Cedar Rapids, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2012 – 11:47 A.M. CST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  Hello, Iowa!  Hello, Cedar Rapids!  (Applause.)  All right.  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Please have a seat.  It is great to be back in Iowa, although it is a little colder here — (laughter) — than it was[Read More…]

En Route Cedar Rapids, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2012 – 11:24 A.M. EST  MR. CARNEY:  Good morning, everyone.  How are you?  Welcome to the first leg of the President’s three-day trip following his State of the Union address.    As you know, I believe, President Obama will visit Conveyor Engineering and Manufacturing in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2012. In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a Blueprint for an America Built to Last, encouraging companies to create manufacturing jobs in the United States while removing deductions for shipping jobs overseas and encouraging insourcing. During the past two years, we have[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2012.  Index for Today’s Briefing MIDDLE EAST PEACE Comments by President Abbas / Palestinian statehood Settlements IRAN Sanctions and State of Economies / Impact Legislation on Sanctions / India SOMALIA Rescue Operation Anti-piracy Efforts SYRIA Human Rights and Dignity / Seek a Peaceful End to Situation Arab[Read More…]

Washngton, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2012 – 9:10 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2012.  MR. TONER: Thank you, and thanks so much to all of you for joining us. Just a reminder at the outset that this call is on the record. As you all know, on July 20th, 2011, some six months ago, famine was declared in parts of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2012.  Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Horn of Africa On-The-Record Briefing Eleventh Foreign Language Twitter Feed Passport Card Online Pilot Program ISRAEL Foreign Affairs Minister Possible Travel to U.S. ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS Lady Ashton’s Plans / Encouraging the Process / Preliminary Discussions AFGHANISTAN Ambassador Grossman’s Travel / Meetings U/S[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2012.  A 24-member delegation from Japan is in Washington, D.C., this week opposing the presence and new construction of U.S. military bases in Okinawa.  Participating are members of the Japanese House of Councilors, of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly, and of city governments in Okinawa, as well as[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–24 January 2012.  The United Nations human rights chief said today she was shocked at reports that 34 people were executed in Iraq in a single day last week and called on the country to institute an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty. “Even if the most[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2012. Regional and state unemployment rates were slightly lower in December. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate decreases, 3 states posted rate increases, and 10 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-six states registered unemployment rate[Read More…]