quarterly report on the economic impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  The report shows that the Recovery Act continues to play a key role in supporting the economy.  Specifically, the Recovery Act added as much[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011.  I strongly condemn the violence that has taken place in Yemen today and call on President Saleh to adhere to his public pledge to allow demonstrations to take place peacefully. Those responsible for today’s violence must be held accountable. The United States stands for a set[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011.  Americans’ support for legalizing the adult use of marijuana has risen from 16 percent approval in 1990 to 45 percent today – according to the latest Pew Research poll, released last week. Support rose four percent in the last year, pollsters reported. More men than women[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Security Council’s “historic” decision to authorize the use “all necessary measures” to protect civilians in Libya, saying the move was an affirmation of the international community’s determination to fulfil its responsibility to protect people from violence perpetrated by their[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:20 A.M. EDT. Reactors 1, 2 and 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are in stable condition, with workers continuing to provide seawater cooling into the reactors. Containment integrity is believed to be intact on reactors 1, 2 and 3, and[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2011.  The following remarks are attirbuted to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. NATO welcomes the United Nations Security Council Resolution. The Resolution sends a strong and clear message from the entire international community to the Ghaddafi regime: stop your brutal and systematic violence against the people of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011.   Following the successful adoption yesterday of UN Security Council Resolution 1973 on Libya, President Obama called Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France. The leaders agreed that Libya must immediately comply with all terms of the resolution and[Read More…]

Tunis, Tunisia–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011.   FOREIGN MINISTER KEFI: (Via interpreter) At the outset at first, I would like to apologize to you journalists for this delay and the delay in the program. You journalists and the press, you are the force of power and today in Tunis, on behalf of[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2011 -12:25 UTC.  Japanese authorities have informed the IAEA that, prior to the earthquake of 12 March, the entire fuel core of reactor unit 4 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had been unloaded from the reactor and placed in the spent fuel pond located in[Read More…]