Colorado Springs, CO–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012 – 1:35 P.M. MDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, we just had a chance to tour some of the damage that’s been done by this devastating fire. I’ve had a chance to thank Mayor Bach as well as Governor Hickenlooper. And the entire congressional delegation, members of the[Read More…]
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President Obama Signs Colorado Disaster Declaration
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Colorado and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the High Park and Waldo Canyon Fires beginning on June 9, 2012, and continuing. The President’s action[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, June 29, 2012
En Route Colorado Springs, Colorado–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012 – 11:38 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning — still morning — ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining us aboard Air Force One as we make our way to Colorado, where, as you know, the President will be getting briefed by those who[Read More…]
Birthplace of Jesus Placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage in Danger List
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem. Photo: UNESCO/Federico Busonero FRANCE–(ENEWSPF)–29 June 2012. The Church of the Nativity, which sits on a site in Bethlehem that is identified by Christian tradition as the birthplace of Jesus, was inscribed today on the World Heritage List of[Read More…]
Health Care and Immigration Rulings End Supreme Court Term and Begin Political Debate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012. The Supreme Court virtually guaranteed that it will be an issue in the upcoming presidential election by upholding both the key provision of President Obama’s health care law and the key provision of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law in a busy last week to the 2011 Term. “The[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, June 28, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing BAHRAIN Discovery of Bomb Factories SYRIA Annan Plan / Political Transition / Geneva Meeting Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Explosions in Damascus Violence Against Civilians IRAN Iran Sanctions Act SYRIA Annan Plan / Opposition Groups Russian Arms to Syria[Read More…]
Statement by White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer on Today’s Contempt Vote in the U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. At the beginning of this year, Republicans announced one of their top priorities was to investigate the Administration and to ensure that President Obama was a one-term President. Despite the major economic challenges facing the country, they talked openly about devoting taxpayer-funded, Congressional oversight resources to[Read More…]
UN and Partners Appeal for $193 Million to Assist Syrian Refugees
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency and more than 40 other humanitarian aid organizations on Thursday appealed to donors for urgent new funds to help meet the needs of growing numbers of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq. They had originally appealed in March[Read More…]
Mitt Romney: I Will Repeal Obamacare
Boston, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. “What the Court did not do on its last day in session, I will do on my first day if elected President of the United States. And that is I will act to repeal Obamacare. “Let’s make clear that we understand what the Court did[Read More…]
Returnee Influx to Contested Region Between the Sudans Underscores Need for Humanitarian Aid, Political Solution: Enough Project
ABYEI TOWN, Abyei–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012. The withdrawal of Sudan Armed Forces, or SAF, from Abyei town in early June has paved the way for potential large-scale returns of the estimated 110,000 mostly Ngok Dinka population who were displaced from the disputed, oil-producing region of Abyei in the May 2011 Sudan[Read More…]
