Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Internal Revenue Service today released instructions to help employers implement the 2011 cut in payroll taxes, along with new income-tax withholding tables that employers will use during 2011. Millions of workers will see their take-home pay rise during 2011 because the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2010.  1:56 p.m. EST MR. CROWLEY: Okay, moving onto other issues. Yesterday afternoon, the Secretary called Azerbaijani President Aliyev. They discussed the strategically important partnership between our two countries. She reiterated to President Aliyev that the U.S. relationship with Azerbaijan remain strong, and she took the opportunity[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2010 – 12 PM EST.  Participating in today’s Press Briefing are Secretary of State Clinton, Secretary of Defense Gates and General Cartwright. SECRETARY CLINTON:  Well, good morning.  I appreciate very much the President’s words about Ambassador Holbrooke.  It was a week ago this morning that he and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2010.  “Our overarching goal remains the same: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qa’ida in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and to prevent its capacity to threaten America and our allies in the future.” – President Barack Obama, West Point, December 1, 2009 Overall Assessment The core goal of the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2010 – 11:50 A.M EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  When I announced our new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan last December, I directed my national security team to regularly assess our efforts and to review our progress after one year.  That’s what we’ve done consistently over[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2010 – 9:39 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  Thank you very much.  Thank you very much.  Everybody please be seated.  Thank you. Thank you, Fawn, for that wonderful introduction.  Thanks to all of you.  It is wonderful to be with you here[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2010.  SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Dec. 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 420,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 423,000. The 4-week moving average was 422,750, a decrease of 5,250 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2010.  INDEX: DEPARTMENT Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) Secretary Meeting with Quartet Representative Blair Senator Mitchell Meetings in Cairo, Then on to Brussels and Paris Secretary Clinton Meeting with Secretary Salazar Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Delegation Meetings in Beijing Cuba: U.S. Congratulates Mr. Guillermo Farinas on[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 December 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns in the strongest possible terms the suicide bombing at a mosque in Chabahar, Iran, according to a statement issued today by his spokesperson. The bombing, which took place earlier Wednesday, has reportedly left scores of people dead and many more injured.[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 December 2010 – The Security Council today ended United Nations mandates on Iraq stemming from the 1991 and 2003 wars, including those on weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), in a move that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called a “milestone” on the country’s path to normality. “Its people have known[Read More…]