Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2013 – 1:05 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Before I ask you to ask questions, let me let you know that, as many of you saw, Secretary Shinseki testified in front of Congress this morning about the impact the shutdown has already had on veterans.  As a result[Read More…]

Bureau Puts Mortgage Lenders on Notice about Integrity of Mortgage Information WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2013. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Mortgage Master, Inc. and Washington Federal to pay civil penalties for violating the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), which requires certain mortgage lenders to accurately collect and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013.  Today, President Obama issued a statement and answered questions asked by the press in the Brady Briefing Room. The President explained the need for Congress to reopen the government and prevent a default that would cause an economic shutdown. And he reiterated that while he is[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director United States Supreme Court yesterday declined to review a lower court ruling upholding the federal government’s classification of cannabis as a Schedule I prohibited substance that lacks medical utility or adequate safety. In January, the US Court of Appeals for[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 October 2013 – Nearly 100 United Nations and chemical weapons experts will be deployed over the coming months in a joint mission overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles, with many members of the team to be based in Cyprus due to the dangers on the ground[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing LIBYA Abu Anas al-Libi / Amb. Jones Met with Libyan Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani ICRC Involvement / Detained Lawfully Department’s Role in Counterterrorism SYRIA Security Vacuum / Outside Actors / Assad Regime Chemical Weapons / OPCW / Destruction Humanitarian Aid Delivery IRAN[Read More…]

Senators and Ambassador Discuss Bilateral Relations, Launch of Senate US-China Working Group WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October, 8, 2013.  U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) today met with China’s Ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, to discuss opportunities and challenges across U.S.-China relations, including the planned launch of the Senate[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2013. In support of Haiti’s redeveloping coffee culture, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the Clinton Foundation, Leslois Shaw Foundation, and La Colombe Torrefaction announce that Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts will begin serving Haitian Coffee in two locations this fall. Four Seasons Hotel New York and Four[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013.  Late this morning, the President telephoned Speaker John Boehner from the Oval Office and repeated what he told him when they met at the White House last week: the President is willing to negotiate with Republicans — after the threat of government shutdown and default have[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013.  We, the Leaders of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam, are pleased to announce today that our countries are on track to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.  Ministers and negotiators have made significant progress in recent[Read More…]