RNs say concessions would set back nursing, patient care standards for decades CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2012.  Registered nurses at eight Sutter Health Bay Area hospitals and two HCA-affiliated hospitals in San Jose will strike on Tuesday, Nov. 20, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today. The strike will affect nearly[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2012 – 10 AM EST Highlights: Beginning November 7th, a Nor’easter impacted the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with strong winds, rain or snow, and coastal flooding. At 8:00 pm EDT October 29, the National Hurricane Center reported Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ as a post tropical[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2012 – 10 AM EST Highlights: Beginning November 7th, a Nor’easter impacted the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with strong winds, rain or snow, and coastal flooding. At 8:00 pm EDT October 29, the National Hurricane Center reported Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ as a post tropical[Read More…]

PRAGUE–(ENEWSPF)–12 November 2012. Investment in defence and security remains essential despite the economic crisis, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told European and North American parliamentarians at the annual NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Prague today. The Secretary General urged the lawmakers to halt the slide in defence spending and increase[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2012. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano yesterday traveled to Staten Island, N.Y. to meet with state and local officials and view ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Sandy. Secretary Napolitano reiterated the ongoing support from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Emergency Management[Read More…]

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2012 – 11:36 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Please, everybody, be seated.  Good morning, everyone.  Thank you, Secretary Shinseki, for a lifetime of service to our nation, and for being such a tireless advocate on behalf of America’s veterans, including your fellow[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2012. Whether they fought in Salerno or Samarra, Heartbreak Ridge or Helmand, Khe Sanh or the Korengal, our veterans are part of an unbroken chain of men and women who have served our country with honor and distinction. On Veterans Day, we show them our deepest thanks.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2012 – 10:00 AM EST Highlights: Beginning November 7th, a Nor’easter impacted the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with strong winds, rain or snow, and coastal flooding. At 8:00 pm EDT October 29, the National Hurricane Center reported Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ as a post tropical[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2012. Hello, everybody. On Tuesday, America went to the polls. And the message you sent was clear: you voted for action, not politics as usual. You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours.  That’s why I’ve invited leaders of both parties to the White House[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing LIBYA Benghazi / Hill Briefings / Participants / Congressional Requests for Documents IRAN IAEA Talks / P-5+1 Next Steps Attack on U.S. Drone SYRIA Doha Conference Update Intensifying Syrian Regime Attacks on Civilians / Assad’s Future Syrian Opposition and the Syrian Population[Read More…]