Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. U.S. manufacturing is central to the foundation of our economy, and the U.S. manufacturing sector is as competitive as it has been in decades for new jobs and investment. Since February 2010, U.S. manufacturing has added more than 700,000 jobs, the fastest pace of job growth[Read More…]
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Listen: ISIS Terrorizes Iraqi and Syrian Christians (WBEZ)
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A destabilized Middle East has created widespread persecution of religious minorities. It took U.S. airpower to save the minority Yazidis from ISIS. In the Christian town of Qaraqosh, hundreds have been slaughtered. Christians in towns like Qaraqosh and Mosul were given the option to either convert to Islam[Read More…]
12 Nobel Peace Laureates Call on President Obama to Reckon With U.S. Use of Torture
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. Twelve Nobel Peace Prize winners sent a letter to President Obama today calling on the United States to provide full disclosure of the authorization, extent, and use of torture and rendition in the years following 9/11 so that the nation can truly grapple with what[Read More…]
Remarks by Attorney General Holder at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference
Orlando, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Chief [Yost] Zakhary, for that introduction; for your leadership as President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police; and for your dedicated service to the people of Woodway, Texas – as Police Chief, as City Manager, and as[Read More…]
Advocates Across New Jersey Ramp Up Efforts to Support Bail Reform Ballot Question for November 4th Election
Voters Have Opportunity to Fix New Jersey’s Broken Bail System; Public Question No. 1 Would Usher in Comprehensive Bail Reform To Increase Public Safety and Improve Justice for All Trenton—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2014. Advocates across the state have launched a campaign to support Public Question No. 1 on November 4th. Public[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Focused on the Fight Against Ebola
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2014. Hi everybody, this week, we remained focused on our fight against Ebola. In Dallas, dozens of family, friends and others who had been in close contact with the first patient, Mr. Duncan, were declared free of Ebola—a reminder that this disease is actually very hard to[Read More…]
Protect Yourself from Electronic Spying with ‘Surveillance Self-Defense’
EFF Releases Updated Guide to Privacy and Security for Internet Users Worldwide San Francisco –(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched its updated “Surveillance Self-Defense” report today, a comprehensive how-to guide to protecting yourself from electronic spying for Internet users all over the world. “Everyone has something to[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Oct. 24, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing EGYPT DEPARTMENT ISRAEL EGYPT DEPARTMENT ISIL/SYRIA/TURKEY MIDDLE EAST PEACE ISIL/IRAQ RUSSIA JORDAN EBOLA TURKEY DEPARTMENT TRANSCRIPT: 1:24 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: Hi. Happy Friday. MS. PSAKI: Happy Friday. I have a couple of items for the top. The[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Somalia Travel Warning, Oct. 24, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Somalia. This replaces the Travel Warning dated February 7, 2014, to update information on security concerns. There is at this time no U.S. Embassy or other formal U.S. diplomatic presence in Somalia. [Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Oct. 23, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014 – 1:03 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s nice to see you. I’m joined at the briefing today by David Cohen from the Treasury Department. We spent a lot of time over the last several weeks, even months, discussing the strategy that the President[Read More…]
