Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Travel to Morocco and Tunisia SYRIA Defection of Syrian Government Spokesperson Possible Asylum for Assad in Latin America and Elsewhere / Issues of Accountability Increased Fighting / Casualties SOUTH KOREA/NORTH KOREA Actions against a Launch /[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, December 5, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2012 – 12:43 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Thanks for being here. Good afternoon. I, as you can see, have brought a guest. Jason Furman is the Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. He is also an assistant to the President for economic policy. He’s[Read More…]
Opening Remarks by President Obama to the Business Roundtable
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2012 – 10:57 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning, everybody. It is great to see all of you. Many of you I’ve had a chance to see individually or in small groups over the last several months, but it’s good to be back at the[Read More…]
North Atlantic Council Expresses Concern About North Korea’s Intent to Launch a Ballistic Missile
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–5 December 2012. The North Atlantic Council expresses its grave concern at North Korea’s declared intent to launch a rocket using ballistic missile technology this month. Such an act would be in direct violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874. It would risk exacerbating tensions in the[Read More…]
December 6: Historic Day as Washington Marijuana Legalization Law Takes Effect
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2012. Starting tomorrow, people aged 21 and over will be able to legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana in Washington State. On Election Day last month, 55 percent of voters in both Washington State and Colorado voted to make marijuana legal, making those states the first[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. We are disappointed that the overwhelming majority of Senate Republicans today blocked the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which would enshrine American standards that have been developed through decades of bipartisan cooperation. Ratification would require no changes to U.S. law, as the United[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, December 4, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012 – 1:03 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: I have no personnel announcements to make, and I’ll leave it at that. MR. CARNEY: Actually, I am on a tight schedule today, so — I have a meeting. Q So do I. (Laughter.) MR. CARNEY: Well, good. We can[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, December 4, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Wildlife Conservation Day SYRIA Chemical Weapons / U.S. Contact with Allies and Partners EGYPT Demonstrations / Situation Around Tahrir Square / Constitution Process RUSSIA Cooperative Threat Reduction ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS Israeli Passport Procedures Recent Israeli Announcements on Settlements / Contact with Israeli Government[Read More…]
NATO Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Patriot Deployment to Turkey
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–4 December 2012. The situation along NATO’s south-eastern border and the repeated violations of Turkey’s territory raise grave concern. As the North Atlantic Council made clear on June 26 and October 3, we stand with Turkey in the spirit of strong solidarity. We, the NATO foreign ministers, declare our determination[Read More…]
NATO-Russia Council Agrees on Closer Cooperation
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–4 December 2012. Foreign ministers from NATO nations and Russia agreed to increase their cooperation in 2013 during a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) on Tuesday (4 December). The NRC was founded in 2002 and consists of the 28 NATO Allies and Russia as equal members of the Council.[Read More…]
