Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012 – 11:27 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Lately, I’ve been speaking a lot about our need for an all-of-the-above strategy for American energy — a strategy that produces more oil and gas here at home, but also produces more biofuels and fuel-efficient cars, more[Read More…]
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Afghanistan: Medical Care Suspended in Khost After Attack on Doctors Without Borders Hospital
KABUL–(ENEWSPF)–APRIL 17, 2012—The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today suspended medical activities in its recently opened maternity hospital in Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan, after an explosion inside the hospital compound this morning. Seven people were injured in the blast, including one child. “The suspension[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — National Equal Pay Day, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Working women power America’s economy and sustain our middle class. For millions of families across our country, women’s wages mean food on the table, decent medical care, and timely mortgage payments. Yet, in 2010 — 47 years after President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Buffett Rule
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012. Tonight, Senate Republicans voted to block the Buffett Rule, choosing once again to protect tax breaks for the wealthiest few Americans at the expense of the middle class. The Buffett Rule is common sense. At a time when we have significant deficits to close and serious[Read More…]
Tax Payer’s Dodge-Ball In Market Square
PITTSBURGH –(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Occupy Pittsburgh will gather in Market Square on Tuesday, April 17 for a game of Tax Payer’s Dodge-Ball. The 99% will face off against the 1% in a dodge-ball game where, like the American political economy, the odds are stacked in favor of the rich. However,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, April 16, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing TIMOR-LESTE Presidential Election IRAN Engagement / Meetings / Cathy Ashton / Sanctions NORTH KOREA Sanctions / Satellite Launch / IAEA World Food Program SYRIA UN Monitors / UN Security Council / Annan Plan / Friends of Syria / Turkish Role / Humanitarian[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 16, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012. Japan Government Asks for Local Support to Restart Reactors Industry/Regulatory/Political Japanese Industry Minister Yukio Edano has told the governor of Fukui Prefecture that the government has decided it is safe to restart two reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Ohi nuclear power plant. Edano said he[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Selection of Dr. Jim Yong Kim as World Bank President
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012. On behalf of the United States, I would like to offer my congratulations to Dr. Jim Yong Kim on his selection as the next President of the World Bank. I am confident that Dr. Kim will be an inclusive leader who will bring to the Bank[Read More…]
Advance Team of UN Observers Arrives in Syria to Report on Cessation of Violence
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2012. The first group of six United Nations unarmed monitors tasked by the Security Council to report on the implementation of a full cessation of armed violence in Syria has arrived in the capital, Damascus, and began their work, according to a spokesperson for the world body.[Read More…]
UN Condemns Deadly Weekend Raids by Insurgents in Afghanistan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2012. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations mission in Afghanistan today strongly condemned the coordinated attacks carried out on Sunday against the country’s institutions and international organizations, including foreign diplomatic missions, in the capital, Kabul, and elsewhere. Mr. Ban took note of the efforts by the Afghan[Read More…]
