Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 26, 2013. SECRETARY KERRY: You’ll be hearing a lot about what the United States and our partners just achieved in Geneva so I wanted to take a minute to share with you an inside view of what we really accomplished here and to explain very clearly what it[Read More…]

Los Angeles, California–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013 – 9:10 A.M. PST MR. EARNEST:  Good morning, everybody.  We’ll try and go quickly today.  I do want to do a couple of quick things at the top.  These are both announcements that were made by the administration today, and I wanted to flag them[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. Michelle and I were saddened to hear about the passing of Reverend T. J. Jemison. With visionary spirit and charisma, he led the country’s first boycott of segregated seating on public buses 60 years ago, and he went on to help eradicate legal segregation and improve[Read More…]

BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today applauded Pope Francis’ recent papal pronouncement, which condemns the “new tyranny” of unrestrained capitalism, causing income inequality and poverty, and calling on leaders to curb “the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,” and act “for the common good.”[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Noveber 26, 2013.  After considerable review of both the decision to use lethal force against Anwar al-Aulaqi and the rules governing such “targeted killings,” U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have concluded that the use of lethal force against al-Aulaqi – an American[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 November 2013 – The United Nations is mustering planes, ferries and trucks to boost its relief efforts in the Philippines, with food still a priority almost three weeks after Typhoon Haiyan ripped into the country, killing over 5,230 people and affecting more than 13 million others, nearly 3.5[Read More…]

Investigators suspend web of related movers in Florida and South Carolina WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that its Moving Fraud Task Force has shut down five household goods moving companies in Florida, South Carolina and Maryland for holding customer shipments[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013.  The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear a challenge from an Oklahoma-based craft supply chain and a Pennsylvania furniture-making company to a federal law that requires employers to provide coverage for contraception in their employee health plans.   The case the court accepted is one[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. On March 9, 2007, American citizen and retired FBI Agent Robert Levinson went missing during a business trip to Kish Island, Iran.  Today, Mr. Levinson becomes one of the longest held Americans in history. As we approach the upcoming holiday season, we reiterate the commitment of[Read More…]

Oregon City, OR–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2013.  Standing in front of the shuttered Blue Heron paper mill, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced new legislation that would crack down on unfair trade practices, level the playing field for Oregon manufacturing companies, and help create middle class jobs in Oregon.  The Level the[Read More…]