Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2011 – 12:50 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Let’s get started. I have a quick announcement. Later this week, the President will meet at the White House with the Senate Democratic caucus on Wednesday, and the Senate Republican caucus on[Read More…]
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Remarks by Vice President Biden to the Opening Session of the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2011 – 9:50 A.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Thank you. Thank you, all. It’s an honor to welcome back to Washington for the third meeting of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue between the United States and China, two good friends. Let me acknowledge the co-chairs[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, May 9, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Overview and Events: U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue DPRK, Iran, Energy Security, Food Assistance and Human Rights among Issues to be discussed during U.S.-China Dialogue IRAN Possibility of P5+1 Talks PAKISTAN Prime Minister Gilani’s Remarks Regarding Pakistan Raid U.S.-Pakistan Relationship[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk, Quinn Announce $268 Million for High Speed Rail Cars in Illinois
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) were joined by Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn in announcing that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $268 million in high speed rail funding to Illinois for the purchase of 48 new passenger rail cars and[Read More…]
UN Human Rights Staff Discover Mass Graves in Ivorian City
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 May 2011. United Nations human rights workers have found the bodies of nearly 70 people, apparently the victims of a militia backing the former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, in a series of graves in a suburb of Côte d’Ivoire’s biggest city, Abidjan. A team from the UN peacekeeping[Read More…]
Multi-Mex Distributor Inc. Announces Recall of Dietary Supplements
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2011. Multi-Mex Distributor, Inc., Tucker, GA is recalling dietary supplements that may be labeled as antibiotic drugs. The products were distributed in the following states: Georgia, Tennessee, California, Illinois, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, and Indianapolis, to the retail store and distributors. The following products[Read More…]
April U.S. Temperature Ranked 39th Warmest, Precipitation Ranked 10th Wettest
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2011. Historic flooding, a record-breaking tornado outbreak and devastating wildfire activity made April 2011 a month of historic climate extremes across much of the United States, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C. The average U.S. temperature in April was 52.9[Read More…]
DOT Announces $2 Billion for High-Speed Intercity Rail Projects to Grow Jobs, Boost U.S. Manufacturing and Transform Travel in America
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2011. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $2 billion in high-speed rail awards providing an unprecedented investment to speed up trains in the Northeast Corridor, expand service in the Midwest and provide new, state-of-the-art locomotives and rail cars as part of the Administration’s plan to transform travel[Read More…]
Latin Kings Leader Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Including Attempted Murders
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2011. Brandon Smith, aka “Little One” and “King Little One,” 26, of Hyattsville, Md., was sentenced today to 23 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member and leader[Read More…]
Remarks at the Opening Session of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2011. Remarks attributed to Secretary of State Clinton, Treasury Secretary Geithner, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Quishan and Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo. SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. We are delighted to welcome you here to the Department of the Interior, a department that deals with the beautiful landscape[Read More…]
