The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Kofi Annan, yesterday urged Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to embrace change and reforms that will create the foundation for a democratic society in his country.
WASHINGTON– President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta issued statements on Friday marking the upcoming one-year anniversary of the “3/11†earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated Japan.
The United States Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) will release a new report, “Following the Money 2012: How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data,†evaluating each state on how well it provides spending information online and assigning them with “A†to “F†letter grades.