Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2010.  An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission began mailing refund checks yesterday to 957,928 people who were victims of allegedly false claims made by LifeLock, Inc., which told consumers it could provide absolute protection from identity theft if they signed up for its identity protection[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2010.  The lucrative convention and conference business is the backbone of Arizona’s tourism industry and it has been significantly hurt by the state’s enactment in April of harsh anti-immigration legislation. The industry’s losses will cost the state $253 million in economic output and more than $86 million[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 November 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that the United Nations will continue to support efforts towards a democratic transition in Myanmar, as he spoke with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi following her long-awaited release. Ms. Suu Kyi, the head of the National League for Democracy[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010 – 10:36 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  I want to begin by thanking the incredible leaders who are around this table, not only the Vice President and the Secretary of State, but also some of the most able statesmen from both parties that we’ve had in modern[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010.   SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Nov. 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 439,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 437,000. The 4-week moving average was 443,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 November 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Israeli Government’s decision to withdraw its army from the northern part of Ghajar, a village that straddles the so-called Blue Line separating Israel and Lebanon. In a statement issued by his spokesperson yesterday, Mr. Ban said the withdrawal of[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2010.  Yesterday, a federal court jury today found former Guantánamo detainee Ahmed Ghailani guilty of conspiracy for his role in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, while acquitting him of other charges. Ghailani is the first Guantánamo detainee to be prosecuted in the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 17 – According to a report in The New York Times today, the FBI is lobbying technological companies including Google and Facebook to win support for an Obama administration proposal to expand its Internet wiretapping capabilities. The administration is urging Congress to revise the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2010.  Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin released the following statement today after the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange (FTGE) reached an agreement ending a long-lasting stalemate. “Under the agreement reached today, Florida’s tomato workers will be given their first wage[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010 – 11:13 A.M. EST Note: See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the gaggle that required follow up. MR. GIBBS:  Good morning.  Yes, ma’am. Q    On START, now that we have Senator Kyl’s announcement yesterday, is the administration still[Read More…]