En Route Reno, Nevada–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2012 – 11:49 A.M. PDT MR. CARNEY:  Good morning.  Welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way to Reno, Nevada.  As you know, the President is addressing the VFW.  He will talk broadly about American foreign policy, where we were four years ago, where[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Chemical Weapons / Call from Arab League for Assad to Step Down Humanitarian Efforts IRAQ Condemn Attacks / Continue to Provide Security Support SYRIA EU Travel Ban UN Security Council Vote / Next Steps / Alternative Track CUBA Condolences on Death[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2012. Another Reactor Restarted in Japan Industry/Regulatory/Political Kansai Electric Power Co. last week restarted a second reactor at its Ohi nuclear energy facility in Fukui prefecture. The company said Ohi reactor 4 should reach full power this week. Reactor 3, the first in the country to restart[Read More…]

Salem, OR:–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2012.  A statewide proposal that seeks to allow for the regulated sale of cannabis to those over age 21 will appear on the November electoral ballot. A spokesperson for the Oregon Secretary of State’s office on Friday confirmed that proponents of The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA)[Read More…]

BATIL REFUGEE CAMP, South Sudan–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 20912.  The government of Sudan continues its brutal campaign against the civilians in Blue Nile state, which has forced thousands to flee the area, as documented by a new Enough Project report. The Enough Project, a project of the Center for American Progress that[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 July 2012 – The United Nations mission in Iraq today strongly condemned the wave of attacks that started yesterday in the Middle Eastern country, killing dozens and injure many more. “I strongly condemn the heinous attacks and the senseless violence and bloodshed across the country,” the Secretary-Geneneral’s Deputy Special[Read More…]

November Lease Sale to Offer All Unleased Acreage in the Western Gulf of Mexico WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2012.  As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau[Read More…]

Groups travel to key states to engage Latino voters to register  WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2012.  National Latino advocacy groups including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) will embark this week on the ¡Todos a Votar! (“Let’s Vote”) Tour to register and mobilize Latino voters throughout the country. The Latino[Read More…]

In Comment to FCC, Agency Says Wireless Customers Should Be Given the Option to Block All Third-Party Charges Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2012.  In response to a request by the Federal Communications Commission for comment, the Federal Trade Commission said that the “cramming” of unauthorized charges on wireless phone bills poses[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2012.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $787 million that will put Americans to work modernizing and replacing aging transit facilities and vehicles to meet the growing demand from millions of riders across the country. This third round of federal funding will support 255 projects in 48[Read More…]