Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2012 – 12:55 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for coming to the White House for your daily briefing. Q New glasses — again? MR. CARNEY: You think these are new? (Laughter.) Q Yeah. (Laughter.) MR. CARNEY: Maybe. Q Did you leave them[Read More…]
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Suit Says Obama Can’t Run In Alaska Because He’s of the “Mulatto” Race
Alaska-(ENEWSPF)- A man from Juneau, Alaska, has filed suit with the state’s Division of Elections to bar President Obama from appearing on that state’s ballot on the basis that the President is a "Mulatto", and "the race of ‘Negro‘ or ‘Mulatto‘ had no standing to be citizens of the United[Read More…]
Seattle Mayor Calls On Legislature To Legalize Marijuana
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn called for legalization of marijuana in his 2012 State of the City Address. (Photo: Seattle.gov) Seattle, WA-(ENEWSPF)- Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn today delivered his third State of the City Address of his mayoralty. The 2012 State of the City Address focused on Seattle’s economic recovery from[Read More…]
Court Halts Alleged Fake Debt Collector Calls from India
Grants FTC Request to Stop Defendants Who Often Posed as Law Enforcement Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2012. At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that the FTC alleges collected phantom payday loan “debts” that consumers did not owe. Consumers received millions of[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, February 21, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2012 – 1:03 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: So much — so much to talk about. Hello, everyone. Welcome back from a holiday weekend. I hope you had a great three days off. Before I take your questions, let me begin with a couple of items. [Read More…]
Vice President Biden Thanks First Responders and Releases Report on the Economic Value of Increasing Spectrum
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2012. Today, Vice President Biden met with first responders to thank them for their service and to discuss the new nationwide public safety broadband network included in the Payroll Tax Extension legislation. In addition, he announced the release of a new report from the Council of Economic[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, February 21, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary’s Global Business Conference World Bank / Fully Expect to Have Strong American Candidate AFGHANISTAN President Karzai / Reconciliation Process / Ambassador Grossman Desecration of Religious Articles / General Allen Formal Apology / Secretary Panetta SYRIA Friends of Syria / Ministerial[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Payroll Tax Cut, Feb. 21, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2012 – 11:41 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello! Good to see everybody. Please, have a seat. Have a seat. (Applause.) Good morning. I want to thank all of you for coming. I want to thank my outstanding Vice President, Joe Biden — (applause) — who is here[Read More…]
We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Announces Steps to Boost the Rural Economy, Promote Job Creation
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2012. As part of the Obama Administration’s “We Can’t Wait” efforts to strengthen the economy, create jobs and support business growth, Administration officials announced three significant actions to expand the government’s purchase of biobased products, promote regional rural job creation efforts, and develop a rural healthcare workforce,[Read More…]
Syria: UN Experts Condemn Arbitrary Detentions, Possible Use of Torture
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–21 February 2012. A group of independent United Nations experts today condemned the arrest of at least 16 people in Syria, including prominent human rights figures, and called for the release of all those arbitrarily detained amid the ongoing Government crackdown on that began nearly a year ago. In a[Read More…]
