Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2011 – 12:57 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Hi, everybody. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here. Welcome to your daily briefing. I do not have an announcement at the top — sorry to disappoint. So I will go to Mr. Feller. Q Thank you, Jay. The omnibus bill[Read More…]
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State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, December 13, 2011
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State Department Briefing on International Engagement Conference on South Sudan
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