Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2014. Today, the Obama administration announced that an agreement between the P5+1 and the Islamic Republic of Iran had been reached on the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action, or JPA, signed in November. As with the signing of the JPA, today’s agreement marks another significant[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
FTC, Florida Attorney General Sue to Halt Operation that Used Robocalls to Fraudulently Pitch Medical Alert Devices to Seniors Nationwide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Florida Attorney General, a U.S. district court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of an Orlando-based operation that used pre-recorded telephone calls, commonly known as robocalls, to pitch purportedly “free” medical alert[Read More…]
The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink
Kristeen Rogers, 23, of Clermont, Florida, a single mother of two girls, Lexi, 4, and Jada, 2, works multiple jobs to pay the bills, put food on the table, and get her girls into daycare. At the end of her shift waitressing at The Mad Melon Cafe Rogers, she sits[Read More…]
With Legalization of Marijuana, Chemical-Intensive Production Practices Questioned
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2013. As medical and recreational production of marijuana in the U.S. increases, new and complicated questions have risen over how to limit consumers’ exposure to pesticides through marijuana consumption. Many growers are facing limited institutional knowledge and economic forces that could lead to the unnecessary use of[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry With Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Muhammad al-Atiyah, Jan. 12, 2014
Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening and welcome, and thank you very, very much for your patience in a long afternoon between the London 11 meeting that (inaudible) and now a long meeting here with the Follow-on Committee of the Arab Peace Initiative. I am particularly grateful[Read More…]
Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden at the State Funeral of Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
The Knesset, Jerusalem—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2014. THE VICE PRESIDENT: When a close-knit country like Israel, a country that has been tested as much as Israel, loses a man like Prime Minister Sharon, it doesn’t just feel like the loss of a leader, it feels like a death in the family. And[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Implementation of the First Step Agreement on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Nuclear Program
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2014. Today’s agreement to implement the Joint Plan of Action announced in November marks the first time in a decade that the Islamic Republic of Iran has agreed to specific actions that halt progress on its nuclear program and roll back key parts of the program. Beginning[Read More…]
Park Forest Public Library to Host a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program on Saturday, January 18
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2013. The Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, will present a special Martin Luther King, Jr. film on Saturday, January 18 at 10:30 a.m. The film chronicles Dr. King’s life and work in the Civil Rights Movement. A discussion will follow the film. Martin Luther[Read More…]
UN Chief Praises Political Courage, Determination of Israel’s Ariel Sharon
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 January 2014 – Saddened by the death of Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of Israel, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the late statesman’s political courage and determination, and urged the country to build on Mr. Sharon’s legacy of pragmatism to press ahead with the Israeli-Palestinian peace[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Ensuring 2014 is a Year of Action to Grow the Economy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2014. Hi, everybody. Yesterday, we learned that in 2013, our businesses created 2.2 million new jobs – including 87,000 last month. Our unemployment rate is the lowest it has been since October 2008. And across our broader economy, there are signs of progress. Our manufacturing and housing[Read More…]
