NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2014. Nearly half of the internet traffic obtained by the NSA under a program that allows the agency to “target” foreigners overseas contained details about U.S. citizens, The Washington Post reported yesterday. The Post reviewed a sizeable cache of intercepted communications provided by Edward Snowden – including[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 4, 2014.  Hi, everybody. I hope you’re all having a great Fourth of July weekend. I want to begin today by saying a special word to the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team, who represented America so well the past few weeks. We are so proud of you. You’ve got[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014 – 11:57 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  So we’re going into the 4th of July weekend and what more appropriate place to be than 1776.  (Applause.)   This is an incubator for all sorts of tech startups, a lot of them focused on social change issues, on education,[Read More…]

Salem, OR–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014.  Proponents of a statewide initiative to regulate the commercial production and retail sale of marijuana have turned in 145,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office. The total is almost twice the number of signatures from registered voters necessary to place the measure on the 2014[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014.  U.S Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the June 2014 Employment Situation report released today: “Strong economic growth continued in the month of June, with a total of 288,000 new jobs. It is the fifth consecutive month with job growth of at[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 3, 2014. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 288,000 in June, and the unemployment rate declined to 6.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains were widespread, led by employment growth in professional and business services, retail trade, food services and drinking places, and[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 3, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 315,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 312,000 to 313,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2014 – 12:48 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I have a couple of announcements before we get started. The first is:  The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the heinous murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Hussein Abu Khudair.  We send our condolences to[Read More…]

Racial Profiling Underpins Local Enforcement of “Show Me Your Papers” Provision TUCSON–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2014.  The American Civil Liberties Union has initiated a second legal claim against the Tucson Police Department (TPD) after finding that the implementation of the “show me your papers” provision of SB 1070 continues to result in[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 1, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry’s Travel to Panama IRAQ / REGION Government Formation / Parliament Close Partnership F-16s / Assistance Iran Embassy / Additional Security ISIL Secretary’s Meetings with Kurdish Leaders Israel / Jordan / Counterterrorism IRAN / REGION Secretary’s Op-Ed in Washington Post[Read More…]