Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 29, 2011 Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael Posner departs July 31st for meetings in Sudan and South Sudan. In Khartoum and Juba, Assistant Secretary …
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Michael E. Horowitz, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice, vice Glenn A. Fine, resigned. Anneila I. Sargent, of California, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science …
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 29, 2011 Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael Posner departs July 31st for meetings in Sudan and South Sudan. In Khartoum and Juba, Assistant Secretary …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission headed by Hunter Monroe, Senior Economist in the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department, issued the following statement on Friday, July 29, 2011 at the end of its discussions in Anguilla: “An IMF staff team …
Cabinet Room 4:13 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I just wanted to publicly welcome four very distinguished leaders to the White House: President Yayi of Benin; President Conde of Guinea; President Issoufou of Niger; and President …
The following statement was released today in Managua, Nicaragua, by the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Nemat Shafik, the Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, Mr. Nicolás Eyzaguirre, the vice-president of …
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of Honduras’s economic performance under a program supported by an 18-month Stand-By Arrangement and a Standby Credit Facility. The arrangements were first …
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 29, 2011 On July 29, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Grammy Award-winning musician and producer will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas. During the meeting, Secretary Clinton …
CHICAGO — Social media has altered the information landscape by expanding the flow of information from books, newspapers and journals to instant reports from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. How can librarians help teens navigate these information streams …
July 29, 2011 Ruling Finds that Practice was an Unconstitutional Endorsement of Religion WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A federal appeals court today upheld a decision that the use of sectarian prayers to open official meetings of the Forsyth County Board of …
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association ( YALSA ) will host its monthly discussion forum next week on communicating with key stakeholders. Throughout the week, YALSA members are encouraged to check in to the discussion forum and ask …
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:48 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming to the White House for your daily briefing. Before I take your questions, I have with me here today two people who …
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and floodingduring the period of May 19 …
July 29, 2011 – New York – AJC applauded today’s announcement by President Obama that fuel economy standards will be raised to 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light trucks between 2017 and 2025. “Raising fuel economy standards sends a clear signal …
In 2000, Cathy Marie Lantz must have felt like she was living in a nightmare. As USA Today reported in June , Cathy’s husband, Dr. Richard Chetnik, a dentist with a seemingly successful practice, was arrested on charges of Medicare fraud. Soon after …
Jul 29, 2011 (PRN) : The international telecom, financing and strategy forum TMT Finance and Investment Asia (www.tmtfinance.com/asia) has announced that it will take place at the Intercontinental in Hong Kong on November 1-2. The prestigious annual …
PITTSBURGH, July 29, 2011 / PRNewswire / -- Westinghouse Electric Company, its consortium team member The Shaw Group Inc., China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Ltd., today announced that the first …
A year ago today, I was proud to sign the Tribal Law and Order Act into law. American Indians and Alaska Natives have long been victimized by violent crime at far higher rates than the rest of the country, and the Tribal Law and Order Act is already …
Comments of Consumers Union on Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Proposed National Agreement Regulating Leafy Green Vegetables; Recommended Decision and Opportunity to File Written Exceptions to Proposed Marketing Agreement No. 970 Docket No. AO-FV-09 …
Today, the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on Senate bill, S. 1134, regarding the proposed St. Croix River Crossing between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Introduced May 27, 2011, by Senators Amy Klobuchar (MN), Al Franken (MN), Ron Johnson …
