Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2012.  Good afternoon.   Today I’m joined by Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Sharis Pozen, and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen, to announce the Justice Department’s latest progress in protecting American consumers from anticompetitive harm, ensuring fairness in the marketplace, and making certain that cutting-edge[Read More…]

Department Settles with Hachette, Harpercollins and Simon & Schuster; Litigates Against Apple, Macmillan and Penguin to Prevent Continued Restrictions on Price Competition Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2012.  The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with three of the largest book publishers in the United States– Hachette[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2012.  The following statement was issued by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, United States, and European Union) on April 11, 2012. The Quartet — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2012. Vice President Biden welcomed Federal Republic of Nigeria Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo to the White House yesterday as part of the United States’ commitment to peace and prosperity for Nigeria and for the entire West African region.  The Vice President offered his condolences and those[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2012 – 10:25 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Everybody, please have a seat.  Thank you.  It is wonderful to see you.  Lately, we’ve been talking about the fundamental choice that we face as a country.  We can settle for an economy where a shrinking number[Read More…]

Jakarta, Indonesia—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2012.  The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports that a magnitude 8.6 earthquake has struck today off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.  The earthquake struck approximately 270 miles southwest of Banda Aceh. The USGS also reports that a second large quake, with a magnitude of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Joint Envoy’s Report with UN Security Council / Stand with Syrian People INDIA Bomb Threat at Indian Embassy DPRK Missile Launch PAKISTAN U.S. Military Search and Rescue Team Avalanche Response SYRIA Syria Can Not Move Forward with Assad In Power /[Read More…]

Boca Raton, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012 – 3:05 P.M. EDT         THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Florida!  (Applause.)  Thank you!  (Applause.)  How is everybody doing today?  (Applause.)  Well, it is great to be back in Florida.  (Applause.)  It is great to be back in Boca.  (Applause.)  Great to be here at the home of[Read More…]

BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012.  Mitt Romney today made the following statement on Rick Santorum’s announcement: “Senator Santorum is an able and worthy competitor, and I congratulate him on the campaign he ran. He has proven himself to be an important voice in our party and in the nation.  We both recognize[Read More…]

First Time Ever that Sitting Presidents are Calling for All Options to Be Put on Table to Reduce Drug Prohibition-Related Crime, Violence and Corruption NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012.  This week, President Obama will join over thirty other heads of state from throughout the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia for the Summit[Read More…]