WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2009.  The U.S. Department of the Treasury released the text of identical letters sent today from Secretary Tim Geithner to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Harry Reid outlining the Administration’s exit strategy for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) established by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Dec. 9, 2009 – Achieving success against extremists in Afghanistan is a challenging, yet attainable mission, the commander of U.S. Central Command said at a Capitol Hill hearing here today. Success in Afghanistan “is of enormous importance, and it is attainable,” Army Gen. David H. Petraeus told members of the[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 December 2009 – The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan today called for the country’s key partners to ensure they work together in a more coordinated and streamlined way to move forward with supporting national development efforts. “There is no other choice. We all have to change our[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2009. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced a proposed exemption that, if granted, would allow the Ford Motor Co. to transfer company securities to a voluntary employee beneficiary association (VEBA) trust, which would fund a new health plan established to provide health[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2009.  As part of the Obama Administration’s new Open Government initiative, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will expand public access to its frequently-updated information on airport delays through an Airport Status and Delays Web service registered on Data.gov. “In this day and age of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. The Vice President spoke to both Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki earlier today. The Vice President conveyed the condolences of the American people to those Iraqis killed and injured in today’s bombings in Baghdad.  The United States strongly condemns these attacks[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke out against the second deadly attack in as many days on peacekeepers serving with the joint African Union-United Nations mission in the war-ravaged Sudanese region of Darfur, issuing a call for the perpetrators to be brought to justice immediately. On[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2009 – The military chief of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon today discussed with senior Lebanese and Israeli military officials recent incidents in the south, where Israel fought a 34-day war with Hizbollah in 2006. UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Commander Major General Claudio Graziano also[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2009 – Highlighting recent progress in efforts to achieve nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged nations to build on the momentum, laying out a number of steps to move the process forward. Speaking at a meeting in New York focusing on his five-point action[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. INDEX: SECRETARY Secretary and S/E Todd Stern Met with Congressional Leaders to Discuss Climate Issues Secretary Met Today with Quartet Leader Tony Blair Secretary Participated in Awards Ceremony for Volunteerism this Morning Secretary Presided Over Swearing-In of the New CEO MCC, Daniel Yohannes Secretary Had a[Read More…]