NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 11, 2010.  The American Civil Liberties Union today urged Attorney General Eric Holder to ask Assistant U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate whether former President George W. Bush violated the federal statute prohibiting torture. The request, made in a letter sent to Holder, comes on the heels of[Read More…]

Seoul, Republic of Korea–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2010 – 5:22 P.M. KST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  It is a great pleasure to have a chance to meet with Chancellor Merkel.  Not only do I have great personal admiration for her, but obviously the strong alliance between our two countries is one of the cornerstones[Read More…]

Seoul, Republic of Korea–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2010 – 3:47 P.M. KST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Just to address the press very quickly.  It’s wonderful to see President Hu once again. We were just noting that it’s the seventh time we’ve had an opportunity to meet.  And the U.S.-China relationship I think has become[Read More…]

Seoul, Republic of Korea–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2010 – 2:13 P.M. KST PRESIDENT LEE:  (As translated.)  Thank you, members of the press.  On behalf of the government and people of the Republic of Korea, I wish to welcome President Obama and his delegation on their second visit to Korea. As you know,[Read More…]

Seoul, South Korea–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2010 – 10:53 A.M. KST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Yongsan! AUDIENCE:  Hoaa! (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT:  Oh, it is wonderful to be here.  Give another round of applause to Army Specialist Courtney Newby for the great introduction.  (Applause.) A few other people that I want to just make[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—November 10, 2010.  Today, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, the bipartisan leaders of President Obama’s Deficit Commission released a draft proposal containing many controversial deficit reduction proposals including cuts in Social Security benefits, reductions in federal spending and higher taxes for millions of Americans.  Bowles is a Democrat and former[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 November 2010 – The world’s richest nations must take into account the needs of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people in their plans for reinforcing the global economic recovery – that was one of the key messages from the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ahead of the two-day Group[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2010.   MR. CROWLEY: Good morning and welcome to the Department of State. We have a global traveler back with us after 30,000 air miles in the Asia region. But clearly, what the Secretary will talk about today underscores our ongoing, significant commitment to the Palestinian Authority and[Read More…]

Jakarta, Indonesia–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2010 – 9:30 A.M. WIT THE PRESIDENT:  Terima kasih.  Terima kasih, thank you so much, thank you, everybody.  Selamat pagi.  (Applause.)  It is wonderful to be here at the University of Indonesia.  To the faculty and the staff and the students, and to Dr. Gumilar Rusliwa Somantri,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2010.  In Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, the vision the President articulated in his June 2009 speech in Cairo is flourishing.  There continues to be significant progress in the areas of science and technology, entrepreneurship, education and exchanges, regional democracy promotion, and interfaith dialogue.  The burgeoning[Read More…]