Honshu, Japan-(ENEWSPF)- The seabed has not settled off the coast of Honshu, Japan. Yet another substantial earthquake has struck, this one registring 6.2 magnitude on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 11:44:07 UTC, 06:44:07 AM(CDT) – Central Daylight (Chicago), at a depth of 37 km (23.0 miles). The epicenter was 304[Read More…]
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State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, August 16, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Deputy Secretary Burns’ Meeting in Mexico today with Foreign Secretary Espinosa / Discussed energy, climate change, economic competitiveness and Merida Initiative Chargé Aujali accredited Thursday, August 11, 2011 / Libyan Embassy reopened / Frozen assets ISRAEL Quartet Statement released today[Read More…]
Michele Bachmann’s Latest Blooper
South Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. During a campaign stop in South Carolina today, Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann wished the late Elvis Presley a “Happy Birthday.” The conservative congresswoman obviously did no fact checking as August 16th is not Elvis’ birthday but the anniversary of the day the ‘King of Rock[Read More…]
Race and Beyond: The Race for the White House
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. Given the confusing and crazy history that we Americans seem incapable of rising above, I suppose it was preordained that nearly every conversation about the first black president would devolve to an examination of its racial elements. From the moment then-candidate Barack Obama declared himself a[Read More…]
Concealed Carry Showdown Looms in Highland Park, Illinois
CHICAGO, July 8, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): A north-suburban lawmaker’s promise to bar supporters of concealed carry from a public meeting has riled self-defense supporters from across the state. When State Representative Karen May (D-58) learned that supporters of[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Press 1, August 16, 2011
Enroute Peosta, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011 – 11:00 A.M. CDT MR. CARNEY: Okay, let’s start. It’s a beautiful day in Iowa and this is your gaggle. Mr. Associated Press. Q Thanks, Jay. Welcome to our better digs. Two things. Wondering if you could comment on the remarks that Governor Perry made yesterday[Read More…]
Closing Remarks by President Obama at the White House Rural Economic Forum
Peosta, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011 – 2:46 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you so much. Please, please, everybody have a seat. I just want to, again, thank my extraordinary Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for leading this forum. (Applause.) You don’t[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Breakout Session of White House Rural Economic Forum Hosted by SBA Administrator Karen Mills
Peosta, Iowa—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2011 – 12:44 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: I think all I want to say by way of introduction is, I had the chance to have breakfast with a couple of your panelists here, and — three of them, actually — and I was just struck by the[Read More…]
A Conversation with Secretaries Hillary Clinton and Leon Panetta, August 16, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. VICE ADMIRAL RONDEAU:Welcome to NDU. This is the apex and the vortex for interagency and whole-of-government education, knowledge, conversation, dialogue, and discussion. We are indeed extraordinarily privileged and honored to have the inaugural Distinguished Leader Program speakers be our secretaries of Defense and State and[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Three Army Casualties, August 16, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Master Sgt. Charles L. Price III, 40, of Milam, Texas, died Aug. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised[Read More…]
