Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton to Roll out Annual Trafficking in Persons Report Today Background Call on Trafficking in Persons Report with Ambassador CdeBaca Today PAKISTAN Supreme Court Decision on Gillani RUSSIA/SYRIA Reports of Russian Ships to Syria President Obama Meeting with President Putin[Read More…]
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SEIU Launches Largest Field Campaign in Union’s History for 2012 Election
SEIU Members and Volunteers Will Target Communities of Color, Working Families and Union Households to Win Presidential and Down-Ballot Races Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. The Service Employee’s International Union (SEIU), the nation’s fastest growing union with 2.1 million members, today is launching the largest and most-targeted political field campaign in[Read More…]
At House Hearing, JP Morgan Chief Jamie Dimon Evades Simple Question: Why Do You Deny the People Cleaning Your Buildings a Living Wage?
Rep. Green (D-TX) Raises Plight of Janitors, Says “Too Small to Live Off” WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2012. Earlier today, following JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s testimony in front of the House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Committee regarding his company’s recent massive banking loss, Adriana Vasquez, a janitor who[Read More…]
Major New Campaign for a Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street Launches in U.S. Today…with Celebrities, Economists and Activists
Tax on Wall Street Transactions Could Raise Hundreds of Billions in the US for Education, Jobs, Health Care and to Address AIDS, Climate Here and Around the World As JP Morgan Chief Dimon Testifies in Congress, Nationwide Rallies in Major Cities & Online Video Launched in Support of Campaign Washington,[Read More…]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issues Order to Tennessee Valley Authority Re: Falsified Document During Watts Bar Unit 2 Construction
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2012. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Confirmatory Order to the Tennessee Valley Authority, which agreed to a series of corrective actions regarding the falsification of work records at the Watts Bar Unit 2 construction project in 2010. An NRC investigation concluded that two subcontractor employees[Read More…]
Bank Supervision and Risk Management
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2012. Testimony of Scott G. Alvarez, General Counsel, Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Chairman Bachus, Ranking Member Frank, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding bank supervision and risk management and the Federal Reserve’s[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, June 18, 2012
Los Cabos, Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012 – 2:54 P.M. MDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to our briefing here in Mexico during the G20 summit. Today I have with me Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor to the President for Strategic Communications. We also have Lael Brainard, Under Secretary[Read More…]
No Corruption under Barack Hussein Obama (Video) , Enjoy
Reggie Brown as "the real Barack Obama" on Bill Maher’s show. Enjoy. Note: Real Time with Bill Maher 15 June 2012 Citizens Wont Give Rise to Corruption is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjojIw3iXg4
Baseball’s Roger Clemens Found Not Guilty of Perjury
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2012. Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens was found not guilty today of lying to Congress during an investigation of steroid use among major league players. Clemens’ was charged with one count of obstruction of Congress, three counts of making false statements and two counts of perjury. A federal[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, June 18, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012 Japan Government Authorizes Restart of Two Reactors Industry/Regulatory/Political Japan’s government has approved restarting two reactors at the Ohi nuclear power plant in the Fukui prefecture in central Japan. The government decision came after the governor of Fukui told Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda that he approved[Read More…]
