Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. With autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) affecting nearly one percent of children in the United States, autism is an urgent public health issue with a profound impact on millions of Americans. World Autism Awareness Day is an opportunity to recognize the contributions of individuals with ASDs and rededicate ourselves to[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011 – 1:18 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the first briefing of April, 2011. Before I get started, I have a statement from the President I would like to read — from the President: “I condemn in the strongest possible terms[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, April 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Confirmation That the Two Americans Detained in Syria Have Been Released / Cannot Provide Further Information Due to Privacy Act Today’s Attack on United Nations Assistance Mission Compound in Afghanistan / U.S. Condemns the Attack / Condolences / In Close[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty. April 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Dennis C. Poulin, 26, of Cumberland, R.I., died March 31 in the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained on March 28 in Konar province, Afghanistan,[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with New U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Princeton Lyman
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. Earlier today, the President met with newly appointed Special Envoy for Sudan Ambassador Princeton Lyman at the White House. The meeting comes at a critical time with only 99 days remaining before the end of the interim period of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. The President expressed[Read More…]
Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the Attack on the United Nations Compound in Mazar-i-Sharif
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–1 April 2011. The statement that follows is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. On behalf of NATO, I strongly condemn the attack that took place on the UN compound in Mazar-i-Sharif today, in which a number of UN staff were killed. I express my deepest condolences to the families[Read More…]
UN Chief Condemns Deadly Attack Against Staff in Northern Afghanistan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today’s attack in northern Afghanistan in which a group of demonstrators entered a United Nations compound and killed at least seven people, including a number of UN staff members. The attack took place at an operations centre for the[Read More…]
Minor Radiation Spreads From Japan as UN Chief Urges Stronger Nuclear Safeguards
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 April 2011 – Radioactive material from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan is gradually spreading into the global atmosphere, but at extremely low concentrations that do not present health hazards, the United Nations reported today, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for “solid” safeguards for nuclear safety.[Read More…]
Statement of Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on March Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the March 2011 Employment Situation report released today: “Our nation’s labor market improved notably in the month of March. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.8 percent. Over the last[Read More…]
New Fishing Hooks Protect Bluefin Tuna in Gulf of Mexico But Allow Catch of Yellowfin Tuna and Swordfish
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011 James Barbour, NOAA fishing gear researcher, holds a swordfish. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Fisheries Service will require commercial fishermen who fish for yellowfin tuna, swordfish and other species with longlines in the Gulf of Mexico to use a new type of hook, called a weak hook, designed[Read More…]
