En Route Manchester, New Hampshire–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012 – 10:36 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being with us, and welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way to the great state of New Hampshire. I have no announcements at the top of this gaggle, but[Read More…]
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Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Manchester, NH
Manchester, New Hampshire–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012 – 12:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, New Hampshire! (Applause.) Are you fired up? AUDIENCE: Yes! THE PRESIDENT: Are you ready to go? AUDIENCE: Yes! THE PRESIDENT: I’m fired up. (Applause.) First of all, I’m fired up about this weather. (Applause.) I mean, I’ve got to[Read More…]
New Report Documents Government of Sudan’s Starvation Warfare Against Its Own People
SOUTH KORDOFAN, Sudan–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012. Food security conditions in South Kordofan, Sudan are dramatically declining, and malnutrition among children in the conflict-torn state is on the rise, according to a new report showing findings from the first international rapid food security and nutritional assessment conducted in South Kordofan since 2011. According[Read More…]
Records Reveal Boston Police Spy on Political and Peace Groups
Officers Monitor Peaceful Activists, Labeling Legal Activities as “Extremist” and “Homeland Security” Threats BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012. Boston Police routinely spy on ordinary citizens engaged in peaceful, First Amendment-protected activity, creating criminal “intelligence reports” on lawful political activity of peace groups and local leaders, according to public records and surveillance video[Read More…]
Top Executives at Kolon Industries Indicted for Stealing DuPont’s Kevlar Trade Secrets
Also Charged with Conspiracy to Steal Intellectual Property from Japan-Based Teijin Limited Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012. Kolon Industries Inc. and several of its executives and employees have been indicted for allegedly engaging in a multi-year campaign to steal trade secrets related to DuPont’s Kevlar para-aramid fiber and Teijin Limited’s Twaron[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, October 17, 2012
En Route Ohio –(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2012 – 3:54 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way from Iowa to Ohio. I have no announcements to make. But maybe Jen does. MS. PSAKI: I do not. We’ve had a lot of[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending October 13, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, an increase of 46,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 342,000. The 4-week moving average was 365,500, an increase of 750 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, October 17, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing BURMA Human Rights Dialogue SYRIA Nonlethal Assistance Sanctions / Joint Special Envoy Brahimi Reports of Escalating Violence Military Cargo in Turkey / Aid to Syrian Regime / Hezbollah Activity AFGHANISTAN Attack in Kandahar Condemning Violence Against Women / National Action Plan for[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at a Campaign Event in Mt. Vernon, IA
Mt. Vernon, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2012 – 12:12 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Iowa! (Applause.) Thank you! Are you fired up? (Applause.) Are you ready to go? (Applause.) Well, first of all, can everybody please give a big round of applause to Rachel for that great introduction? (Applause.) I want to thank[Read More…]
Six UN Peacekeepers and Interpreter Wounded in Ambush in Eastern DR Congo
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–17 October 2012 – Six United Nations peacekeepers and a local interpreter were wounded in a “cowardly” overnight ambush in the strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Mission in the African nation reported today. The six peacekeepers, part of the Indian contingent serving with the UN[Read More…]
