Amman, Jordan–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. FOREIGN MINISTER JUDEH: (Via interpreter) In the name of Allah, I am very pleased to welcome His Excellency, the Secretary of State of USA. He is very close friend for His Majesty the King, and a friend of Jordan and a friend of mine, personally. And[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. For more than two centuries, the story of our nation has been the story of more citizens realizing the rights and freedoms that are our birthright as Americans.  Today, a bipartisan majority in the Senate took another important step in this journey by passing the Employment[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) welcomed today’s 64-32 Senate vote in favor of a bill to prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. “I am very pleased that the Senate has taken this important step toward making America the democratic and inclusive society it should[Read More…]

Retired Military Officers, UN Special Rapporteurs, Survivors of Human Rights Violations, Scholars Urge Court to Allow Abu Ghraib Contractor Case to Go Forward Richmond, VA—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. Yesterday, in a lawsuit brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel on behalf of four Iraqi men who were tortured[Read More…]

Founders of Microsoft, Chick-fil-A, DISH Network, and Charles Schwab Corp., among recipients Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  At least 50 billionaires or farm businesses in which they had a financial interest benefited from $11.3 million in traditional farm subsidies between 1995 and 2012, according to a new analysis released today by[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement on the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill he authored.  “Today’s vote was a historic vote for equality and freedom. Deeply embedded in the constitution are notions of freedom and liberty, and discrimination is the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden applauded Senate passage of new workplace protections, and congratulated U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley for successfully shepherding the non-discrimination legislation through the Senate.  Today, the Senate voted 64 to 32 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) with Wyden voting in favor. ENDA would[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  The Senate has an historic opportunity today to take discrimination out of the workplace by casting a vote for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.  Today’s vote has been 20 years in the making, and it is long overdue for Congress to extend these protections to all American[Read More…]

The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is the new front in protecting the rights of the unborn. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today introduced the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act in the United States Senate. The legislation currently has 33 cosponsors. Graham was joined[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released its first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the third quarter of 2013. Real GDP increased 2.8 percent at annual rate, an increase from a 2.5 percent annual growth rate from the previous quarter. This is[Read More…]