Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2012.    SECRETARY CLINTON:Good morning, and let me welcome all of you to the State Department, to the Benjamin Franklin Room, for the launch of the U.S.-Afghanistan Bilateral Commission. I want to thank my colleague and friend, Foreign Minister Rassoul, and all of our guests from Afghanistan[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–03 October 2012.  As stated on 26 June 2012, the Alliance continues to closely follow the situation in Syria. In view of the Syrian regime’s recent aggressive acts at NATO’s southeastern border, which are a flagrant breach of international law and a clear and present danger to the security of[Read More…]

Counterfeit Goods Put U.S. Jobs, Economy and People’s Health in Danger Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2012.  Attorney General Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General James Cole, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod Rosenstein, and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Deputy Director, Kristen Mahoney, today announced more than $2.4 million in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2012. President Obama welcomes the decision by all 28 NATO members to extend NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s tenure for an additional year, through 2014.  The United States commends the Secretary General for his strong leadership of America’s most important security alliance, and we look forward[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–03 October 2012.  Following a process of consultations, Allies approved today Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s fifth year in office, thus extending his mandate until July 31st 2014. Allies will support Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in his dedicated work to carry forward NATO’s tasks, missions and objectives, based on[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing LIBYA Letter from Congressmen Issa and Chaffetz to Secretary Clinton Acting Assistant Secretary of State Jones in Tripoli Cooperation at Investigative Level SYRIA Iranian Cargo Plane Summit of South American and Arab Countries Nonlethal Assistance to Syrian Opposition LEBANON Under Secretary Sherman’s[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)– 2 October 2012 – More than 300,000 Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries, the United Nations refugee agency said today, with numbers tripling over the past three months. “The continuing rapid growth in refugee numbers underscores the urgency of last week’s revised Syria regional response plan seeking $487.9 million[Read More…]

Co-Chair New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Sues JPMorgan for Fraudulent Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Issued by Bear Stearns Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012.  The Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) Working Group members today announced their first legal action since the working group formation earlier this year. In his role as a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012. The United States congratulates the people of Georgia for the successful completion of yesterday’s parliamentary elections, and the achievement of another milestone in Georgia’s democratic development.  Georgian citizens have set a regional and global example by conducting a competitive campaign, freely exercising their democratic rights, and[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012.  The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law — the leading nonpartisan source of voting rights research in the United States — released the following statement today on the Pennsylvania voter ID case from Democracy Program Director Wendy Weiser: “Today’s decision is a clear[Read More…]