St. Paul, Minnesota–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2014 – 2:40 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, St. Paul!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in Minnesota.  (Applause.)   AUDIENCE MEMBER:  We love you! THE PRESIDENT:  I love you back.  That’s why I came here.  Good to see you. Although, can I just say[Read More…]

Government Teams recovered $4.3 Billion in FY 2013 and $19.2 billion over the last five years Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 26, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released the annual Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program report showing that for every dollar spent on health[Read More…]

Government Teams recovered $4.3 Billion in FY 2013 and $19.2 billion over the last five years Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 26, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released the annual Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program report showing that for every dollar spent on health[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2014 – 1:11 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY:  It’s a good crowd.  I don’t know what to make about the weather lately, right?  I swear it was spring two days ago. Q    We don’t control it. MR. CARNEY:  We do have limited control.  (Laughter.)  I don’t have any[Read More…]

ARIZONA—(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2014. We share the NFL’s core values which embrace tolerance, diversity, inclusiveness and prohibit discrimination. In addition, a key part of the mission for the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is to promote the economic vitality of Arizona. On that matter we have heard loud and clear from[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Foreign Secretary Hague’s Visit VENEZUELA Expulsion of U.S. Diplomats / Reciprocal Response U.S.-Venezuela Relations AFGHANISTAN Campaign Season / Troop Withdrawal / BSA / Strategic Relationship / Congressional Concern / Interagency Planning Process ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS Framework Agreement / Core Issues / Abbas Visit[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2014.  NORML filed an “amicus curiae” brief with the Massachusetts Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 18, urging the court to place more limits on police questioning and searches for possession of small amounts marijuana. Attorneys Steven S. Epstein, of Georgetown, and Marvin Cable, of Northampton, authored the[Read More…]

SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2014.  American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project Staff Attorneys Ahilan Arulantham and Michael Tan were named California Lawyer magazine’s “2014 California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year” for their outstanding work in Rodriguez v. Robbins. This honor recognizes legal accomplishments that had a significant impact in 2013. ACLU of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2014 – 3:19 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  Everybody, please have a seat.  Thank you.  Thank you very much.  Hey!  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Welcome to the White House, everybody.  We’ve got some pretty cool stuff up here, and we also have people here who can explain[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2014.  President Obama called President Karzai today to discuss preparations for Afghanistan’s coming elections, Afghan-led peace and reconciliation efforts, and the Bilateral Security Agreement.  The President welcomed the beginning of Afghanistan’s Presidential campaign season and affirmed the United States’ support for a fair, credible, timely, and Afghan-led[Read More…]