ST. LOUIS–(ENEWSPF)–Feb. 25, 2011 — Yesterday, the Boeing Company [NYSE: BA]  received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to build the next-generation aerial refueling tanker aircraft that will replace 179 of the service’s 400 KC-135 tankers. The contract calls for Boeing to design, develop, manufacture and deliver 18 initial[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011.  Senate lawmakers on Tuesday voted 28 to 21 in favor of legislation, SB 192, which calls for a legislative review of the state’s criminal marijuana enforcement policies. The measure now awaits action from the House of Representatives. If enacted, the measure would establish a legislative committee[Read More…]

BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—25 February 2011.  During a visit to Budapest, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made the following statement: What is happening in Libya is of great concern to all of us. It’s a crisis in our immediate neighbourhood. It affects the lives and safety of Libyan civilians and those of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011 – 1:18 P.M. EST.  See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Sorry I’m late.  I apologize. Q    New regime. Q    This is a new leaf. MR. CARNEY:  What,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011 – 1:50 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I don’t want to waste too much time with a big windup.  And I know that everybody here has already been busy today doing some terrific work.  I just want to, first of all, thank Jeff and I want[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011.   INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Prime Minister Gusmao of Timor-Leste Secretary Clinton’s Upcoming Travel to Geneva U.S. Supports Human Rights Council Special Session Tomorrow U.S.-EU Passenger Name Records Agreement Negotiations U.S DART Team has Arrived in New Zealand LIBYA Evacuation of U.S. Citizens/Ferry to[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 February 2011 – A senior United Nations official today called for “credible and effective international intervention” to break the impasse in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, noting that a negotiated solution would help stabilize a Middle East currently in ferment. “I must in all frankness report[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 February 2011 – A new United Nations report highlights an ongoing pattern of human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, abductions and excessive use of force, in Côte d’Ivoire since the November election and warns that the situation is only getting worse. “With the political stalemate now going into[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011.   SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Feb. 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 391,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 413,000. The 4-week moving average was 402,000, a decrease of 16,500 from the previous week’s[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 February 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned Libyan President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s actions against protestors as possible crimes against humanity, calling for the punishment of those who “brutally shed” the blood of innocents. “I have strongly condemned, again and again, what he has done. It is totally unacceptable,”[Read More…]