Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing ADMINSTRATION Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Yohannes in Ghana Secretary Will Attend the G-20 Meeting in Cabos, Mexico World Bank IRAN Announcement on Nuclear Fuel Production / IAEA Safeguard / Sanctions Correspondence from Iran to Lady Cathy Ashton Hekmati Case Virtual Embassy Tehran[Read More…]
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Senators Durbin and Coburn Question Twitter on New Censorship Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2012. US Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a letter to Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo, asking for detailed information about the social media giant’s announcement that it would begin censoring content in particular countries. Durbin, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution,[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, February 14, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012 – 2:29 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for being here. Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you from all of us. Before I get started, I wanted to make note, if I could, of a development in the Senate. As you[Read More…]
Remarks by Vice President Biden and Chinese Vice President Xi at the State Department Luncheon
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012 – 1:30 P.M. EST VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, thank you all for being here. And it’s an honor to welcome Vice President Xi, along with the entire Chinese delegation. I told Vice President Xi, his visit to Iowa tomorrow will assure him more delegates[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, February 14, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing THAILAND/INDIA Series of Explosions / Awaiting Investigation Results GREECE Support for Austerity Measures / Supportive of Eurozone Allies CHINA Vice President Xi Jinping’s Visit / Full Range of Human Rights Issues Supportive of Dialogue between China and India SYRIA Want to See[Read More…]
DOD Announces Charges Sworn Against Detainee Majid Shoukat Khan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. The Defense Department announced today that military commission charges have been sworn against Majid Shoukat Khan, a Pakistani national who lived in the United States from 1996 to early 2002 before returning to Pakistan. The charges allege that Khan joined with members of al Qaeda in[Read More…]
Senate Democrats Urge Chief Justice Roberts to Release Ethics Rules
Like Other Government Institutions, Court Should Be Open and Transparent WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Al Franken (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice, John Roberts, yesterday, urging[Read More…]
Airlines Post Best December On-Time Record, Lowest December Cancellation Rate in 17 Years
No Tarmac Delays Longer than Three Hours on Domestic Flights or Four Hours on International Flights in December Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival record last December of 84.4 percent, the highest on-time percentage for any December during the 17 years the U.S. Department[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Vice President Xi of the People’s Republic of China Before Bilateral Meeting
Wshington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012 – 11:29 A.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: I want to welcome Vice President Xi to the Oval Office and welcome him to the United States. This is obviously a great opportunity for us to build on the U.S.-China relationship, but also an opportunity to return the extraordinary[Read More…]
Joint Fact Sheet on Strengthening U.S.-China Economic Relations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. Building on the consensus reached by President Hu Jintao and President Barack Obama during President Hu’s January 2011 state visit to the United States, the United States and China affirm that our two countries are promoting the healthy and steady development of the U.S.-China cooperative partnership[Read More…]
