Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2012. Hello, everybody. Over the last few weeks, there’s been a lot of talk about deadlines we’re facing on jobs and taxes and investments. But with so much noise and so many opinions flying around, it can be easy to lose sight of what this debate is[Read More…]
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State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, December 7, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing EGYPT U.S. Contact with Egyptian Government, President Morsi U.S. Expectations of Egyptian Government Draft Constitution / Referendum / Expressions of Views by Egyptians INDIA Visa for Modi UN Human Rights Council Membership Passage of Retail Foreign Direct Investment Bill SYRIA Russians /[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Hanukkah
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to all those celebrating Hanukkah around the world. This Hanukkah season we remember the powerful story of the Maccabees who rose up to liberate their people from oppression. Upon discovering the desecration of their Temple, the believers found only[Read More…]
Kaiser RNs to Picket 21 Northern, Central California Hospitals December 19 over Short Staffing
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. Registered nurses will picket 21 Kaiser Permanente hospitals from Santa Rosa to Fresno Wednesday, December 19 to protest what they say is persistently inadequate nurse staffing in emergency care and other hospital areas, as well as patients being turned away from needed care, the California[Read More…]
Remarks With First Minister of Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Martin McGuinness
Belfast, Northern Ireland–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. FIRST MINISTER ROBINSON: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We have, again, had the great pleasure of giving a warm Northern Ireland welcome to the Secretary of State. She, of course, has been a longtime friend of Northern Ireland. I can’t help but recall that[Read More…]
Nuclear Plants in Japan Operating Normally Following Earthquake – UN Atomic Agency
JAPAN–(ENEWSPF)–7 December 2012 – Nuclear plants near the region that was hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan appear to be operating normally, the United Nations atomic energy agency said today, adding that no emergency measures have been put into place so far. In a[Read More…]
Statement of Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis on November Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the November 2012 Employment Situation report released today: “Our nation added 146,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in November, while the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, its lowest level since December 2008. “November’s jobs report means we’ve[Read More…]
Nigeria: Death Stalking Lead-Poisoned Children
Social Media Campaign Seeks President’s Release of Promised Cleanup Funds Abuja–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. The Nigerian government’s failure to produce promised funding to address the worst lead poisoning outbreak in modern history is leaving thousands of children to die or face lifelong disability, the Nigerian Youth Climate Action Network (NYCAN) and[Read More…]
Israel/Gaza: Israeli Airstrike on Home Unlawful
Deadliest Strike of Gaza Fighting Killed 12 New York–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. An Israeli airstrike that killed 12 civilians – the largest number of civilians killed in a single attack during the Gaza fighting in November – was a clear violation of the laws of war. On November 18, 2012, Israeli[Read More…]
AFSCME, SEIU and NEA Continue Major Campaign to Protect Medicare, Medicaid and Education
Second Round of TV Ads to Launch Leading Up To National Day of Action December 10th with Nationwide Events Planned Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the National Education Association (NEA) continued to mount a[Read More…]
