Marquette, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011 – 1:36 P.M ESTTHE PRESIDENT:  Have a seat, have a seat.  It is wonderful to be here in the Upper Peninsula with so many Yoopers.  (Applause.)  How many of you are Green Bay fans, too? (Applause.)  I’ve been seeing too many Green Bay fans lately.  (Laughter.)[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 February 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is “appalled” by reports that a minor was used to carry out today’s suicide attack on an army recruitment centre in Mardan in north-west Pakistan that led to numerous deaths and injuries, his spokesperson said. According to media reports, a boy wearing[Read More…]

En Route Marquette, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011 – 11:20 A.M. EST Q    Can you start by just telling us what you have learned and what you know about these reports? MR. GIBBS:  You know, I am watching much of what you’re watching.  I don’t — again, we’re watching, I think, a[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2011.  The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement today held a hearing on the merits of E-Verify, an electronic employment eligibility verification screening system. Some legislative proposals would mandate checking E-Verify – an error-prone database of all those eligible to work in the U.S. – before[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2011.  The following remarks were delivered today by Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole before the House Committee on Transportation Security.  Good morning Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Jackson Lee, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you and this Subcommittee today to[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 February 2011 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the recent murder of Egyptian journalist Ahmed Mohammed Mahmoud, who was shot while covering the protests that began late last month in the capital, Cairo. Mr. Mahmoud, 36, was covering the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011.  President Barack Obama will today detail his plan to win the future by catalyzing the buildout of high-speed wireless services that will enable businesses to grow faster, students to learn more, and public safety officials to access state-of-the-art, secure, nationwide, and interoperable mobile communications. In his State[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011.   On behalf of all the men and women of the State Department and USAID, I offer our condolences to the friends and loved ones of Khairy Ramadan Aly, a member of our Embassy family in Cairo who went missing from his home on January 28[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2011.  Participating on today’s State Department Special Briefing are Jake Sullivan Deputy Chief of Staff for Secretary of State Clinton and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes.  MR. RHODES: Thanks, and thanks everybody for jumping on the call. I wanted to just make a few points and then[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2011.   SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Feb. 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 383,000, a decrease of 36,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 419,000. The 4-week moving average was 415,500, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week’s[Read More…]