En Route West Palm Beach, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012 – 10:20 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Welcome aboard Air Force One for this trip to Florida today, where the President will have some campaign events.  He will also speak at FAU to talk about the importance of the Buffett Rule, a basic principle[Read More…]

PENNSYLVANIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2012.  Rick Santorum announced today that he is suspending his Republican presidential campaign after a weekend of “prayer and thought.” “Ladies and gentlemen, we made the decision to get into this race around our kitchen table, against all the odds,” Santorum said. “We made a decision over the[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 April 2012.  The Security Council today urged the military rebels who seized control of the government in Mali to immediately implement the agreement signed last week with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which provides a series of steps to restore constitutional order in the country.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2012.  There were 3.5 million job openings on the last business day of February, little changed from January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.3 percent) and separations rate (3.1 percent) were little changed in February. The job openings rate, at 2.6[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2012.  Unemployment rates were lower in February than a year earlier in 344 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 19 areas, and unchanged in 9 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 12[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012.  Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs George Little provided the following readout: “Secretary Panetta and Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin spoke by phone this evening to discuss the announced North Korean missile launch.  Both leaders would regard a missile launch by North Korea[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012. Japan Government Approves New Safety Standards for Reactor Restarts Industry/Regulatory/Political Kansai Electric Power Co. has submitted to the Japanese ministry of industry its safety action plan to comply with new nuclear safety standards that the government says are necessary for shutdown reactors to restart. First-stage “stress[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Statement on Attack of Russian Journalist Yelena Milashina and Friend Statement on Passing of Chinese Democracy Advocate Fang Lizhi DPRK Missile Launch / Security Council Resolutions / Six-Party Consultations SYRIA Reports of Cross Border Violence / Turkey / NATO Article 5[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012.  President Obama hosted President Rousseff in Washington today to continue the on-going dialogue regarding the growing partnership between the United States and Brazil across a wide range of bilateral, regional, and multilateral issues.  The Presidents reviewed the progress made under the three presidential dialogues launched during[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012 – 1:56 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the White House for your daily briefing. I hope you enjoyed the Easter weekend, those of you who celebrate it. And if you got out to see the spectacle on the South Lawn, you can see[Read More…]