Efforts Saved Jobs, Helped Stabilize Economy During Financial Crisis WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2013.  As the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) continues to wind down, the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that it has sold all of the remaining shares of General Motors (GM) common stock.  “The President’s leadership in[Read More…]

Housing Market Continues To Show Signs of Improvement WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 10, 2013. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the November edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. The latest data[Read More…]

Johannesburg, South Africa—(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2013 To Graça Machel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to heads of state and government, past and present; distinguished guests – it is a singular honor to be with you today, to celebrate a life unlike any other.  To[Read More…]

En Route Johannesburg, South Africa—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013 – 10:06 A.M. EST MR. CARNEY:  Good morning, everyone.  Thank you for joining us onboard this pretty remarkable flight to South Africa.  As you know, in addition to the President and the First Lady, we have former President Bush and former First Lady[Read More…]

Uruguayan Senate to Vote Tomorrow on President Mujica’s Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013. Tomorrow, the Uruguayan Senate will vote on a bill that would make their country the first in the world to legally regulate the production, distribution and sale of marijuana for adults. The[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013. The Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of the Task Force on American Indian/Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence held its first public hearing today in Bismarck, N.D., convening tribal researchers, advocates and local community members to discuss domestic violence and child physical and sexual abuse in Indian[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013. When I took office, the American auto industry – the heartbeat of American manufacturing – was on the verge of collapse.  Two of the Big Three – GM and Chrysler – were on the brink of failure, threatening to take suppliers, distributors and entire communities down[Read More…]

Advocates Call on Mayor-Elect de Blasio and Incoming NYPD Commissioner Bratton to End Racist, Costly and Unpopular Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC Statewide Polls Show Strong Majority of New Yorkers, Including Republicans, Support Fixing Marijuana Possession Laws; NY Lags Behind Neighboring States in Marijuana Reform NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013. Last night,[Read More…]

Outdated Electronic Privacy Laws Allow Police to Access Sensitive Data Without a Warrant WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2013.  Law enforcement requests for a variety of cellphone users’ data continued to surge in 2012, according to responses from the nation’s major cellphone carriers prompted by inquiries from Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.). Last year[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013. Thank you Gil for that introduction, for your partnership, and for your tireless work on drug prevention, drug treatment, and criminal justice strategies to break the cycle of drug use and crime.  It is an honor to be among this dedicated and diverse group of professionals,[Read More…]