WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010.  Today, President Barack Obama named fifteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  The Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010.   SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi, everybody. Nice to be back in familiar surroundings. Let me start by thanking the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for hosting a breakfast this morning with leadership from both the House and the Senate on some of the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010.   I am deeply disappointed that a minority of Senators have prevented the Paycheck Fairness Act from finally being brought up for a debate and receiving a vote.  This bill passed in the House almost two years ago; today, it had 58 votes to move forward, the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2010. Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order that makes significant improvements to federally funded partnerships between the government and faith-based and neighborhood organizations.  These changes were recommended by a taskforce of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a group of church-state experts from[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 17 – In a disappointing stand against women’s equality, the Senate today voted 58-41 against cloture for the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 3772), stopping the bill from moving forward and effectively denying women the necessary legal tools to fight for fair pay. Although a majority of the Senate supported[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–16 November 2010.  The following remarks are attributable to NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen: “I warmly welcome Prime Minister Harper’s announcement that Canada will deploy a substantial number of trainers to the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan. Canada has contributed substantially, over many years, to the operation in[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Intervention at UN Security Council Ministerial on Sudan in New York Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with UK Foreign Minister Hague U.S. Marks One-Year Anniversary of Death of Russian Lawyer Sergei Magnitskiy Guinea Elections: US Encourages[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2010. In an Oval Office meeting today, the President and leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, U.S. Representative Nydia Velazquez of New York, and U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez of Illinois – discussed the options on immigration reform immediately[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2010 – 2:07 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Please be seated.  On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House.  Thank you, Chaplain Carver, for that beautiful invocation. Of all the privileges that come with serving as President of the United States, I[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2010.  Failure to pass the New START Treaty this year would endanger our national security. Without ratification of this Treaty, we will have no Americans on the ground to inspect Russia’s nuclear activities, no verification regime to track Russia’s strategic nuclear arsenal, less cooperation between the two[Read More…]