President Barack Obama comments on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.’s portrait as he delivers remarks during the portrait unveiling ceremony for Holder seated on stage with Sally Quillian Yates, Acting Deputy Attorney General, at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., Feb. 27, 2015. (Official White House Photo[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015 Hi everybody.  In America, we believe that a lifetime of hard work and responsibility should be rewarded with a shot at a secure, dignified retirement.  It’s one of the critical components of middle-class life – and this week, I took new steps to protect it.  Six[Read More…]

Hadjara, 8, fled a Boko Haram attack against Baga in Nigeria with her family. She was shot during the attack and her arm had to be amputated at Baga-Sola hospital in Chad. Photo: OCHA/Caroline Birch NEW  YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 February 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his strong condemnation[Read More…]

Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova briefs the press on the destruction of Heritage in Mosul, Iraq. Photo: UNESCO video capture GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–27 February 2015 – The head of the United Nations agency mandated to protect heritage sites has reiterated her dismay at the “destructive fury” exhibited by militants of the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy.  Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time.  And of course, Leonard was Spock.  Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. Michelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Father Ted Hesburgh.  During his lifetime of service to his country, his church, and his beloved University of Notre Dame, Father Hesburgh inspired generations of young men and women to lead with the courage of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015 – 11:37 A.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  It’s a great pleasure to welcome once again the President of Liberia, President Sirleaf.  She has been a great friend and ally of the United States.  And Liberia and the United States obviously have an extraordinary bond and extraordinary history. President[Read More…]

Advocates Reminded of the Often Undeserved Sway of Law Enforcement   COLORADO—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. This week an asset forfeiture reform proposal died in Colorado’s Senate Judiciary Committee.  SB-006 aimed to join other states and the recent federal effort to curb the intrusive, arguably unconstitutional and financially distorted incentive practice of[Read More…]

Agreement Quantifies Water Rights, Will Make $60 Million Available for Duck Valley Reservation WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015.  As part of President Obama’s commitment to empower tribal nations, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, on behalf of the United States, signed an historic agreement today at the Department of the[Read More…]

Photo: ITU NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 February 2015 – The United States Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to establish new regulations protecting so-called net neutrality, or the equal treatment of all Internet traffic, is “a real victory” for freedom of expression and access to information, a United Nations human rights expert said[Read More…]