Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2011 – 1:17 P.M. EST ***Please note the correction to the President’s remarks below. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. I am delighted to welcome my friend and partner, President Calderón, back to the White House. I want to discuss our meeting today and then address the situation in[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2011.   INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Met with Foreign Minister Sikorski of Poland Secretary Clinton Joined President Obama and Others in Bilateral Discussion with President Calderon of Mexico U.S. Condemn s This Week’s Violent Clashes in Abyei Region U.S. Continues to Watch Ongoing Situation in Cote d’[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 3, 2011 – 3:18 P.M. EST.  Conducting today’s White House Press Briefing is the Director of the National Economic Council Gene B. Sperling and Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer. MR. PFEIFFER: Thanks, everyone. Sorry we’re late. This briefing is, as I think was indicated in the guidance, on the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2011.   The United States is concerned about recent arrests in Zimbabwe targeting political and civil society activists. On February 19, police arrested former Movement for Democratic Change Member of Parliament Munyaradzi Gwisai and 45 other labor union and student activists who had gathered peacefully to discuss[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 March 2011 – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today he is investigating alleged crimes against humanity committed in Libya, including by President Muammar Al-Qadhafi and members of his inner circle, following a request from the United Nations Security Council to probe the violent crackdown[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 March 2011 – A United Nations report unveiled today highlights the deprivations endured by thousands of victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including poverty, denial of justice and lack of access to medical and psychological treatment, and recommends the establishment of a[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2011.   Mexican Trucks:President Obama and President Calderón today announced that Mexico and the United States have found a clear path to resolving the cross-border long-haul trucking dispute.  This path will allow for the establishment of a reciprocal, phased-in program built on the highest safety standards that[Read More…]

  Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 3, 2011.   Chairman Kerry, Ranking Member Lugar, Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify.   You asked me to talk about the global economic outlook and how we can advance U.S. economic interests, working through international institutions such as the multilateral development banks.  The[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 March 2011 – Global food prices rose for the eighth straight month in February, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today, while also warning that unexpected spikes in oil prices could exacerbate an already precarious situation in food markets. The FAO Food Price Index –[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2011.   SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Feb. 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 368,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 388,000. The 4-week moving average was 388,500, a decrease of 12,750 from the previous week’s[Read More…]