Mexico City, Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2013 – 4:24 P.M. CDT PRESIDENT PEÑA NIETO: (As interpreted.) Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, everyone. First and foremost, after the bilateral meeting, I would like to extend the warmest welcome to President Barack Obama, his team joining him. Once again, we would like to welcome[Read More…]
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April Payroll Employment Increases by 165,000; Unemployment Rate Changes Little (7.5%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 3, 2013. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, food services and drinking places, retail trade, and health care. Household Survey[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, May 2, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Free the Press Campaign / Ethiopia’s Conviction of Two Journalists / Bilateral Relationship NORTH KOREA DPRK’s Sentencing of U.S. Citizen Kenneth Bae CHINA Concerns for Chen Kegui’s Health DEPARTMENT Case of Saudi Diplomat / State Department Working with Immigration and Customs[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet U.S. – Mexico Partnership
MEXICO–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2013. In his meeting earlier today with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico, President Obama underscored the strategic nature of the bilateral relationship, and the two leaders discussed the broad range of bilateral, regional, and global issues that bind the United States and Mexico and touch the daily[Read More…]
DOD Releases Report on North Korea’s Military and Security Developments, May 2, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2013. The Defense Department published a congressionally mandated, unclassified report on the Military and Security Developments involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea today. The report is posted at: http://www.defense.gov/pubs/ReporttoCongressonMilitaryandSecurityDevelopmentsInvolvingtheDPRK.pdf Source: defense.gov
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, May 2, 2013
En Route Mexico City, Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2013 – 11:29 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way to Mexico, the first stop on our two-country tour through the region. The President is looking forward to the trip. I think you were thoroughly briefed yesterday[Read More…]
Landmark Conference: At 40th Anniversary of the Rockefeller Drug Laws, Convening Explores How NY Can Become National Model by Shifting Drug Policy from a Criminalization-Based to a Health-Based Approach
Groundbreaking Gathering in Buffalo Brings Together Community Groups and Experts in Law Enforcement, Treatment, Prevention and Harm Reduction to Discuss New Approaches National Experts to Discuss Best Practices From New York and U.S.; International Speakers to Discuss Toronto and Vancouver’s Four Pillars Drug Strategies and Portugal’s Decriminalization Approach Buffalo, NY–(ENEWSPF)–May[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Personnel Announcements, May 2, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2013 -10:12 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat. Sit. (Laughter.) My top priority as President is to grow the economy, create good middle-class jobs, make sure that the next generation prospers. And in a few minutes, I’ll[Read More…]
April Deadliest Month in Iraq in Five Years – UN
Baghdad–(ENEWSPF)–2 May 2013 – More people were killed and wounded in violent attacks across Iraq in April than in any month since June 2008, the United Nations mission in the country said today. According to figures released by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), a total of 712 people[Read More…]
United Steel Workers’ Gerard Urges Caterpillar to Resume Negotiations
PITTSBURGH–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2013. United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard today called upon Caterpillar management to resume good faith negotiations with Local 1343 on behalf of 803 workers at the company’s South Milwaukee plant after workers soundly rejected a proposed 6-year labor agreement in a vote yesterday. Gerard said that[Read More…]
