Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivers remarks to reporters during a surprise visit to Baghdad, Iraq. Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi is at right. Photo: UN Iraq IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–30 March 2015 – Despite recent military gains against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), “vast challenges” remain ahead as the Government of[Read More…]
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White House Weekly Address: Protecting Working Americans’ Paychecks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2015 Hi, everybody. Five years ago, after the worst financial crisis in decades, we passed historic Wall Street reform to end the era of bailouts and too big to fail. As part that reform, we created an independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with one mission: to protect[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Retirement of Senator Harry Reid
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015 Harry Reid is a fighter. In his five terms as a U.S. Senator, Harry has fought for good jobs, a safer environment for our kids, and affordable health care for all. He’s never backed down from a tough decision, or been afraid to choose what is[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Passage of the Senate Budget, March 27, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015 Following in the footsteps of their House colleagues, Senate Republicans today voted in favor of a budget that relies on top-down economics and gimmicks. The Senate Republican budget refuses to ask the wealthy to contribute a single dollar to deficit reduction, putting the entire burden on[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Meeting with Members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015 – 3:25 P.M. EDT MR. PRESIDENT: I’m happy to have an opportunity to meet with my Science and Technology Advisory Group, which has worked on an ongoing basis on a whole range of technology and science and research issues. And we’re joined by a couple of[Read More…]
Senators Wyden, Crapo Move Wildfire Funding Fix Forward
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, early this morning moved another step forward in providing a bipartisan wildfire funding solution that will ensure vital resources in the fight against catastrophic wildfires across the West. The senators attached a provision to the Senate budget[Read More…]
At Security Council, Secretary General Ban Urges Action to End Violence Against Religious, Ethnic Minorities in Middle East
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses Security Council high-level debate on victims of attacks and abuses on ethnic or religious grounds in the Middle East. UN Photo/Loey Felipe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 March 2015 – Millions of lives in the Middle East – and the very social fabric of entire countries – are at[Read More…]
Cyclone Pam: UN Agency Reports All 22 Vanuatu Islands Reached with Relief Supplies
WFP has sent high-energy biscuits (HEBs) to priority islands in Vanuatu where families don’t have access to clean water for cooking. Photo:WFP/Victoria Cavanagh NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 March 2015 – Two weeks after Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu, the United Nations says it has reached all 22 storm-affected islands of the country, with[Read More…]
Willie Nelson Is Launching His Own Marijuana Brand
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Celebrities that have long been associated with marijuana are getting into the industry. It’s a no brainer, for obvious reasons. Tommy Chong was the first that I heard of, when he inked a deal with Marisol Therapeutics in Pueblo, Colorado. BReal from Cypress Hill recently opened up a[Read More…]
February 2015 Jobless Rates Down in 26 States, Up in 6’ Payroll Jobs Up in 36 States, Down in 13
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2015. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in February. Twenty-six states had unemployment rate decreases from January, 6 states and the District of Columbia had increases, and 18 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-six states had unemployment rate[Read More…]
