NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. “Joe Biden is a good man and a great Vice President. Serving alongside him in the Senate and then the administration, I saw first-hand his passion for our country and our people. Like millions of others, I admire his devotion to family, his grace in grief,[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Financial Education Curriculum Review Tool
WASHINGTON, D.C –-(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is releasing a tool that educators can use when selecting financial education curriculum for students. The curriculum review tool will help educators identify effective and unbiased material to increase the financial capability of students. By providing relevant evaluation[Read More…]
New Gallup Poll: Support for Legalizing Marijuana at 58%
Majority Favors Marijuana Legalization for 3rd Consecutive Year; Millennial Support at 71%, Older Generations More Supportive Than in the Past Group of adults smoking marijuana, eating marijuana-infused baked goods, and playing a board game. Source: Darrin Harris Frisby/Drug Policy Alliance NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. According to a new Gallup poll,[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton: ‘Serious Concerns’ About Proposed Mega-Mergers of Health Insurance Companies
Hillary Clinton, Worried About Excessive Consolidation in Insurance Industry, Urges Regulator Scrutiny of Aetna-Humana and Cigna-Anthem Deals NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. In a new statement released Wednesday, Hillary Clinton raised “serious concerns” about proposed mergers involving major health insurance companies Aetna and Humana, as well as Cigna and Anthem. The[Read More…]
October 22, 12 Noon In Chicago, No More Stolen Lives: Say Their Names; A Public Reading and Remembrance: A Demand for Justice
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. On Thursday, October 22, at noon in Thompson Center Plaza, 100 W. Randolph, Chicago-area “Stolen Lives” families whose loved ones have been murdered by the police, will join those in New York City for #RiseUpOctober, and in at least 25 cities across the country to “Say Their[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on US Senate Vote on ‘Sanctuary’ Policies Bill
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. A U.S. Senate bill seeking to defund over 350 localities that have adopted community trust policies and refused to execute unconstitutional immigration detainers has failed to advance to a full Senate vote. The “Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act” (S.2146) was blocked by a 54-45[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Chicago Area Women Imprisoned for Identity Theft of Student Loan Funds
Attorney General Announces Sentences for Sisters Who Stole Identities to Obtain Over $300,000 in Financial Aid to Spend on Personal Items Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that two Chicago area sisters were sentenced to 10 years in prison in an identity theft scheme to obtain[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at the Opening Session of the Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Drew, thank you very, very much. Good morning everybody. Welcome to the State Department. And Drew, thanks so much for not just great leadership, but for years of friendship. Drew was really the surrogate senator for the state of Massachusetts for a period of[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook, Oct. 20, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2015 PETER COOK: Afternoon, everybody. Got a quick announcement off the top before I turn to your questions. Today, senior officials from the Department of Defense and the Russian Ministry of Defence signed a memorandum of understanding regarding measures to minimize the risk of in-flight incidents between[Read More…]
Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary on Memorandum of Understanding with Russia Regarding Safety Over Syrian Air Space
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. Today senior officials from the Department of Defense and the Russian Ministry of Defense signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding measures to minimize the risk of inflight incidents among coalition and Russian aircraft operating in Syrian air space. With today’s signatures the MOU is now[Read More…]
