CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2012 – 3:00 P.M. EDT MR. RHODES:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Thanks for joining us.  We’re very pleased today to be joined by two guests here — General John Allen, who’s the Commanding General of ISAF; and Doug Lute, who leads our Afghanistan-Pakistan policy at the White House. General[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2012 –  2:15 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary General.  Anders, I want to take this opportunity on behalf of all of us to thank you for your outstanding leadership over these past three years.  And I want to begin by welcoming each and[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2012 – 12:52 P.M. CDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, I just want to not only welcome Secretary General Rasmussen to my hometown of Chicago — my understanding is he’s already enjoyed some of the sights, and we were hearing about him jogging along the lake and appreciating the outstanding[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2012 – 11:57 A.M. CDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  All right.  Good morning, everybody.  It is a great pleasure to welcome President Karzai to my hometown of Chicago after he extended hospitality to me during my visit to to Kabul recently.  During that trip to Afghanistan, we were able to[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2012. I. Introduction / Context At the Lisbon Summit, the Heads of State and Government mandated a review of NATO’s overall posture in deterring and defending against the full range of threats to the Alliance, taking into account the changes in the evolving international security environment.  Over the[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2012.  As Alliance leaders, we are determined to ensure that NATO retains and develops the capabilities necessary to perform its essential core tasks collective defence, crisis management and cooperative security – and thereby to play an essential role promoting security in the world. We must meet this responsibility[Read More…]

(CBS)- In a sudden end to a diplomatic stalemate, blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was brought to the U.S. Elaine Quijano reports on Chen’s journey and an apparent positive turn in U.S.-China relations.

Camp David, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2012 – 6:04 P.M. EDT Good afternoon, everybody.  It has been a great pleasure to host the leaders of some of the world’s largest economies here at Camp David.  I think the surroundings gave us an opportunity to hold some intimate discussions and make some genuine progress.[Read More…]

Camp David, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2012 – 1:12 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here at Camp David for the G8 Summit.  For your briefing today I have two guests who can fill you in on the meetings thus far — Ben Rhodes, whom[Read More…]

  Camp David, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2012.   Preamble 1. We, the Leaders of the Group of Eight, met at Camp David on May 18 and 19, 2012 to address major global economic and political challenges. The Global Economy 2. Our imperative is to promote growth and jobs.  3. The global[Read More…]