Cairo, Egypt–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2013. FOREIGN MINISTER AMR: Good evening. I will be speaking in Arabic. (Via interpreter.) Today we welcome His Excellency, the Secretary of State of the United States of America, a very dear friend of ours. This is the first time we meet. In the past, we met[Read More…]
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Weekly Address: Congress Must Compromise to Stop the Impact of the Sequester (Video/Text)
Washington, DC-(ENEWSPF)-March 2, 2013. Hi, everybody. On Friday, I met with leaders of both parties in Congress to try and find a way forward in light of the severe budget cuts – known in Washington as “the sequester” – that have already started to inflict pain on communities across the[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry With Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu After Their Meeting
Ankara, Turkey–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013. FOREIGN MINISTER DAVUTOGLU: (Via interpreter.) Distinguished members of the press, his Excellency U.S. Secretary of State, my dear friend, Mr. John Kerry, it’s a pleasure to have you in our beautiful country and in our capital city. And it’s a privilege for us to be able[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, March 1, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing KENYA Elections EGYPT Secretary Kerry’s Travel PAKISTAN/IRAN Pipeline / Energy Crisis in Pakistan ISRAEL U.S. Citizen Denied Entry NORTH KOREA Dennis Rodman Visit RUSSIA Denial of Visa to Congressman Smith BRAZIL Death of State Department Contractor SINGAPORE Investigation into the Death of[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Sequester, March 1, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013 – 11:39 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. As you know, I just met with leaders of both parties to discuss a way forward in light of the severe budget cuts that start to take effect today. I told them these cuts will hurt our[Read More…]
Sutter Vallejo Hospital Ordered to Stand Labor Board Trial
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013. The Sutter corporation’s Sutter Solano hospital in Vallejo has been ordered to stand trial on charges that it violated federal law in imposing immediate hundreds of dollars a month in higher healthcare costs for registered nurses, and, starting next year, eliminating all health coverage for nurses who[Read More…]
Statement from President Obama on the Sequester, Feb. 28, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2013. Today, Republicans in the Senate faced a choice about how to grow our economy and reduce our deficit. And instead of closing a single tax loophole that benefits the well-off and well-connected, they chose to cut vital services for children, seniors, our men and women in[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, February 28, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2013 – 12:56 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here. A couple of things I want to bring to your attention before I take your questions. First of all, you should have seen moments ago a statement from the President on[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, February 28, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Secretary Kerry’s Announcement of Additional U.S. Nonlethal Support for the SOC / Reports of Massacre D.P.R.K. Dennis Rodman / North Korea’s Provocative Actions DEPARTMENT Issue of Sequester SYRIA Assad Regime / Opposition Coalition Reports a Massacre in Maalikiyah EGYPT U.S. Encourages[Read More…]
Salazar, Washburn Commend Passage of Violence Against Women Act
Legislation Recognizes and Affirms Tribal Court Jurisdiction over Non-Indians in Domestic Violence Crimes WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today praised the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, which includes important provisions for federally recognized tribal communities,[Read More…]
