VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2012 – 11:12 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you, Virginia! Thank you, NOVA! (Applause.) Thank you very much. Everybody who has a chair please have a seat. I know not everybody has a chair. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Love you! THE PRESIDENT: I love you[Read More…]
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General Assembly Begins Meeting on Situation in Syria
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 February 2012, The General Assembly this morning began meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York to discuss the situation inside Syria, where thousands of people have been killed as a result of the Government’s ongoing crackdown against a pro-democracy uprising. Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human[Read More…]
UN Human Rights Expert Calls for Urgent Revision of Israeli Housing Policies
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–13 February 2012. An independent United Nations human rights expert today calledon Israel to revise its housing policies, saying they have failed to respond to the needs of minorities and the socially disadvantaged. The recent privatization, deregulation and commercialization of public assets in Israel “have resulted in urban and housing[Read More…]
Award-Winning Student Group to Unveil Massive 10-ft. by 12-ft., One-ton Book on World Peace
Groton, MA—(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2012—The Bookmakers and Dreamers Club, a group of middle and high school students in the Groton-Dunstable (MA) Regional School District today launched a $20,000 capitol campaign to complete the largest book in the world on world peace. For more information on the capitol campaign, which runs through[Read More…]
ABC News: Whitney Houston, Superstar of Records, Films, Dead at 48
"I want one moment in time When I’m more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I’m racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time[Read More…]
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Extending the Payroll Tax Cut for the Middle Class (Video/Text)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. Hello, everybody. In recent weeks, we’ve seen signs that our economy is growing stronger and creating jobs at a faster clip. While numbers and figures will go up and down in the coming months, what cannot waver is our resolve to do everything in our power[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, February 10, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Budget Rollout Amb. Ford Facebook Page / Imagery Available / StateOnDemand SYRIA A/S Feltman Trip/ Meetings with Arab and European Leaders / Spiral of Violence Continues / Sanctions MALDIVES Transfer of Power / A/S Blake Travel to Male SOMALIA al-Shabaab PAKISTAN[Read More…]
NTSB Vice Chairman Testifies on Nationwide Ban on Driver Cell-phone Use
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. In December 2011, following a Board meeting on a 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of portable electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle. Following the meeting, Chairman Deborah A.P.[Read More…]
Plans Announced to Correct ‘Drum Major Quote’ on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. Following a meeting on Monday, Feb. 6, with members of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s family regarding the recently-dedicated Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis today announced a plan to correct[Read More…]
Commerce Department Statement on U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services in December 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson issued the following statement today on the release of 2011 international trade numbers and the December 2011 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report (PDF) by the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report showed[Read More…]
