Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2012. Well, once again, welcome to the historic Blair House here in Washington. I greatly appreciate this opportunity to discuss in person the many global issues that require joint leadership from the G-8 nations. The events of this past year, even of just this past week, affirm[Read More…]
Day: April 11, 2012
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, April 11, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Announcement on Upcoming Secretarial Travel G-8 Ministerial Meetings SYRIA Ceasefire BAHRAIN Case of Zaineb al-Khawaja and Daughter MEPP Quartet Principles Funding of Palestinian Institutions DPRK/SOUTH KOREA Satellite Launch SUDAN/SOUTH SUDAN Southern Kordofan / Comprehensive Peace Agreement / SPLA TURKEY/SYRIA Refugees /[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 11, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2012 – 12:50 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the White House for your daily briefing. Before I take questions I just wanted to make note of the fact that earlier today the First Lady and Dr. Biden kicked off a two-day[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady and Dr. Biden at a Joining Forces Nurses Event
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2012 – 2:52 P.M. EDT DR. BIDEN: Thank you, Dr. Meleis, for that kind introduction. I can see you’re a great educator. It’s great to be here in Philadelphia to mark the one-year Joining Forces anniversary. Many of you know that I’m a proud military mom. One of[Read More…]
Video: A Dramatic Surprise on a Quiet Street (TNT Promo)
To launch the high quality TV channel TNT in Belgium, producers placed a big red push button on an average Flemish square of an average Flemish town. A sign with the text "Push to add drama" invited people to use the button. And then they waited… Discover here what happened.[Read More…]
Rep. Hultgren Presents Update on Sen. Kirk`s Illinois Debt Report
Six months after Kirk’s debt report was published, Illinois’ fiscal situation continues to deteriorate CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2012. As the Illinois General Assembly prepares to cast a critical vote on our state’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget, United States Representative Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.-14) today provided an essential and timely update to United[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the E-books Press Conference
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2012. Good afternoon. Today I’m joined by Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Sharis Pozen, and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen, to announce the Justice Department’s latest progress in protecting American consumers from anticompetitive harm, ensuring fairness in the marketplace, and making certain that cutting-edge[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Three of the Largest Book Publishers and Continues to Litigate Against Apple Inc. and Two Other Publishers
Department Settles with Hachette, Harpercollins and Simon & Schuster; Litigates Against Apple, Macmillan and Penguin to Prevent Continued Restrictions on Price Competition Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2012. The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with three of the largest book publishers in the United States– Hachette[Read More…]
Statement of the Middle East Quartet, April 11, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2012. The following statement was issued by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, United States, and European Union) on April 11, 2012. The Quartet — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady and Dr. Biden at the Joining Forces Anniversary Event
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2012. 11:13 A.M. EDT DR. BIDEN: What a great day for a celebration. Thank you, General Dempsey, for that kind introduction and for all that you have done to support the Joining Forces initiative over the past year. I also want to thank Deanie Dempsey, who’s been[Read More…]