BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2012. NATO foreign ministers together with their Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, marked 10 years of increased bilateral cooperation under the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) at talks on 19 April. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who chaired Thursday’s meeting, said the NRC has been an effective tool to improve[Read More…]
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Georgia Agrees to Provide Voter Registration Services
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2012. A coalition of national voting rights groups have secured a landmark settlement with the State of Georgia to ensure that voter registration is offered to all public assistance applicants. The state has settled a lawsuit, brought by the coalition on behalf of the Georgia State Conference[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending April 14, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2012. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 386,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 388,000. The 4-week moving average was 374,750, an increase of 5,500 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Chairs Hearing on GSA IG’s Report and Agency’s FY13 Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. Assistant Majority Leader and Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), chaired a hearing today to review the report of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Inspector General report on the agency’s 2010 Western Regions Conference which was marred by[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Passing of Dick Clark
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. Michelle and I are saddened to hear about the passing of Dick Clark. With “American Bandstand,” he introduced decades’ worth of viewers to the music of our times. He reshaped the television landscape forever as a creative and innovative producer. And, of course, for 40 years,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, April 18, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing Department World Press Freedom Day Burma Travel of Aung San Suu Kyi Sudan/South Sudan Call for Cessation of Violence / Ambassador Lyman’s Meetings China Wang Lijun Syria Friends of Syria Meeting in Paris Ukrainian Ship in Turkish Port Allegedly Carrying Munitions to[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH
Elyria, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012 – 2:36 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Well, hello, Ohio! AUDIENCE: Hello! THE PRESIDENT: It is good to be back here at Lorain. Last time I was here I had[Read More…]
South Sudan Joins World Bank Group
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012 – The Republic of South Sudan became the newest member of the World Bank Group today when South Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Kosti Manibe Ngai, signed the Articles of Agreement and Conventions of the World Bank Group in Washington DC. In addition to becoming a[Read More…]
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Streamline Short Sales to Help Borrowers and Communities
New Timelines Take Effect in June Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 18, 2012. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop enhanced and aligned strategies for facilitating short sales, deeds-in-lieu and deeds-for-lease in order to help more homeowners avoid foreclosure. The effort will come in stages[Read More…]
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, Named One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World
One of Only 10 People to be Named to Prestigious List for Second Year in a Row NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. For the second year in a row, TIME magazine has named Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), to the 2012 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual[Read More…]
