Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2012. Hi, everybody. As I’m sure you’ve noticed over the past few weeks, the price at your local pump has been going up and up. And because it’s an election year, so has the temperature of our political rhetoric. What matters most to me right now is[Read More…]
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Record Warmth Across Nation
State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports temperature records continue to be shattered across the eastern two-thirds of the nation as the springlike warmth bulges eastward. Record-Challenging Warmth East of the Rockies Residents from Dallas, Texas, to International Falls, Minn., to New York, N.Y., can put away the winter jackets for the[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, March 16, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing NORTH KOREA North Korea’s Statement about a Satellite Launch / Leap Day Agreement Ambassador Glyn Davies and Six-Party Talks / Under Secretary Sherman SYRIA Special Envoy Kofi Annan’s Report / Secretary Clinton Meeting with Moroccan FM Syrian Refugees in Turkey / Over-flight[Read More…]
Sutter Tracy RNs Vote to Join CA Nurses Association
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012. Sutter Tracy RNs After Election Victory Thursday Night In a hard fought organizing campaign, RNs at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital in Northern California voted to affiliate with the California Nurses Association, the state’s largest organization of RNs. In a secret ballot election overseen by the National Labor[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, March 16, 2012
En Route Chicago, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012 – 11:38 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on Air Force One as we make our way to our first stop of the day. Before I take your questions let me give you a readout of the President’s call[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call to President Karzai
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012. President Obama called President Karzai early this morning to offer his best wishes and congratulations to President Karzai and his wife on the birth of their daughter. The two leaders took the opportunity to reaffirm our shared commitment to the Lisbon framework, in which Afghan forces[Read More…]
George Clooney, Members of Congress, Human Rights and Faith Leaders Arrested Protesting at Sudanese Embassy
Sudanese President’s Food & Aid Blockade Threatens 500,000 Lives Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012. George Clooney, President of United to End Genocide and former Congressman Tom Andrews, Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Jim Moran (D-VA) and John Olver (D-MA), Martin Luther King III, NAACP President Ben Jealous, Enough Project[Read More…]
Statement by US State Department on North Korean Announcement of Missile Launch
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012. North Korea’s announcement that it plans to conduct a missile launch in direct violation of its international obligations is highly provocative. UN Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874 clearly and unequivocally prohibit North Korea from conducting launches that use ballistic missile technology. Such a missile launch[Read More…]
Law Ending Prison-Based Gerrymandering Stands: Plaintiffs Drop Challenge
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012. New Yorkers enjoyed a clear victory today, as plaintiffs in the Little v. LATFOR case dropped their challenge of the state law ending prison-based gerrymandering. The law, known as Part XX, was passed in 2010 to increase fairness in redistricting by counting incarcerated people as[Read More…]
Helicopter Crashes in Eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012 — Twelve International Security Assistance Force service members died following a helicopter crash in Kabul province today. The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. It is ISAF[Read More…]
