Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2014 – 11:05 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  I wanted to provide an update on the situation in Ukraine and the steps that the United States is taking in response. Over the last several days, we’ve continued to be deeply concerned by events in Ukraine. [Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2014 – 11:17 A.M. EDT   MS. HAYDEN:  Good morning, everyone.  Thanks for joining the call and thanks for your flexibility.  Obviously you just heard from the President about further steps we’re taking in regard to the situation in Ukraine.  I have senior administration officials here on[Read More…]

Top Debt Collection Complaints Also Include Aggressive Communication Tactics and Threatening Illegal Actions WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued a report on the more than 30,000 consumer complaints it has received about the debt collection market. The report finds that many consumers complain that[Read More…]

Senators Ask OSCE to Immediately Dispatch Monitors to Follow Deteriorating Situation in Ukraine Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2014.  A bipartisan group of Senators, led by Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), today sent a letter to the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, urging the international[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 320,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week’s unrevised figure of 315,000. The 4-week moving average was 327,000, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2014 – 1:18 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thanks for being here.  Thank you for your patience.  Before I take your questions, I have some exciting news at the top.  Some of you may have noticed that we have a new White House[Read More…]

Following Revelations of an Unauthorized CIA Search of Senate Computers, Durbin Calls on CIA to Support Declassification of Report on Detention and Interrogation Program Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2014.  In a strongly worded letter to CIA Director John Brennan, Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the CIA to[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2014.  Eighty-three U.S. Senators wrote President Obama to outline core principles they believe should define any final agreement with Iran on its nuclear weapon program. The letter was spearheaded by Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Kelly[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2014 – As the Syrian war enters a fourth year, the harrowing violence shows no signs of subsiding – the fighting has driven some nine million civilians from their homes and has reduced many of those who remain to scavenging – said the head of a United Nations-appointed[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–18 Mar. 2014.  The following statement is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: I condemn President Putin’s announcement of new laws incorporating Crimea into the Russian Federation. Russia has disregarded all calls to step back into line with international law and continues down the dangerous path. Russia  continues[Read More…]