Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012.  This morning, President Obama called New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin to congratulate him and the rest of the team on their recent Super Bowl victory.  The President said that the team’s victory was a testament to Coach Coughlin’s leadership and that his team came[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012 – 11:53 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you, everybody.  Everybody have a seat. Well, welcome to the White House Science Fair.  (Applause.)  It is — I just spent some time checking out some of the projects that were brought[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012.  United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that today in Geneva the United States signed agreements with the European Union (EU) and Japan that will bring to an end longstanding disputes with these important trade partners over “zeroing.” Zeroing is a label sometimes used to describe[Read More…]

HOUSTON—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2012.  BP group chief executive Bob Dudley today said that returning operational momentum and strong cash flow generation in 2011 gave the company increasing confidence in its plans to grow value for shareholders. As BP reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2011, Dudley said:[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–7 February 2012.  The world needs “a global new deal” to break the mould of economic thought that led to the international financial crisis, the head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting trade and development says today. In a newly released report entitled Development-led globalization: Towards sustainable and[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 February 2012.  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today sounded the alarm about the plight of children caught up in the bloodshed in Syria, where nearly 11 months of violence have led to the deaths and injuries of hundreds of young people. “There are reports of children being[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2012.  Fourteen hospitals located in New York, Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington, Indiana, Missouri and Florida have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $12 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare, the Justice Department announced today.  [Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2012.  There were 3.4 million job openings on the last business day of December, up from 3.1 million in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and separations rate (3.0 percent) were unchanged over the month. The job openings rate[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2012.  Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Designation of Ambassador Kathleen Stephens as Acting Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Nomination of Tara Sonenshine as Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs SYRIA Suspension of Embassy Operations / Security and Safety Concerns Ambassador Ford /[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2012.  New EPRI/NRC/DOE Seismic Model Will Aid Hazard Analyses Industry/Regulatory/Political A new seismic model will help operating U.S. nuclear facilities in the central and eastern United States http://safetyfirst.nei.org/safety-and-security/new-seismic-model-available-for-us-plant-hazard-analyses/” target=”_blank”>reassess their seismic risks as part of efforts to implement lessons learned from the events at Fukushima Daiichi. The[Read More…]