Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA UK Consultations P-5 Meeting / Russian Position on Syria Secretary Kerry’s Calls Use of Chemical Weapons / U.S. National Security Threatened Congressional Outreach Intelligence Assessments UK Actions Information Sharing with Allies and Partners UN Inspection PAKISTAN Dr. Afridi’s Sentence Overturned ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS[Read More…]

Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Google today as they put on a free small business workshop in Portland focused on how Oregon small businesses and entrepreneurs can maximize their online economic opportunities. At today’s Oregon Get Your Business Online event, Google experts helped small[Read More…]

Affected Couples May be Eligible for Past-Years’ Tax Refunds WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013.  U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded a ruling by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that all legally married same-sex couples will be treated as married for federal tax purposes. “Today’s[Read More…]

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman To Preside Over Hearing On Issue Next Month, DAG Cole Scheduled To Testify WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013.  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Thursday welcomed the Justice Department’s release of guidelines for enforcement of federal marijuana laws in light of action at the state level.[Read More…]

OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2013. By Phillip Smith Oregon activists organized as New Approach Oregon will try to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the November 2014 ballot, the leader of the group told the Willamette Week this week. The move comes after an effort in the legislature to put the issue[Read More…]

Thousands of Retirees and Families to Benefit; Medical Testing, Research, Compensation and Promotion of Safety All Part of Agreement CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2013. Former United States District Judge Layn Phillips, the court-appointed mediator in the consolidated concussion-related lawsuits brought by more than 4,500 retired football players against the National Football League[Read More…]

Historic Breakthrough in Struggle to End Marijuana Prohibition Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013.  Attorney General Eric Holder informed the governors of Washington and Colorado today that the Department of Justice will allow the states to implement their ballot initiatives that legalized the production, distribution, and sale of marijuana for adults. Deputy[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2013. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director John Hanger speaking at a Lancaster NORML Meeting – Photo credit: Matt Rohrbach While the general election for governor is still a little over a year away, things are heating up in Pennsylvania as Democrats vie for their party’s nomination[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 August 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is cutting short his official visit to Austria to return to New York in preparation for a briefing from the United Nations chemical weapons inspection team which is due to wrap up its work in Syria this weekend. “Our experts are still[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 331,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 337,000. The 4-week moving average was 331,250, an increase of 750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]