WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. This week, Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-District 1) joined the effort to end marijuana prohibition and start regulating marijuana like alcohol at the federal level. Rep. Pingree, as well as Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), signed on to co-sponsor H.R. 499, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Seven Marines Killed and Eight Injured in Nevada Incident
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. Seven Marines with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, were killed and eight others were injured, which includes a Navy Corpsman, in an explosion during a live-fire training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev., shortly before[Read More…]
New York Marijuana Reform Advocates Blast ‘Ugly’ Budget Negotiations
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. Editor’s Note: Reprinted with the express permission of the author. Huffington Post – New York Marijuana Reform Advocates Blast ‘Ugly’ Budget Negotiations Matt Sledge, March 21, 2013 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/21/new-york-marijuana-reform_n_2927771.html?utm_hp_ref=new-york Drug reform activists on Thursday blasted state leaders for failing to include a fix for marijuana decriminalization laws[Read More…]
Out of One Gram of Marijuana, a ‘Manufactured Misdemeanor’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: This article is being re-printed with the express permission of the author. New York Times – Out of One Gram of Marijuana, a ‘Manufactured Misdemeanor’ Jim Dwyer, March 21, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/nyregion/out-of-one-gram-of-marijuana-a-manufactured-misdemeanor.html?_r=1& For marijuana smokers in the right neighborhoods, there is no need to go out for supplies.[Read More…]
Justice Department to Invest $20 Million in Firearm Background Check System Improvements
Grants to Help Reduce Information Gaps in National Instant Criminal Background Check System Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is planning to invest more than $20 million to strengthen the firearm background check system by improving states’ abilities to share information with the National Instant[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Turkey and Israel
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. I welcome the call today between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Prime Minister Erdogan. The United States deeply values our close partnerships with both Turkey and Israel, and we attach great importance to the restoration of positive relations between them in order to advance regional peace and[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Hall of Children, Yad Vashem
Jerusalem–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013 – 10:22 A.M. IST THE PRESIDENT: “Unto them I will give my house and within my walls a memorial and a name…an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.” President Peres, Prime Minister Netanyahu, Chairman Shalev, Rabbi Lau — thank you for sharing this[Read More…]
SPLC: White Supremacist Brings Racist Filmmaker to Texas A&M
Only in Texas? Hardly. But still disturbing. From the Southern Poverty Law Center: In recent years, globetrotting white supremacist financier and organizer Preston Wiginton has appeared at racist skinhead gatherings (he won a “strongest skinhead” contest at Hammerfest in 2005); co-sponsored lectures with hate groups like the Council of Conservative Citizens and[Read More…]
Video: CTU Pres. Karen Lewis reacts to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s decision to close 54 schools
From the Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago Public Schools on Thursday announced the largest school shakeup in the nation: closing 54 schools and 61 buildings, jostling 30,000 kids and giving pink slips to more than 1,000 teachers. Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett has handled large-scale closures before but Chicago has not, and her[Read More…]
PSC Dental Hygiene Program is Granted Full Reaccreditation
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The dental hygiene program at Prairie State College (PSC) has been granted the accreditation status of “approval without reporting requirements” by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). CODA is a specialized accrediting body of the American Dental Association, recognized by the United States Department of Education. The[Read More…]
