Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2011. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. today voted against H.R. 471, the poorly-named Scholarships for Opportunity Results (SOAR) Act. This bill would perpetuate a school voucher program in Washington, DC that has failed to achieve any successful results. According to the Congressional Budget Office, it costs approximately $100[Read More…]
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Demanding End to Violence in Côte d’Ivoire, UN Security Council Imposes Targeted Sanctions
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 March 2011 – With the post-electoral deadlock in Côte d’Ivoire now entering its fifth month and the crisis showing no signs of abating, the Security Council today demanded an immediate end to the violence against civilians and decided to impose targeted sanctions against former president Laurent Gbagbo, his[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 30, 2011
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2011 – 1:27 P.M. EDT. Also participating in today’s Press briefing are Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather Zichal. MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today I have with me two special guests, here to[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Libya, March 30, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. As is common practice for this and all Administrations, I am not going to comment on intelligence matters. I will reiterate what the President said yesterday – no decision has been made about providing arms to the opposition or to any group in Libya. We’re[Read More…]
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