Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015 – 12:44 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Appreciate you being patient through some of the technical difficulties we’ve had today, but hopefully we’ll make it through here. I do want to do one thing at the top before I go to your questions. This[Read More…]
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Federal Court Approves Settlement Requiring Warren, Mich. Give Atheists Equal Access to City Hall
DETROIT—(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015. In a victory for religious freedom, a federal judge today approved a settlement requiring the City of Warren to allow an atheist to set up a “reason station” inside city hall after the ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Feb. 23, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015. Index for Today’s Briefing EGYPT LIBYA SECRETARY’S TRAVEL DEPARTMENT/LGBT EGYPT IRAN MIDDLE EAST PEACE IRAQ VENEZUELA SYRIA COUNTERTERRORISM/IRAQ/FRANCE/DEPARTMENT SYRIA SOMALIA UKRAINE/RUSSIA LIBYA TURKEY MALDIVES AFGHANISTAN AZERBAIJAN BAHRAIN YEMEN INDIA DEPARTMENT YEMEN JAPAN TRANSCRIPT: 1:01 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. QUESTION: Thank you. MS.[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Delivers Remarks at the Global Law Summit to Commemorate the 800-Year Anniversary of Magna Carta
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015. Thank you for that kind introduction. It’s a pleasure to be back in London this morning, where history has brought our predecessors so many times before. And it’s a great privilege to join you all in opening this important forum – as we gather to reaffirm the[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the National Governors Association, Feb. 23, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015 – 11:27 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Everybody, have a seat. Welcome to the White House once again. The only thing more glamorous than a black-tie dinner with Hall and Oates is a Q&A with Obama and[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the AARP Meeting, Feb. 23, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2015 – 2:05 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) It is great to be back here — not just to pick up my AARP card. (Laughter.) I want to thank Jo Ann and everybody at AARP for the work you do every single day on behalf[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Middle Class Economics: Strengthening Retirement Security by Cracking Down on Backdoor Payments and Hidden Fees
“That’s what middle-class economics is—the idea that this country does best when everyone gets their fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.” President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, January 20, 2015 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015. Middle class economics means[Read More…]
Tuesday, Feb. 24th: Alaska Marijuana Legalization Law Takes Effect
In First ‘Red’ State to Legalize Marijuana, Possession and Cultivation Become Legal; Commercial Retail Sales to Begin in 2016; Bipartisan Consensus Accelerates Momentum to Legalize Marijuana and End Drug War NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2015. Tomorrow, Feb. 24th, will mark a major step forward in the implementation of Alaska’s marijuana legalization[Read More…]
UN Chief Appeals for ‘Immediate De-escalation’ as Step Towards Political Solution for Syria
A damaged building in Aleppo City, Syria. Photo: OCHA/Gemma Connell (file) NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 February 2015 – The United Nations Secretary-General has appealed today to all warring parties in Syria to de-escalate the conflict in order to provide a reprieve for the country’s long-suffering civilians. “An immediate de-escalation is a much[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: We Should Make Sure the Future Is Written by Us
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2015 Hi, everybody. At a moment when our businesses are creating jobs at the fastest pace since the 1990s, we’ve still got to do everything we can to help workers and businesses succeed in the new economy – one that’s competitive, connected, and changing every day. One[Read More…]
