Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2010. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury today issued a new regulation that makes good on President Obama’s promise that Americans who like their health plan can keep it. The new regulation protects the ability of individuals and businesses to keep their[Read More…]
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UN Rights Chief Unveils Members of Independent Probe into Gaza Conflict
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 June 2010 – The top United Nations human rights today announced the composition of the independent committee tasked with monitoring Israeli and Palestinian investigations into the deadly conflict in the Gaza Strip that ended early last year. Earlier this year, the Human Rights Council, echoing the General Assembly,[Read More…]
After Years of Debate, ICC Member States Agree on Definition of Crime of Aggression
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 June 2010 – Member States of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have agreed on what constitutes the crime of aggression, a long-running source of contention in international law, after nearly one decade of discussion. Nations agreed to amend the Rome Statute, which set up the Court, to define[Read More…]
Alarmed By Inter-Ethnic Violence in Kyrgyzstan, UN Rushes Aid to Victims
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 June 2010 – United Nations relief agencies are dispatching emergency aid and staff to Central Asia, where tens of thousands of refugees have crossed into Uzbekistan as they flee several days of deadly ethnic clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan. More than 75,000 ethnic Uzbeks are estimated to have fled[Read More…]
Statement by Federal On-Scene Coordinator on BP’s Latest Containment Strategies, June 14, 2010
GULF COAST—(ENEWSPF)—June 14, 2010Federal On-Scene Coordinator Rear Admiral James Watson today issued the following statement regarding BP’s latest containment strategies: “After being directed to move more quickly, BP is now stepping up its efforts to contain the leaking oil. They have now outlined a path to contain more than 50,000[Read More…]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response, June 14, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment The lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap, installed on June 3, continues to collect oil and gas flowing from[Read More…]
Federal Agencies Introduce Online Mapping Tool to Track Gulf Response
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2010. The dynamic nature of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill has been a challenge for a range of communities — from hotel operators to fishermen to local community leaders. And the American people have questions about the response to this crisis. Today, NOAA launches a new[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at a Gulf Coast Briefing in Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport, Mississippi–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2010 – 11:56 A.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: I’m going to make a longer statement later in Alabama, so just very quickly I just want to thank Governor Barbour and the First Lady of Mississippi for hosting us. I want to thank Governor Jindal for flying in. And[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Dr. Ed Montgomery
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2010. “I want to thank Dr. Ed Montgomery for his dedicated service to my Administration and the country. Over the last year, Ed has crisscrossed the country in a tireless effort to cut through red tape and speed the economic recovery for those hit hardest by the[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady to the Camp Pendleton Community
Camp Pendelton, CA–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2010 – 4:33 P.M. PDT MRS. OBAMA: Yay! Hello, Pendleton! Wow, it’s a Sunday, and you’re here. (Applause.) First of all, let me thank General Dunford for his kind introduction and for more than 30 years of extraordinary service in uniform. Let’s give the General —[Read More…]
