WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. In a letter today, US Senator Dick Durbin asked the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) to urge their membership to adopt clear and easy-to-understand fee disclosure forms after CBA President Richard Hunt said that he and his membership supports transparency. “On November 3, you stated publicly that[Read More…]
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Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Today’s UN Resolution Condemning the Assassination Plot against the Saudi Ambassador
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. The United States welcomes today’s strong vote by the United Nations General Assembly on a resolution deploring the assassination plot against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States. The widespread support for this resolution, which was co-sponsored by UN members from all regions[Read More…]
Joint Statement by President SusiloI Bambang Yudhoyono of The Republic of Indonesia and President Barack Obama of The United States of America
Indonesia–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. 1. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and President Barack Obama met in Bali on November 18, 2011. The two presidents reaffirmed the deepening engagement between the two countries on regional and global issues since establishing the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership in November 2010. 2. President Obama expressed the United States’[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at ASEAN Business and Investment Summit
Bali, Indonesia–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. Thank you so much, and I am so excited about being back here today, and I want to recognize all of the distinguished guests. I know Minister Gita Wirjawan was here, and I know he had to go to a meeting at the – has already[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, November 18, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Welcome to Ambassador Cavanaugh, Director of Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky, and Students BURMA More Secretary Trip Details in Coming Days / Flickers of Progress / U.S. Expects to See More /Aung San Suu Kyi U.S.[Read More…]
Member States Vote to Reinstate Libya as Member of UN Human Rights Council
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 November 2011. United Nations Member States voted overwhelmingly today to readmit Libya as a member of the UN Human Rights Council, eight months after the North African country was suspended for its then government’s violent repression of a popular protest movement. In a ballot in the General Assembly[Read More…]
UN-backed Report Spotlights Links Between Global Warming and Extreme Weather
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 November 2011. A United Nations-backed report confirms the link between climate change and current trends in extreme weather such as floods and heat waves, and warns that existing measures, even in developed countries, are not enough to cope with the severity of these events. The report, whose summary[Read More…]
Size Matters? Study Raises Questions About When and Where Soybeans Were Domesticated
TORONTO–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. If you like tofu, tempeh, edamame or miso soup, you’re a fan of soybeans. But the significance of this legume goes far beyond a few culinary treats–soybeans rank seventh among world crops for tonnage harvested. Now, a new study led by researchers at the University of Toronto[Read More…]
Green Lawns, No Synthetic Chemicals: Examples from the Midwest
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. The SafeLawns fall tour of the Midwest unveiled numerous examples of landscape sustainability in recent days. Hosted by our sponsoring partners at Calcium Products/NatraTurf and Purple Cow Organics, we visited installations at state capitols, college campuses, golf courses, public gardens and private residences during our whirlwind tour. Here[Read More…]
GM Recall of Certain Model Year 2012 Chevrolet Express GMC Savana Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2011. Summary: GM is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles manufactured from June 2, 2011, through October 17, 2011. The second stage of the dual-stage air bag will not inflate in a severe frontal impact. Accordingly, the air bags fail to conform[Read More…]
