Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Recent fighting in South Sudan — marked by evident war crimes and crimes against humanity — must be resolved through an inclusive peace process, according to a newly released Enough Project field dispatch authored by Enough Co-Founder John Prendergast. The report, based on interviews in South[Read More…]
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending February 15, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 336,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week’s unrevised figure of 339,000. The 4-week moving average was 338,500, an increase of 1,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Press Conference by President Obama, President Peña Nieto, and Prime Minister Harper, Feb. 19, 2014
Toluca, Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2014 – 7:25 P.M. CST PRESIDENT PEÑA NIETO: (As interpreted.) Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Members of the media. Your Excellency, President of the United States of America Barack Obama; Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper. Once again, I would like to welcome you to our country.[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama, President Peña Nieto, and Prime Minister Harper to North American Business, Civil Society and Education Leaders
Toluca, Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2014 – 5:03 P.M. CST PRESIDENT PEÑA NIETO: (As interpreted.) Your Excellency, Barack Obama, President of the United States of America; Your Excellency, Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada; ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests: We are here gathered with representatives from the public, the private, and the[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, Feb. 19, 2014
En Route Toluca, Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2014 – 9:50 A.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good morning. Thank you for joining us on our early start this morning. We are making our way to Mexico for the North American Leaders Summit. And I have with me today Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes,[Read More…]
U.S. and U.K. Targeted WikiLeaks With Surveillance and Political Pressure, Documents Show
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2014. The U.S. government pushed other countries to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and Britain’s spy agency GCHQ collected data on everyone visiting the website, according to report today by The Intercept. The article, based on documents from Edward Snowden, also said that the NSA was considering[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Issues Ukraine Travel Alert, Feb. 18, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2014. The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the increased risks of travel to Ukraine because of the ongoing political unrest and violent clashes between police and protesters. Since February 18, there has been a sharp escalation in violence between protesters and police. The Ukrainian[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Fuel Efficiency Standards of Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Upper Marlboro, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2014 – 11:30 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning, everybody. (Applause.) It is good to be here. And I want to thank Jack Jacobs and all the folks at Safeway for having us here today, at this busy distribution center where delivery trucks get everything[Read More…]
Fifth Anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2014. Five years ago, on February 17, 2009, less than a month into his first term, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. At the time, the country was experiencing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Private employers had[Read More…]
LIU Announces 2013 George Polk Awards in Journalism
Winners include four reporters who broke the story on secret NSA surveillance. Brooklyn, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2014. Four reporters who revealed the extent of secret surveillance and massive data collected by the National Security Agency are winners of the 65th annual George Polk Awards in Journalism announced yesterday by Long[Read More…]
