Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. Presenters: Presenter: General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. (USMC), commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan GEN. JOSEPH DUNFORD: First of all, thanks for coming. In fact, I’m almost surprised to see as many of you here as are here. I’ve been looking at the schedule[Read More…]
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Readout of the President’s Meeting with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Leadership, March 13, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. The President met with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Ruben Hinojosa, CHC Immigration Task Force Chair Luis Gutierrez, and Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Xavier Becerra in the Oval Office this evening. The discussion focused on their mutual efforts to pass commonsense immigration reform legislation through[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 13, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014 – 1:20 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Hello, everyone. Thanks for being here. Appreciate the full house. Let’s see, I have nothing at the top, so let’s just go to questions. Josh. Q Thanks, Jay. So far, the President has taken steps to make it possible for[Read More…]
Kirkland Signature Real Sliced Fruit Recalled Due to Possible Health Risk
ALBANY, OR.–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2014. Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc. of Albany, OR has voluntarily recalled 59,780 cases of Kirkland Signature Real Sliced Fruit, produced exclusively for Costco Wholesale Stores. In cooperation with Costco, the company issued the recall after determining the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Precautionary recall measures began on[Read More…]
ACLU Seeks Recognition for Florida Same-Sex Couples Married Out of State
Lawsuit brought on behalf of eight married same-sex couples MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Florida have filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of eight same-sex couples and SAVE, an LGBT rights organization based in South Florida, challenging the state’s refusal to[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Haiti Travel Warning, March 13, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Haiti about the security situation in Haiti. This replaces the Travel Warning dated August 13, 2013 and provides updated information regarding levels of crime in Haiti. While violent[Read More…]
Video: Pres. Obama Signs Memo to Strengthen Overtime Pay Rules
From the Chicago Sun-Times: Seeking to influence workers’ incomes where possible, President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum Thursday directing the Labor Department to devise new overtime rules that would make more workers eligible for time-and-a-half pay for their extra hours of work. The memorandum was one of the most far-reaching[Read More…]
Opening Summary of Secretary of Defense Hagel’s Remarks to House Appropriations Committee, March 13, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. Mr. Chairman, thank you. Ranking Member Visclosky, thank you, and to the members of this committee, we very much appreciate the opportunity to be here this morning, and I want to particularly note General Dempsey’s presence, who I have come to have the highest regard for[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Gen. Kelly, March 13, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. Presenter: Commander General John F. Kelly (USMC), U.S. Southern Command GENERAL JOHN KELLY: Well, before I get to my 40 minutes or so of opening comments, I got to tell you, I just had the pleasure of having lunch on the West Coast with Secretary Panetta.[Read More…]
Senate Passes Warren Amendment to Help Make Education and Training More Affordable for Childcare Workers
Legislation Connects Childcare Professionals to Financial Aid Programs to Lower the Costs of Additional Training, As Part of CCDBG Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. The United States Senate today passed an amendment introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) as part of its approval of a bill to reauthorize the Child Care[Read More…]
