Human Rights Group Urges California to Amend Brutal Conditions New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2012.  Three thousand prisoners in two California prisons are being held in solitary confinement under “cruel, degrading and inhuman” conditions that violate international standards, Amnesty International said today based on exclusive access to Pelican Bay and Corcoran state[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2012.  Consumer confidence improved substantially in September due to more favorable prospects for the national economy, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Surveys, conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research, have been[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 September 2012 – At the United Nations General Assembly today, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the international community to set a “clear red line” for taking action, by next summer at the latest, to prevent Iran from completing the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. Speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the City College of New York President Coico, Dean Rosen, thank you for hosting me, and for your tireless service to your university and your community. It is a great honor to speak here today and really a[Read More…]

Community, Labor, Industry Effort for Buyers Advocated Snowflake, AZ –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012 –  The  United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2688 ‘Union Committee to Re-Open Snowflake Paper’ issued a statement today over the Oct. 5 shutdown,  urging Catalyst Paper Co. to cooperate with its workers in seeking a buyer for the facility. USW[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 September 2012 – The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, whose bid for full United Nations membership failed last year, announced today from the podium of the General Assembly that he would seek non-Member State status this year, accusing Israel of apparently rejecting the internationally endorsed two-state[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012.  SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this event about Feed the Future and the work we are doing together. I am delighted to be here with someone whom I admire so much and am very enthusiastic about, and that is President Joyce Banda from[Read More…]

Virginia Beach, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012 – 12:24 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Jim Webb!  (Applause.)  AUDIENCE:  Four more years!  Four more years!  Four more years!  THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  How’s it going, Virginia Beach? (Applause.)  AUDIENCE:  Four more years!  Four more years!  Four more years! THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you.  It[Read More…]

En Route Virginia Beach, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012 – 11:00 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Welcome aboard Air Force One.  We’re very excited to be headed down to Virginia Beach, part of the state of Virginia that is home to my people; my father grew up in Norfolk.  Great part of the state,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. I welcome the historic agreement that was reached today between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan on a number of critical issues. This agreement breaks new ground in support of the international vision of two viable states at peace with each other,[Read More…]