Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2011.   Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Hosting a Reception Commemorating Eid ul-Fitr NIGER/LIBYA Ambassador Williams Met with Nigerien President / Discussed Libyan Convoy LIBYA U.S. has been in Contact with Mali, Mauritania, Chad, and Burkina Faso / UN Security Council Resolutions and Securing Borders[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2011 – 1:47 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Oh, I’ve done it again — wrong book. Thanks. Sorry. I’m going to shuck and jive. Time to shuck and jive. That’s the super-secret book with all the information that I can’t share with you.[Read More…]

Wshington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2011.   Today the President called Texas Governor Rick Perry to express his concern for citizens of Texas impacted by the unprecedented fires. During the call the President extended his condolences for the lives that have been lost as a result of these events, and made clear[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2011 – 4:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  Please have a seat.  Have a seat.  Welcome to the White House, and congratulations to Jimmie Johnson on winning his fifth straight Sprint Cup Championship.  Before we start, I do want to acknowledge some people who are[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2011.   TEPCO to Build Iron Wall to Contain Radioactive Water Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to build an “iron wall” between the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility and the ocean to keep radioactive water out of the sea. Thousands of 24-yard-long iron pipes will[Read More…]