NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 November 2010 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it has received a $90 million donation from the United States which, combined with other recent contributions, will help prevent a reduction in food aid to millions of people affected by the recent catastrophic floods in[Read More…]
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Poll: Majority of Californians Still Support Legal Marijuana
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010. California voters may have rejected Proposition 19 last week, but a poll released after the election shows that a majority of California voters still believe marijuana should be legal in principle, and that our current laws do more harm than good. The poll from Greenberg Quinlan[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, November 7, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Shane M. Reifert, 23, of Cottrellville, Mich., died Nov. 6 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, November 8, 2010
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Jordan B. Emrick, 26, of Hoyleton, Ill., died Nov. 5 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal[Read More…]
Imprisoned Spy Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Government and Money Laundering
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010. Harold James Nicholson, 59, appeared before U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown and pleaded guilty to the crimes of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government and conspiracy to commit international money laundering, David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Dwight C.[Read More…]
Senior State Department Administration Officials on Developments in Sudan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010. What follows is the transcript of a teleconference that took place November 7, 2010. MR. CROWLEY: Okay. Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Sunday. We’ve had some intensive activity in Sudan in the last 48 hours following up on work that’s been done over several months, but focused[Read More…]
UN Labour Agency Urges Job-Creation Policies in G20 Economies
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 November 2010 – Members of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies should strengthen policies to create jobs and reverse the prevailing high rates of unemployment, the United Nations labour agency said today, three days ahead of the bloc’s summit in the Republic of Korea’s capital, Seoul. In[Read More…]
UNICEF Assessing Needs After Hurricane Batters Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 November 2010 – Teams from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are assessing the needs in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, and other areas hit by Hurricane Tomas and preparing to rush assistance to the affected areas. Heavy rain from the hurricane caused flooding in the country’s five southern[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the Joint Session of the Indian Parliament in New Delhi, India
New Delhi, India–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010 – 5:40 P.M. IST THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Vice President, Madam Speaker, Mr. Prime Minister, members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and most of all, the people of India. I thank you for the great honor of addressing the representatives of more than one billion[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Singh in Joint Press Conference, November 8, 2010
New Delhi, India–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010 – 1:00 P.M. IST PRIME MINISTER SINGH: Your Excellency, President Barack Obama, distinguished representatives of the media, I’m delighted to welcome President Obama and his gracious wife on their first visit to our country. I welcome the President as a personal friend and a great[Read More…]
