NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 April 2010 – The Security Council today extended for another year the mandate of the United Nations mission supporting the 2005 agreement that ended the decades-long north-south civil war in Sudan, stressing the need to complete all remaining tasks under the peace pact. In a unanimously adopted resolution,[Read More…]
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U.S. Inaugurated $25 Million Peshawar Ring Road
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. On April, 27, 2010, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson inaugurated a project to reconstruct 25 kilometers of the Peshawar Southern Ring Road at a ceremony in Peshawar, Pakistan. The project, overseen by the State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) in[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Funeral Service for Dr. Dorothy Height
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010 – 10:40 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated. Let me begin by saying a word to Dr. Dorothy Height’s sister, Ms. Aldridge. To some, she was a mentor. To all, she was a friend. But to you, she was family, and my family offers yours[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the DISCLOSE Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. “I welcome the introduction of this strong bi-partisan legislation to control the flood of special interest money into America’s elections. Powerful special interests and their lobbyists should not be able to drown out the voices of the American people. Yet they work ceaselessly toward that goal:[Read More…]
President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Three Individuals to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Janet L. Yellen, Governor and Vice-Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemPeter Diamond, Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemSarah Bloom[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the Travel Pool Aboard Air Force One, April 28, 2010
Aboard Air Force One, En Route Andrews Air Force Base–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010 – 6:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I am very pleased that the United States Senate has decided to proceed to the financial regulatory bill by unanimous consent. It is the right thing to do. And I want to[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending April 24, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 448,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 459,000. The 4-week moving average was 462,500, an increase of 1,500 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
NATO and Russia Step Up Their Efforts to Counter Air Terrorism
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–29 April 2010. NATO and Russia have begun a testing phase of a joint system for air traffic coordination. This will be the first NATO-Russia system of this kind to be fielded. The system focuses primarily on the fight against terrorism and will provide a shared radar picture of air[Read More…]
UN Urges Restraint by All Sides in Nepal Ahead of Maoist Protests
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 April 2010 – The United Nations human rights office in Nepal is urging restraint by all sides to prevent violence during upcoming protests announced by the Maoists, while stressing the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. “I urge the Government of Nepal to ensure that fundamental[Read More…]
Senator Dodd: An Orthodontist is Not a Significant Financial Player
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2010. Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) issued the following statement responding to false claims by the Chamber of Commerce and Senate Republicans that the new bureau to protect consumers from abusive financial products and services would cover orthodontists and other small businesses offering customers a[Read More…]
