White House News: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT, Posted by Menelik Zeleke

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release                        July 31, 2011

  

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

8:40 P.M. EDT

     THE PRESIDENT:  Good evening.  There are still some very important votes to be taken by members of Congress, but I want to announce that the leaders of both parties, in both chambers, have reached an agreement that will reduce the deficit and avoid default -- a default that would have had a devastating effect on our economy.

WE KNOW WHERE CASEY ANTHONY IS STAYING!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by Meosha Eaton

All of the mainstream press is wondering . . . where will CASEY ANYTHONY live. She was released from prison a couple of nights ago - and up until THIS MORNING - no one knows where she is.

But MediaTakeOut.com EXCLUSIVELY does. According to one of out ROCK SOLID SNITCHES, Casey is now in COLUMBUS, OHIO. And this is not rumor - this is 100% FACT!!

Man in custody over suspicious car near Pentagon

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Man in custody over suspicious car near Pentagon

BREAKING NEWS! BOMB THREAT IN ROCKVILLE, MD! POSTED BY MEOSHA EATON

According to NBC Washington, the Rockville Metro, Red Line was evacuated when a female passenger was reported to have eluded to a bomb threat.  There is shuttle bus substituting during this interruption which is projected to be restored within the hour.

There is no additional information at the time on the "person of interest" as reported by local Rockville Police. Stay tuned for updates!

Remarks by the President at the AIPAC Policy Conference 2011, Posted by Meosha Eaton

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

________________________________________________________________

For Immediate Release                               May 22, 2011

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

AT THE AIPAC POLICY CONFERENCE 2011

Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Washington, D.C.

10:56 A.M. EDT

     THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning.  Thank you very much.  (Applause.)  Good morning.  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  Please, have a seat.  Thank you.

What a remarkable, remarkable crowd.  Thank you, Rosy, for your very kind introduction.  I did not know you played basketball.  (Laughter.)  I will take your word for it.  (Laughter.)  Rosy, thank you for your many years of friendship.  Back in Chicago, when I was just getting started in national politics, I reached out to a lot of people for advice and counsel, and Rosy was one of the very first.  When I made my first visit to Israel, after entering the Senate, Rosy, you were at my side every step of that profound journey through the Holy Land.  So I want to thank you for your enduring friendship, your leadership, and for your warm introduction today.

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UN News: UN urges protection for Afghan civilians as deaths hit record high , Posted by Menelik Zeleke

9 March 2011 – Ordinary Afghans continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing conflict in the country, says a United Nations report released today that points to a 15 per cent rise in the death toll last year and urges greater efforts by all parties to protect civilians. There were 2,777 conflict-related civilian deaths in 2010, according to the 2010 Annual Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, prepared by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. Over the past four years, 8,832 civilians have been killed in the conflict with civilian deaths increasing each year. “We urge all parties to the armed conflict – the anti-government elements, the Government of Afghanistan and international military forces – to do far more in 2011 to comply with their legal responsibilities to protect civilians,” Georgette Gagnon, head of UNAMA’s Human Rights Unit, told a news conference in Kabul. “2011 should be a year of escalating civilian protection, not another year of increasing civilian casualties,” she added. Anti-government elements were linked to 2,080 civilian deaths (75 per cent of all civilian deaths), up 28 per cent from 2009, while pro-government forces were linked to 440 civilian deaths (16 per cent), down 26 per cent from 2009. Nine per cent of civilian deaths in 2010 could not be attributed to any party to the conflict. Suicide attacks and improvised explosive devices killed the most Afghan civilians in the conflict in 2010, taking 1,141 lives, or 55 per cent of civilian deaths attributed to anti-government elements. In the most alarming trend, the report finds that 462 civilians were assassinated by anti-government elements, up 105 per cent from 2009. Half of civilian assassinations took place in southern Afghanistan, with a 588 per cent increase in 2010 in Helmand province and a 248 per cent increase in Kandahar province. “In a year of intensified armed conflict, with a surge of activity by pro-government forces and increased use of improvised explosive devices and assassinations by anti-government elements, Afghan civilians paid the price with their lives in even greater numbers in 2010,” said Ivan Šimonovic, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights. Among tactics used by pro-government forces, aerial attacks continued to have the highest human cost in 2010, killing 171 civilians or 39 per cent of total civilian deaths linked to pro-government forces. However, in spite of a significant increase in the use of air assets by pro-government forces in 2010, the proportion of civilian deaths attributed to aerial attacks by pro-government forces fell sharply by 52 per cent compared to 2009. Among some 25 recommendations put forth by UNAMA and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, they urge anti-government elements to immediately cease targeting civilians and withdraw orders that permit attacks and killings of civilians. They also recommend that the Government establish a standing, professional body with powers to respond to major incidents of civilian casualties and authority to interact with all interested parties on information sharing, investigations and findings. In addition, they call on the international military forces to undertake thorough, impartial and transparent investigations into all incidents involving civilian casualties, report promptly on their results and take action against anyone found responsible for human rights violations.

MACTV News: Senator Rockefeller Introduceed by Menelik Zeleke

Washington, D.C., March 8, 2011

By Williams Ekanem

Chirman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care on Tuesday presented a bill to Congress which aims to prevent the unsafe use of prescription drugs.

Addressing Congressional Reporters later in the day, the Senator said that, “I have heared far too many drugs abuse is hurting young people, children, families and local business. Although this is a serious problem throughout the country, it is heratbreaking that prescription drug deaths have been particulary devasting in West Virginia.”

According to Rockefeller, “my bill aims to change this course and help reduce the number of deaths from prescription drugs. As well as better assist those facing problems with abuse. I will continue to make this initiative a top priority.”

At the media briefing, Rockefeller, who was joined by Senators Schumer, Casey, Nelson and Brown said the bill would also help reduce the number of deaths from prescription drugs, as well as help states create and maintain prescription drug monitoring programs that all states can access.

Rockefeller’s bill aims to combat prescription drug related deaths andoverdoes by amongst others: requiring that health care professionals receive speciallised training on safe pain management in order to be licensed to prescribe these powerful drugs.

Giving consumers potentially life-saving information by funding a competitive grant program to states to educate consumers on the proper use of prescription drugs and how to prevent abuse.

It also proposes creating a commision to establish appropraite and safe guidelines for all dosing of prescription drugs, benchmarks to reduce abuse, and patient education guidelines.

It also proposes providing $25 million annually to establish prescription drug monitorng programs within each state where sates can share information with each other.

MACTV News: H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I 118th Birthday Cellebration in Ethiopia

End the American Addiction to Foriegn Oil, Posted by Meosha Eaton