Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2014. The death of Michael Brown is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to his family and his community at this very difficult time.  As Attorney General Holder has indicated, the Department of Justice is investigating the situation along with local officials, and they[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2014. There were 4.7 million job openings on the last business day of June, little changed from 4.6 million in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.5 percent) was little changed and the separations rate (3.3 percent) was unchanged in June.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between.  But he was one of a kind.  He arrived in our lives as an alien – but he ended up touching every element[Read More…]

CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—According to the Marin County Police Department, 63 year old actor/comedian Robin Williams was found dead today of an apparent suicide. The matter is currently under investigation. Williams rose to fame playing Mork, an alien from the mythical planet Ork in the television sitcom ‘Mork and Mindy.’ He was known[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 August 2014 – Amidst ongoing insecurity in northern Iraq, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his representative in the country expressed support today for President Fouad Masoum’s office, as politicians are working towards creating a new Government, and warned that heightened political tensions could lead Iraq into even deeper crisis.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAQ IRAN IRAQ TURKEY MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS SYRIA ARGENTINA EGYPT SOUTH CHINA SEA UKRAINE UGANDA RUSSIA TRANSCRIPT:   2:09 p.m. EDT MS. HARF: Hi, everyone. Welcome to the briefing and sorry for the delay today. A couple items at the top[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement Monday regarding the shooting incident that took place Saturday afternoon in Ferguson, Missouri: “The shooting incident in Ferguson, Missouri this weekend deserves a fulsome review. In addition to the local investigation already underway, FBI agents from the St.[Read More…]

Martha’s Vineyard, MA–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014 – 5:08 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I wanted to provide an update on recent developments in Iraq, including some important steps forward as Iraqis form a new government. Over the past few days, American forces have successfully conducted targeted airstrikes to prevent[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014 The President spoke this morning with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi about the latest developments in Iraq, Libya, and Ukraine, as well as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.  On Iraq, the two leaders agreed on the need to ensure humanitarian assistance is reaching vulnerable Iraqis,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. The President spoke this morning with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko about the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine.  President expressed his strong support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.  The two leaders agreed that any Russian intervention in Ukraine without the formal, express consent and authorization of[Read More…]