Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 26, 2012.  Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the third quarter of 2012 (that is, from the second quarter to the third quarter),[Read More…]

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2012  — The International Security Assistance Force condemns with grave conviction the suicide attack carried out this morning at the Eid Gah Mosque in Maimana, Faryab Province.  Dozens were killed or injured in the explosion as they left the mosque after the opening prayers of the holy[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Statement on Violence in Burma’s Rakhine State SYRIA UN Special Envoy’s Call for a Ceasefire Violence in Syria RUSSIA/SYRIA U.S. Is Not Providing Lethal Assistance Supportive of a Democratic, Unified, Pluralistic, Tolerant Syria Concern for Extremist Elements in Syria AFGHANISTAN Taliban[Read More…]

En Route Richmond, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012 10:44 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good morning.  Welcome aboard Air Force One on the continuation of this epic journey, as we make our way from the great state of Florida to the fabulous Commonwealth of Virginia, where I was raised and where Jen Psaki went[Read More…]

November Sale Will Offer All Available Unleased Areas in the Western Gulf of Mexico, Builds on Several Major Offshore Sales Held in the Last Year Alone WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012.  As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, Secretary of the[Read More…]

Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2012 – 2 p.m. EDT Summary of Watches and Warnings in Effect A Hurricane Warning is in effect for: the Ragged Islands in the southeastern Bahamas   the central Bahamas   the northwestern Bahamas A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for: Florida east coast from Ocean[Read More…]

LAS CRUCES, NM–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. The American Civil Liberties Union is slated to present testimony today at the United Nations on human rights violations at the U.S.-Mexico border, including deaths as a result of the U.S. government’s border enforcement policy. The testimony will include details of lethal shootings and excessive[Read More…]

Tampa, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012 – 9:02 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  How’s it going, Tampa?  (Applause.)  Are you fired up?  (Applause.)  Are you ready to go?  (Applause.)  Well, thank you so — can everybody please give Laura a big round of applause for that great introduction?  (Applause.)  We’ve also got with us[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 369,000, a decrease of 23,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 392,000. The 4-week moving average was 368,000, an increase of 1,500 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing LIBYA E-mails from Operations Center Accountability Review Board / Ongoing Investigation into Benghazi LEBANON Support from the U.S. DEPARTMENT Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson & Ambassador Daniel Benjamin Travel to Paris PAKISTAN Continued Hope for Full Recovery of Malala Yousafzai CHINA Concern for[Read More…]