Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton This Morning Presented the Secretary of State’s 2010 Awards for Cooperate Excellence / List of ACE Award Winners / Secretary Announced the Launch of Palestinian Information Communications Technology Capacity Building Initiative (PITI) / Seeks to Strengthen the Palestinian Private Sector COTE D’IVOIRE[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama and Vice President Biden Before Signing the Middle-Class Tax Cuts Bill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010 – 4:00 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very, very much. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a — I wasn’t going say, a big deal, but an important deal. (Laughter.) I can no longer say “big deal.” (Laughter.) Thank god, my[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with Labor Leaders
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. Today, the President met for over an hour with twelve leaders from some of the nation’s largest labor organizations to discuss ways to work together to strengthen the economy. The group talked about creating good jobs for the American people and how the partnership with labor is[Read More…]
Pakistan: Dwindling Funding Could Leave Flood Survivors Without Aid – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 December 2010 – Even as Pakistanis displaced by the devastating floods that hit their country this year continue streaming back to their homes, many of them destroyed by the deluge, the United Nations and its partners warned today that humanitarian needs remain enormous amid dwindling resources. “Under-funding remains[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at the National Medal for Museum and Library Services Ceremony
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010 – 11:14 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Good morning. (Applause.) Thank you all. Please rest, rest. (Laughter.) Welcome to the White House. It is wonderful to have you all here. You’ve got snow, you’ve got Christmas, it’s the best time of year. So, welcome.[Read More…]
Treasury Department Statement on House Passage of Tax Cut, Unemployment Insurance Package
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2010. The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the following statement from Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner regarding the passage of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 by the House of Representatives: “We had a responsibility to protect middle class families from[Read More…]
Pelosi: Democratic Provisions of Tax Cut Bill Benefit Middle Class; Republicans Insist on an Extra Tax Cut for the Wealthiest
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor tonight on H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. The bill, which the House passed by a vote of 277 to 148 late Thursday night, was passed by the Senate on[Read More…]
Looking Back, Secretary General Ban Calls 2010 ‘a Big Year For the United Nations’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 December 2010 – In his end-of-year “state of the world” news conference, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called 2010 “a big year for the United Nations,” with progress on issues from biodiversity to electoral support in Iraq and Afghanistan, but warned of challenges ahead in Sudan, the Middle East[Read More…]
Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the United States Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–17 December 2010. The following statement was released 16 December 2010 by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: I welcome the release today of the United States’ annual review on Afghanistan and Pakistan. It builds on the decisions on Afghanistan that NATO Allies and Partners took at our summit in[Read More…]
Statement from White House National Security Council Spokesman Mike Hammer on Khor Abeche Attacks
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. The United States is deeply concerned about reports that the Sudanese Armed Forces attacked and burnt the village of Khor Abeche in South Darfur. According to the United Nations, the attacks left many injured, some dead, and thousands displaced. The United States condemns this attack on[Read More…]
