Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2013. Hi, everybody.  On behalf of all the Obamas – Michelle, Malia, Sasha, Bo, and the newest member of our family, Sunny – I want to wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving.  We’ll be spending today just like many of you – sitting down with family[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAN Arak Reactor / Iran Agreement Joint Action Plan / Technical Discussions Video for Congress SYRIA Geneva Conference / Goal is Transitional Government / Representation from Both Sides is Key Component IRAN U.S.-Iran Relationship Has Not Changed / Focus on Technical Discussions[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2013 – 1:30 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody, and happy Thanksgiving.  The office of the presidency — the most powerful position in the world — brings with it many awesome and solemn responsibilities.  This is not one of them.  (Laughter.)  But the White House Turkey[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2013. Michelle and I send warm wishes to all those celebrating Hanukkah.  For the first time since the late 1800s – and for the last time until some 70,000 years from now – the first day of Hanukkah falls on Thanksgiving.  It’s an event so rare some[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2013.l SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 316,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 326,000. The 4-week moving average was 331,750, a decrease of 7,500 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2013.  The NSA considered discrediting six people by revealing surveillance evidence of their online sexual activity, visits to pornography websites, and other personal information, according to a report today in The Huffington Post. The article cited documents leaked by former NSA contactor Edward Snowden. The targets of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2013.  Assistant Press Secretary Carl Woog provided the following readout: “This morning, Secretary Hagel called Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera to discuss the security situation in the East China Sea. Secretary Hagel conveyed that the announcement by the People’s Republic of China establishing the “East China Sea[Read More…]

Glendale, California–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013 – 12:50 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Oh, it is good to be in L.A.!  (Applause.)  It is colder in D.C. at the moment, colder in Chicago, and 70-degree weather is something to be thankful for.  And it is great to be at DreamWorks[Read More…]

DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. A federal judge today ordered that all Michigan prisoners who are serving life sentences for crimes committed while children must be provided a “fair, meaningful and realistic” opportunity for parole. The judge gave the state until December 31, 2013 to implement a parole process that comports with[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAN Iran Agreement Calls to Former Colleagues / Video for Congress / Success of Outcome at Risk Sanctions / P5+1 Negotiations Next Steps / Implementation of Agreement / Technical Discussions Unprecedented Monitoring Capability / Cooperation of Iran Missing U.S. Citizen Robert Levinson[Read More…]