Settlement Provides Compensation to Victims Identified by the Department of Justice and Establishes Fair Procedures for Treating Borrowers Who Receive Disability Income Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. The Department of Justice filed a settlement today with Fifth Third Mortgage Company to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 289,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 302,000 to 303,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2014 – 6:14 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  As I think everyone knows by now, this first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit has been the largest gathering we’ve ever hosted with African heads of state and government — and that includes about 50 motorcades.  So I want to begin by[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2014 – 10:09 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Good morning.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you so much, everyone.  Well, my name is Michelle Obama, and I am an African American woman.  (Applause.)  On behalf of myself and my husband, it is truly a pleasure and an[Read More…]

Campaign Sets Stage for Washington DC to be First Jurisdiction to Legalize Marijuana in Racial Justice Context; Drug Policy Alliance Kicks Off “Legalization Ends Discrimination” Campaign  Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2014. Today the Washington, DC Board of Elections ruled that Initiative 71, an initiative reforming DC’s marijuana laws, has enough valid[Read More…]

Lawsuit Seeks Records Regarding Constitutional Violations New York –(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2014. Today, rights groups filed a lawsuit seeking to compel the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to comply with Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) requests regarding home raids conducted as part of immigration[Read More…]

The Internet’s Own Boy Director Brian Knappenberger Releases Short Doc as Senate Introduces New Reform Bill San Francisco—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2014. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today released a video by acclaimed documentarian Brian Knappenberger (The Internet’s Own Boy) that explores how and why an unlikely coalition of advocacy organizations launched[Read More…]

Washington—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2014. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on the committee study of the CIA’s detention and interrogation program: “After further review of the redacted version of the executive summary, I have concluded that certain redactions eliminate or obscure key facts that support[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing U.S.-AFRICA LEADERS SUMMIT MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS LEBANON IRAN SOUTH KOREA/JAPAN IRAN EGYPT LIBYA IRAQ/SYRIA VENEZUELA UKRAINE/RUSSIA MEXICO INDIA/SECRETARY VISIT AFGHANISTAN JAPAN TRANSCRIPT:   2:31 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: I just wanted to start by giving you all just some readouts of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014 – 3:20 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:   Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Please be seated.  Well, good afternoon, everybody.  To Mayor Bloomberg, thank you — not only for the kind introduction, but to Bloomberg Philanthropies as our co-host, and for the great work that you’re doing[Read More…]