Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012 – 12:10 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here. As you know and has been announced, we have three guest briefers today, and I will turn it over to them shortly. On my near right is Lael Brainard,[Read More…]
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Adjuncts Association Shocked that Duquesne Abandons Agreement to Cooperate with NLRB
PITTSBURGH–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012. The United Steelworkers (USW) and the Adjuncts Association are shocked by Duquesne University’s move to withdraw from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election they agreed to only one month ago. The university’s Vice President for Management and Business, Stephen Schillo, told the Adjuncts Association that Duquesne[Read More…]
Obama Administration Gives Lifeline to DREAMers
ACLU Welcomes Action and Calls on Congress to Pass the DREAM Act WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012. This morning the Obama administration announced that it will stop deporting and begin giving work permits to young adults who came to the U.S. as children (often referred to as “Dreamers”). Through well-established executive authority,[Read More…]
Three Tax Return Preparers Charged with Helping Clients Evade Taxes by Hiding Millions in Secret Accounts at Two Israeli Banks
Defendants Operated Return Preparation Businesses Located in 12 Locations Throughout the U.S., Including California, New York and Maryland Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012. David Kalai, Nadav Kalai and David Almog were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Central District of California and charged with conspiring to defraud the United[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, June 14, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Economic Statecraft Day RUSSIA / SYRIA Helicopters / Rosoboronexport SYRIA UN Monitors in Al Haffa Chapter 7 Resolution RUSSIA Foreign Minister Lavrov’s Comments on U.S. Weapons / Bahrain / Situations Not Comparable to Russia-Syria Helicopters SYRIA Secretary’s Istanbul Remarks / Managed[Read More…]
Remarks by the President on the Economy — Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012 – 2:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Good afternoon, everybody. (Applause.) It is great to be back in Cleveland. (Applause.) It is great to be back here at Cuyahoga Community College. (Applause.) I want to, first of all, thank Angela for her[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, June 14, 2012
En Route Cleveland, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012 – 12:39 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Welcome aboard Air Force One. Thank you for being here as we make our way to Cleveland, Ohio, and onward from there. As you know, the President is giving a campaign speech about the economy and about the debate[Read More…]
UN Agencies Join in Shared Call for End to Israeli Blockade of Gaza
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 June 2012. As the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip enters its sixth year, several UN agencies today joined a group of international charities in unanimously calling for the lifting of the blockade. “For over five years in Gaza, more than 1.6 million people have been under blockade[Read More…]
‘Stench of Dead Bodies’ in the Air, UN Team Says on Reaching Syrian Town of al-Haffeh
SYRIA–(ENEWSPF)–14 June 2012. United Nations observers, having finally entered al-Haffeh today, reported that the Syrian town appeared deserted, with many buildings burned down and the “strong stench of dead bodies” in the air. Staff from the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) had been impeded from reaching the town in[Read More…]
Readout of Secretary Salazar’s Visit to Fire Incident Command Post in for the High Park Fire in Colorado
FORT COLLINS, CO–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today visited the Incident Command Post for the High Park Fire in Colorado, where he met firefighters and volunteers who are battling the fire, thanked them for their service, and emphasized that safety is the key priority as they[Read More…]
