Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2010. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement today on ratification of the New START Treaty: “I talked with Senator Kyl today and I do not believe the door is closed to considering New START during the lame duck session. I look[Read More…]
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Representative Rangel (D-NY) Deplores Ethics Committee Findings
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2010. Congressman Charles B. Rangel released the statement following the decision made by the Adjudicatory Subcommittee, on November 16, 2010. How can anyone have confidence in the decision of the Ethics Subcommittee when I was deprived of due process rights, right to counsel and was not even[Read More…]
Actress Monique Coleman Named First UN ‘Youth Champion’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 November 2010 – United States actress Monique Coleman, best known for playing Taylor McKessie in the “High School Musical” movies, was today appointed the first ever ‘Youth Champion’ by the United Nations to raise awareness about the challenges facing young people. At a ceremony at UN headquarters in[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at UN Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Sudan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2010. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, and thank you for that excellent statement. I want to commend the United Kingdom for calling this important session, giving us the opportunity to help chart a way toward a durable peace for all of the people of Sudan. And[Read More…]
Britain Will Pay Reparations To Victims Of Bush Administration Rendition And Torture
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2010. According to news reports, the British government will announce today that it will pay compensation to British nationals who were unlawfully transferred to U.S.-run prisons and tortured with the cooperation of British officials. The U.K. is one of several nations that have taken responsibility for their[Read More…]
Statement of President Obama on Earmark Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. I welcome Senator McConnell’s decision to join me and members of both parties who support cracking down on wasteful earmark spending, which we can’t afford during these tough economic times. As a Senator, I helped eliminate anonymous earmarks, and as President, I’ve called for new limitations[Read More…]
Statement by White House Press Secretary on Voter Registration in Sudan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. “The President is extremely pleased that voter registration has begun in Southern Sudan in preparation for the January 9th, 2011 referendum on self-determination. Voter registration is a critical milestone in that process, and we hope that it will continue unabated. We call on Northern and Southern[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, November 15, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Productive Secretary Clinton will Participate in Global Fairness Initiative’s First Fairness Awards Ceremony at the Kennedy Center Special Envoy Scott Gration’s Return from Sudan / Will Join Secretary Clinton Tomorrow in New York at UN Security Council[Read More…]
Effective, Engaged, Efficient: Lisbon Decisions to Guide the New NATO
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–15 November 2010. Just a few days before NATO Heads of State and Government meet, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that Lisbon will be one of the most important Summits in NATO’s history. The decisions that Allies are expected to take at the end of this week in Portugal[Read More…]
Terrorism Ongoing and Evolving Global Threat, UN Security Council Told
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 November 2010 – With terrorist activities continuing unabated around the world, the head of a Security Council counter-terrorism body today stressed the need for all Member States to adhere to global treaties designed to combat the scourge. “We should be as vigilant and resilient as ever and counter-terrorism[Read More…]
