Day: February 23, 2015

State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Feb. 23, 2015

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015. Index for Today’s Briefing EGYPT LIBYA SECRETARY’S TRAVEL DEPARTMENT/LGBT EGYPT IRAN MIDDLE EAST PEACE IRAQ VENEZUELA SYRIA COUNTERTERRORISM/IRAQ/FRANCE/DEPARTMENT SYRIA SOMALIA UKRAINE/RUSSIA LIBYA TURKEY MALDIVES AFGHANISTAN AZERBAIJAN BAHRAIN YEMEN INDIA DEPARTMENT YEMEN JAPAN TRANSCRIPT: 1:01 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. QUESTION: Thank you. MS.[Read More…]

Two Florida Couples Agree to Pay $1.13 Million to Resolve Allegations that They Accepted Kickbacks in Exchange for Home Health Care Referrals

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2015. Two South Florida medical doctors and their wives have agreed to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act when their wives accepted sham marketer salaries in exchange for their husbands’ referrals to a home health care company called A Plus Home Health Care Inc.,[Read More…]

Attorney General Holder Delivers Remarks at the Global Law Summit to Commemorate the 800-Year Anniversary of Magna Carta

LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015. Thank you for that kind introduction.  It’s a pleasure to be back in London this morning, where history has brought our predecessors so many times before.  And it’s a great privilege to join you all in opening this important forum – as we gather to reaffirm the[Read More…]

FDA Approves Farydak for Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Farydak (panobinostat) for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a form of blood cancer that arises from plasma cells, a type of white blood cell, found in bone marrow. According to the National[Read More…]

White House Fact Sheet: Middle Class Economics: Strengthening Retirement Security by Cracking Down on Backdoor Payments and Hidden Fees

“That’s what middle-class economics is—the idea that this country does best when everyone gets their fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.” President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, January 20, 2015 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015.  Middle class economics means[Read More…]

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Obama Administration Moving Forward To Protect Retirement Savings

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015.  The AFL-CIO welcomes President Obama’s announcement that his Administration is taking the first step towards closing loopholes that allow Wall Street firms that create and distribute investment products to elevate a financial adviser’s paycheck over the best interests of workers and retirees.These new retirement investment advice[Read More…]

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