Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2011. Summary: General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Chevrolet Corvette coupe vehicles, manufactured from January 24, 2011, through September 1, 2011, for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 206, “Door Locks and Door Retention Components.” The rear[Read More…]
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Wall Street Wave Comes to Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2011. A global protest movement targeting corporate, economic and social issues is spreading to Pittsburgh, home to several major investment and banking firms. Occupy Pittsburgh, named for the New York protests called Occupy Wall Street, is planning an event Oct. 15, said organizer Nathaniel Glosser of Friendship.[Read More…]
CODEPINK to Join Largest Ever Anti-Drone and Anti-Nuclear Actions Sunday, Oct. 9 at NNSS and Creech AFB
Las Vegas—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2011. The largest anti-war demonstration ever at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada, and the largest anti-nuclear civil resistance action in at least six years at the Nevada Test Site (now officially called the Nevada National Security Site or NNSS) will take place on Sunday,[Read More…]
Ben & Jerry’s Supports ‘Those Who Occupy’
VERMONT—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2011. Ben & Jerry’s released this statement of support for the Occupy movement today. Our first corporate endorsement? Weird, but welcome. We, the Ben & Jerry’s Board of Directors, compelled by our personal convictions and our Company’s mission and values, wish to express our deepest admiration to all[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, October 7, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2011 – 11:57 A.M. EDT Q Hey, welcome, welcome. So happy to see you. Q Only 27 minutes late. MR. CARNEY: And only five minutes after the two-minute warning. (Laughter.) Q It’s Friday, you can go easy. MR. CARNEY: Well, that’s why I scheduled this early and[Read More…]
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Growing the Economy with the American Jobs Act (Video and Text)
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October, 8, 2011 Next week, the Senate will vote on the American Jobs Act. It’s a bill that will put more people to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans. And it will provide our economy with the jolt that it really needs right now This[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Welcoming the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2011 – 3:08 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Everybody have a seat. This is as much fun as I will have as President of the United States, right here. (Applause.) This is one of the perks of the job, right here. Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest team in[Read More…]
Ten Years of War, Three Weeks of Occupation, Oct. 7, 2011
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2011, 4:41 pm Today—or yesterday, depending on how you count it—marks a decade since the ongoing war on Afghanistan began. Tomorrow marks the end of the third week since the occupation of Liberty Plaza near Wall Street began. The first might be an utterly solemn occasion were[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, October 7, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing LIBYA Transitional National Council Push for Sirte / TNC Has Said Once Sirte Is Liberated It will Declare Libya Liberated / Next Political Steps Status of Libyan Frozen Assets / TNC Using Money Well / Responsible and Transparent with Libyan People’s[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Violence in Syria
Wshington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2011. We condemn the assassination of Kurdish opposition leader Mishaal al-Tammo and the vicious and unprovoked assault against prominent opposition figure Riad Sayf in Syria. The United States strongly rejects violence directed against peaceful oppositionists wherever it occurs, and stands in solidarity with the courageous people[Read More…]
