Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton meets with Indian Education Minister Kapil Sibal/U.S.-Indian cooperation in higher education Under Secretary Burns’ meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Rao Secretary Clinton’s meeting with civil society activists from the Middle East and North Africa Special Envoy Mitchell’s visit to the Middle East[Read More…]
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ACLU Sues For Records About Government’s Use Of Unconstitutional Spying Powers
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union sued the government today for the release of documents about the implementation of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA), an unconstitutional spying law that gives the executive branch virtually unchecked power to collect[Read More…]
Rights Groups Ask Court To Block Movie Industry Subpoenas
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. Subpoenas seeking the names and contact information of thousands of individual Internet users from their respective Internet service providers (ISPs) violate the individual users’ rights to due process and anonymity, according to friend-of-the-court briefs filed late last night by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, June 3, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010 – 2:27 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Just one quick scheduling update for you all. Tomorrow before departing for the Gulf, the President will stop with the Vice President at a business in Hyattsville, Maryland, to comment on the May employment numbers that will be, as you[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with Governor Brewer of Arizona
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. The President had a good meeting with Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona at the White House today to discuss a range of critical issues of mutual interest, including the President’s comprehensive plan to secure the Southwest border and the unprecedented resources his Administration has devoted to[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending May 29, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 453,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 463,000. The 4-week moving average was 459,000, an increase of 1,750 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
BP Agrees to Fund Construction of Six Sections of Louisiana Barrier Islands
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. Yesterday BP announced that it supports the U.S. government’s decision to proceed with the construction of six sections of the Louisiana barrier islands proposal. The company will fund the estimated $360 million it will cost to construct the six sections. BP will not manage or contract[Read More…]
Statement From White House Press Secretary on Colorado Senate Race
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. Andrew Romanoff applied for a position at USAID during the Presidential transition. He filed this application through the Transition on-line process. After the new administration took office, he followed up by phone with White House personnel. Jim Messina called and emailed Romanoff last September to see[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Presenting Library of Congress Gershwin Prize to Sir Paul McCartney
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2010 – 8:36 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Please, everybody have a seat. The show is not over. (Laughter.) To all the tremendous artists from all the genres and backgrounds who’ve joined us tonight to pay tribute to[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, June 1, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2010 – 2:21 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Mr. Feller. Q Sir. Two topics I’d like to ask you about, Robert. On the Mideast, does President Obama condemn Israel’s raid of the aid ship headed to Gaza? MR. GIBBS: Well, Ben, let me simply restate what the international[Read More…]
