Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2012. Hello, everybody. In the State of the Union, I laid out three areas we need to focus on if we’re going to build an economy that lasts: new American manufacturing, new skills and education for American workers, and new sources of American-made energy. These days, we’re[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012 – 11:55 A.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good morning — or afternoon — everybody. I have — as you may have seen from the pool reports, Mr. Carney returned from Florida with the President rather late last evening. So rather than do the briefing himself, he asked[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012 – 3:41 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, I want to welcome Prime Minister Thorning-Schmidt to the White House and to the Oval Office.  This is the first time that we’ve had a chance to meet, but obviously we’ve been very impressed with the first five months[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012.  President Obama hosted Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt for a meeting in the Oval Office on February 24.  Denmark has the distinction of being the only Nordic country that is a member of both NATO and the European Union (EU), making it an especially valuable partner of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012.  Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA 70+ Nations at Talks in Tunis / Humanitarian Crisis is Today’s Concern / Continue Support of Arab League Plan / U.S. Continues to Monitor Syria’s Chemical Stockpile Support Kofi Annan as UN Envoy AFGHANISTAN Demonstrations / U.S. to Continue Engagement with[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 February 2012.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that only a political solution will end the crisis in Syria, where the Government’s bloody crackdown against its own people continues unabated, and urged world leaders to act quickly and coherently to stop the violence. “Each and every member of the international[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012.  Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, and Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis today announced that the Administration is making another $500 million available to create and expand innovative partnerships between community colleges and businesses to train workers with the skills employers need.  This funding is part[Read More…]

Tunis, Tunisia–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012. I want to thank Tunisia for hosting this meeting today and I salute the Arab League for its leadership throughout this crisis. I want to particularly applaud the selection of Kofi Annan as a special envoy for both the UN and the Arab League. He will seek[Read More…]

ACLU Files Motion in Federal District Court to Stop Law That Would Disenfranchise Voters WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2012.  The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of South Carolina today asked a federal court to block South Carolina’s discriminatory voter identification law that would keep minorities and others from exercising[Read More…]

Pittsburgh, PA—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2012.  Occupy Pittsburgh will join with Pittsburghers for Public Transit and other public transit supporters to demonstrate for affordable, accessible transportation on February 29th during the public hearing to be held all day inside the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.  The outdoor noontime rally is intended as[Read More…]