Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2010.   “The President continues to believe that extending middle class tax cuts is the most important thing we can do for our economy right now and he applauds the House for passing a permanent extension.  But, because Republicans have made it clear that they won’t pass a[Read More…]

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2010 – 1:04 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Please sit down.  Thank very much.  Well, let me begin by saying congratulations to all of you.  And, you know, I always ran for the United States Senate and would never have the courage to run for governor or[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2010.  The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today that while the Commission recognizes that consumers may benefit in certain ways from the practice of tracking consumers online to serve targeted advertising, the agency supports giving consumers a “Do Not Track” option because the practice is largely invisible[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 December 2010 – On the eve of renewed talks between Iran and a six-nation group on its nuclear programme, a top United Nations official reported today that Tehran has still not provided the necessary proof that its activities are purely peaceful and not for military purposes. At a[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2010.  The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it today received $1.8 billion in additional net proceeds from General Motors’ (GM) initial public offering (IPO), bringing overall net proceeds for taxpayers from the GM IPO to $13.5 billion. On November 23, Treasury received $11.7 billion in net[Read More…]

Nearly 7 million Americans could lose coverage by end of next year; 600,000 jobs at stake WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2010.  Failure by Congress to act on extending unemployment benefits will have stark consequences for Americans this holiday season, according to a new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 December 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a probe into an incident on Wednesday in which at least one person died and several were wounded when protesters clashed with Sudanese security forces at a university in West Darfur. The incident took place as the African Union-United[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2010.   SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Nov. 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 436,000, an increase of 26,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 410,000. The 4-week moving average was 431,000, a decrease of 5,750 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010. 2:22 p.m. EST MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State. Several things to mention before taking your questions. The Secretary remains in Astana, Kazakhstan today at the OSCE Summit. In her remarks during the plenary, she extended her appreciation to President Nazarbayev[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010.   Fifty-five years ago, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus – an act that challenged the moral conscience of an entire nation.  The Montgomery Bus Boycott marked a turning point in American history – the moment where we began the march toward[Read More…]