Court Standards for Determining Intellectual Disability Drawn From Novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015.  Robert Ladd, an intellectually disabled person with an IQ of 67, was denied a stay of execution today by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Although in any other state he would[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. Index for Today’s Briefing SAUDI ARABIA HOLOCAUST RUSSIA LIBYA SAUDI ARABIA JAPAN/JORDAN HOSTAGES SYRIA IRAN SYRIA ISRAEL SYRIA MIDDLE EAST PEACE CUBA RUSSIA ARGENTINA YEMEN BAHRAIN CHINA INDIA PALESTINIANS TRANSCRIPT: 1:14 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI:  Hi, everyone.  Many people here despite the snow.  It’s not too[Read More…]

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has provided aid to people affected by rocket fire in the town of Mariupol. The agency has also distributed blankets to people lacking heating in their homes, like this lady. Photo: UNHCR GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2015 – The United Nations refugee agency said it has “reacted[Read More…]

Agency’s Largest Supermarket Divestiture Order to Date Requires Sales to Four Buyers Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015.  Supermarket operators Albertsons and Safeway Inc. have agreed to sell 168 supermarkets to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed $9.2 billion merger would likely be anticompetitive in 130 local markets in Arizona,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2015. The estimates released today by CBO once again confirm the progress we’ve made in bringing down deficits and expanding access to healthcare under the Affordable Care Act. Under the President’s leadership, the deficit has already been cut by about two-thirds as a share of the economy,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015.  Sen. Rand Paul yesterday reintroduced S. 255, the FAIR (Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration) Act. This legislation would protect the rights of property owners and restore the Fifth Amendment’s role in property proceedings. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) is the lead sponsor of the FAIR Act in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. On the tenth International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the American people pay tribute to the six million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazi regime. We also honor those who survived the Shoah, while recognizing the[Read More…]

INDIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015 – 5:37 P.M. IST PRIME MINISTER MODI: (Speaks Hindi.)  I request President Barack Obama to say a few words. PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Namaste.  Thank you, Prime Minister Modi, for your kind words and for the incredible hospitality you’ve shown me and my wife, Michelle, on this visit. And[Read More…]

New Delhi, India–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2015 – 11:02 A.M. IST   PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Namaste!  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you so much, Neha, for what a wonderful introduction.  (Applause.)  Everybody, please have a seat.  Nothing fills me with more hope than when I hear incredible young people like Neha and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. This statement summarizes CBO’s new baseline budget projections and economic forecast, which cover the period from 2015 to 2025. Those estimates were released in the report titled The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2015 to 2025. The federal budget deficit, which has fallen sharply during the past[Read More…]