NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2011 – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today notified veterinary and border authorities in Asia of a major outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the Republic of Korea, urging them to be on the look-out for livestock showing signs of infection by the highly contagious[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2011. On 27 January 2011, NATO’s first ever theatre ballistic missile defence (TBMD) capability has been handed over to NATO’s military commanders. The handover took place at the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) in Uedem, Germany, in the presence of NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011.  SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Jan. 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 454,000, an increase of 51,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 403,000. The 4-week moving average was 428,750, an increase of 15,750 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

Leaders of the Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist Movements Sign Open Letter New York-(ENEWSPF)- Hundreds of rabbis are taking News Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch to task in an open letter to be published Thursday in the Wall Street Journal and the Forward, demanding that he sanction Fox News Host Glenn Beck[Read More…]

Manitowoc, Wisconsin–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011 – 11:28 A.M. CST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  Hello, Wisconsin!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you.  Thank you so much, thank you.  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Thank you very much, everybody.  Everybody have a seat, have a seat. It is wonderful to be here.  Sort[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Sudanese Foreign Minister / U.S.-Sudan Relations Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister / Ongoing Financial Assistance Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan U.S. Congratulates Afghanistan on New Parliament Assistant Secretary Jeff Feltman in Paris / Lebanon Visa[Read More…]

Aboard Air Force one en route Green Bay, Wisconsin–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011 – 10:46 A.M. EST MR. GIBBS:  What’s going on? Q    Did you talk to the President at all about how he felt about the speech last night? MR. GIBBS:  Yes, I think — look, he felt good about it. [Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. Attorney General Eric Holder today met with Defending Childhood representatives from eight communities across the country to discuss local efforts to address children’s exposure to violence.  The week-long Defending Childhood meeting brought together the initiative’s eight demonstration sites for a series of presentations, peer-to-peer exchanges and dialogue[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2011 – The United Nations and the African Union will hold a high-level meeting in a few days to review efforts to achieve peace, security and reconciliation in strife-torn Somalia, which has been suffering through two decades of conflict and numerous humanitarian challenges. The meeting will be[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011.  On behalf of the American people, I send my best wishes to the people of India and to those here in the United States and around the world who are celebrating India Republic Day.  Michelle and I were honored to visit India in November as India[Read More…]