En Route Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2012 – 9:34 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Welcome aboard Air Force One as we begin this awesome two-day journey across the country that the President is looking forward to, as I know all of you are. I have no announcements on the official side this morning, but[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama at a Campaign Event in Davenport, Iowa
Davenport, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2012 – 10:01 A.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Iowa! (Applause.) Hello Quads! It’s good to be back. This is about as close as I get to home these days, so it is good to be back. Are you fired up? (Applause.) Are you ready to go? (Applause.) At[Read More…]
Sandy Reaches Hurricane Strength; Conditions Deteriorating in Jamaica
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2012 – 11:00 a.m. EDT. The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tropical Storm Sandy has reached Hurricane Strength. The storm is now located 17.1 north, 76.1 west, about 65 miles (100 km) south of Kingston, Jamaica and about 234 miles (380 km) south southwest of Guantanamo,[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Oversee Debt Collectors
Bureau Publishes Exam Procedures and Answers Consumer Questions on Debt Collection Practices WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2012. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a rule today that will allow the agency to federally supervise the larger consumer debt collectors for the first time. The CFPB also released the field guide[Read More…]
FHFA House Price Index Up 0.7 Percent in August
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2012. U.S. house prices rose 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from July to August, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.2 percent increase in July was revised downward to a 0.1 percent increase. For the 12[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, October 23, 2012
En Route Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2012 – 12:54 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Well, thank you for joining us on this leg of this trip as we make our way from Florida to the Buckeye State. Always a pleasure to return to Ohio, especially Dayton. I have no announcements at the top. Perhaps[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, October 23, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing QATAR / ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Humanitarian Mission to Gaza / Support to Palestinians EGYPT Continuing Conversation with the Hill AFGHANISTAN Durand Boundary MALI Assistant Secretary Carson’s Meetings in Paris Funding for ECOWAS Force LEBANON Attack in Beirut /[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at a Campaign Event in Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2012 – 10:27 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Florida! (Applause.) Are you fired up? (Applause.) Are you ready to go? (Applause.) I fired up right now! (Applause.) It is good to be in Florida. Give it up for Congressman Ted Deutch, who’s here. (Applause.) Your Mayor, Nelson[Read More…]
Florida Marlins Fire Manager Ozzie Guillen
The Chicago Sun-Times issued a breaking story indicating that the Florida Marlins have fired manager Ozzie Guillen. Check back with the Sun-Times for updates.
Syria: Despite Denials, More Cluster Bomb Attacks
Compelling New Evidence of Use New York–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2012. Mounting evidence shows that Syria’s air force is continuing to drop cluster bombs on towns across five governorates despite the Syrian army’s denial that it is using them, Human Rights Watch said today. Data compiled by Human Rights Watch shows[Read More…]
