New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Late Tuesday night, the CLEAR project (Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility) and the Center for Constitutional Rights, along with co-counsel at the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, filed a complaint, Tanvir v. Holder, in Federal District Court in Manhattan casting unprecedented light on[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 329,000, an increase of 24,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 304,000 to 305,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]

Tokyo, Japan–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014 – 12:40 P.M. JST PRIME MINISTER ABE:  (As interpreted.)  On behalf of the Japanese people, I would like to express my heartfelt welcome to President Barack Obama, who is in Japan as our state guest.  Barack and I met at the White House for the first[Read More…]

Bureau Releases Guidelines for New eClosing Mortgage Pilot Project Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2014. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published a report which finds that many consumers are frustrated by the short amount of time they have to review a large stack of complex closing documents when finalizing a[Read More…]

New Pardon Attorney Named Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2014. As part of the Justice Department’s new clemency initiative, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole announced six criteria the department will consider when reviewing and expediting clemency applications from federal inmates. Under the new initiative, the department will prioritize clemency applications from[Read More…]

Oso, Washington–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014 – 4:13 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, good afternoon, everybody.  I just had a chance to tour some of the damage from last month’s mudslide.  And, most importantly, I had a chance to spend some time with the families whose loved ones have been lost.  I[Read More…]

Finds Lack of Regulation at All Levels of Government Dallas, TX–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014 – Today the CSB released preliminary findings into the April 17, 2013, West Fertilizer explosion and fire in West, Texas, which resulted in at least14 fatalities, 226 injuries, and widespread community damage.  Large quantities of ammonium nitrate[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Alaska voters will decide this November on a proposed initiative to regulate the production and retail sale of cannabis to adults. Although the measure was initially scheduled to go before voters during the state’s primary election in August, state officials[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014.  In a letter to the Security and Exchange Commission Chair, Mary Jo White, Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and a group of other Member of Congress urged the financial oversight agency to implement the rule requiring due diligence and reporting requirements on the sourcing[Read More…]

  Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT QDDR Review / Upcoming Town Hall Celebrating Earth Day / Secretary Kerry’s Activities Deputy Secretary Burns’ Travel to London / Agenda QDDR Focus on More Narrow Range of Issues SYRIA Allegations of Chlorine Gas Attack OPCW Prohibitions on use of[Read More…]