WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 5 – A federal appellate court today sent a lawsuit challenging the unlawful detention of Guantánamo prisoner Mohamedou Ould Salahi back to district court for further review. In March, the district court had ordered Salahi released from Guantánamo because the government could not prove that he was part of[Read More…]
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State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, November 5, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2010. 1:44 p.m. EDT MR. TONER: We’ll also obviously continue to assess the situation throughout the weekend and, if necessary, we can do press calls or do a conference call tomorrow or Sunday as events dictate. I just have a few things at the top and then[Read More…]
Keith Olbermann SUSPENDED From MSNBC Indefinitely Without Pay
From the Huffington Post: MSNBC has suspended star anchor Keith Olbermann following the news that he had donated to three Democratic candidates this election cycle. "I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay," MSNBC[Read More…]
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher Join UN in Launching Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 November 2010 – The plight of human trafficking victims received a major boost yesterday with the launch of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, just two months after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a wide-ranging plan to fight the global scourge.[Read More…]
U.S. Undergoes First-Ever Universal Periodic Review Before U.N. Human Rights Council Today In Geneva
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 5 – The U.S. government underwent the first-ever Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its human rights record before the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) today in Geneva. The American Civil Liberties Union welcomed the U.S. participation in the UPR process as an important step toward protecting human rights at[Read More…]
Statement of Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on October Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2010. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the October 2010 Employment Situation report released today: “This past October, nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 jobs, with 159,000 jobs added in the private sector. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.6 percent. “One year[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the October Jobs Report
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2010 – 9:36 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. We are in the middle of a tough fight to get our economy growing faster, so that businesses across our country can open and expand, so that people can find good jobs, and so that we can[Read More…]
Employment Situation Summary, October 2010
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2010. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Since December 2009, nonfarm payroll employment has risen by 874,000. Household Survey Data The number of unemployed persons, at 14.8 million,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, November 4, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton completed day in Wellington, New Zealand/Wellington Declaration/Tomorrow to Christchurch to review Antarctic cooperation Secretary Clinton will reach out to congressional leaders Deaths in Mexico of two additional U.S. citizen students who were shot in Ciudad Juarez on November 2nd U.S. welcomes visit[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, November 4, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2010 – 2:42 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Yes, ma’am. Q In the time since the gaggle, Mitch McConnell has given a speech in which he again said that his job is to deny the President a second term. He also said that if the administration wants cooperation[Read More…]
