Day: April 9, 2013

State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, April 9, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SOUTH SUDAN Attack on United Nations Mission Convoy CUBA Hakken Family Case OFAC Licenses MIDDLE EAST PEACE Secretary Kerry’s Press Availability SYRIA Meeting with Syrian Opposition SYRIA/IRAQ Link between Al-Qaeda in Iraq and Al-Nusrah Front in Syria / Concerns about Extremist Elements[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 9, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013 – 11:52 A.M. EDT   MR. CARNEY:  Welcome, everyone.  Thanks for your patience.  I have a couple of quick announcements.  As you may have seen already, President Obama is announcing his intent to nominate three members of the National Labor Relations Board — Mark Gaston-Pearce to[Read More…]

Senate Democrats Crack Down on Excessive Interest Rates and Fees

New Legislation Would Cap Interest Rates and Fees for All Consumer Credit Transactions WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013.   Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), introduced the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act today,[Read More…]

Secretary Salazar Highlights Historic Progress at Gateway National Recreation Area in Partnership with New York City

Jamaica Bay Greenway Trail, Science Institute, and Technical Education Center Will Help Create a Dynamic Urban Park NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today highlighted historic progress on three major projects at Gateway National Recreation Area that will make the park more accessible to New[Read More…]

CREW Calls on IRS to Amend Rule Allowing Social Welfare Groups to Engage in Political Activity

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013.  Following up on its lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), today Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a rulemaking petition with the agency seeking a revision to existing regulations to eliminate a glaring loophole that allows certain tax-exempt groups to engage in[Read More…]

Pesticides Found In Long Island Drinking Water

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013.   Last Wednesday close to a hundred people attended a public hearing at the Riverhead campus of Suffolk County Community College, sponsored by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), to comment on the draft of the Long Island Pesticide Pollution Prevention Strategy. The strategy, which was[Read More…]

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