Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2012 – 4:01 A.M. AFT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening from Bagram Air Base. This outpost is more than 7,000 miles from home, but for over a decade it’s been close to our hearts. Because here, in Afghanistan, more than half a million of our sons and[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at Signing of Strategic Partnership Agreement
Kabul, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2012 AFT – 12:00 A.M. AFT PRESIDENT KARZAI: (Interpretation begins in progress) — prosperity and peace for the people of Afghanistan. Stability in Afghanistan and peace in Afghanistan — people will sleep, will be safe in their house, and also law-abiding citizens. Their life will be — will[Read More…]
Fact Sheet: The U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2012. In May 2010, in Washington, DC, President Obama and President Karzai committed our two countries to negotiate and conclude a strategic partnership that would provide a framework for our future relationship. On May 1, 2012, President Obama and President Karzai signed the Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, May 1, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Free the Press Campaign / Journalists Annagurban Amanklychev and Sapardurdy Khadjiyev from Turkmenistan CHINA Human Rights Concerns / Effective, Constructive Relationship with China / Upcoming Talks EGYPT Iran / Destabilizing Activities BURMA Aung San Suu Kyi / National League for Democracy[Read More…]
Bank of America and Charlotte Use ‘Extraordinary Event’ Order to Suppress May 9 Shareholder Protest
Magic markers declared illegal; briefcases and private papers subject to search Charlotte, NC—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2012. The 99% Power Coalition, which is planning a massive protest at Bank of America’s shareholders’ meeting on May 9, said that the City of Charlotte’s designation of the meeting as an “extraordinary event” would not[Read More…]
FTC Wins Court Judgment Against Massive Get-Rich-Quick Infomercial Scam
Agency Alleges that Nearly One Million Consumers Lost More Than $450 Million Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2012. The Federal Trade Commission won a court judgment against the marketers of three get-rich-quick systems who deceived nearly a million consumers. As part of its ongoing efforts to stop scams that prey upon financially[Read More…]
Government Settles Charity’s Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Terrorism Probe
TOLEDO, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2012. The U.S. Treasury Department has settled a lawsuit brought by KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development, an Ohio-based charity that was under investigation for alleged ties to terrorism. After a string of legal victories for the group, including court findings that the government’s actions violated its due[Read More…]
Statement from HHS Secretary Sebelius on National Foster Care Month
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2012. Each May, National Foster Care Month provides us a special opportunity to focus on the nation’s more than 400,000 children and youth in the foster care system. It is a time for us to raise awareness about the urgent needs of these young people and[Read More…]
Moms, Cops and Students to Unite on May 2 to End War on Drugs at National Press Club
Mothers Groups, Who Played Key Role in Ending Alcohol Prohibition, Aspiring to Repeat Success 80 Years Later Moms, Cops and Students From Around Country to Share Personal Experiences of Tragic Drug War and Unveil “Mom’s Bill of Rights” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2012. Mothers from around the country will join with[Read More…]
Bay Area Sutter RNs Begin One-Day Strike
Hospital Giant Seeks Massive Cuts Despite $4 Billion in Profits Nurses to Also Protest Sutter Plans to Close Hospitals, Cut Care CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2012. Registered nurses are on strike today at eight hospitals that are part of the wealthy Sutter corporate chain to protest Wall Street-type demands for more than[Read More…]
