Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013.  Today, the Obama administration announced two new common-sense executive actions to keep the most dangerous firearms out of the wrong hands and ban almost all re-imports of military surplus firearms to private entities. These executive actions build on the 23 executive actions that the Vice President[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA UNSC Resolution / UK Draft Russian Position on Syria Diplomatic Contact with the Syrian Government Syrian Regime Control of Chemical Weapons Response to Comments by Syrian Ambassador to the UN Geneva Political Process IC Assessment / Report to Congress DPRK/CHINA 6[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2013 – 3:07 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  To the King family, who have sacrificed and inspired so much; to President Clinton; President Carter; Vice President Biden and Jill; fellow Americans.   Five decades ago today, Americans came to this honored place to lay claim to a promise made[Read More…]

One in Four American Workers May Be Eligible For Student Debt Forgiveness WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2013. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched a toolkit to empower school districts and other public service organizations to help their employees pay off student loan debt. The CFPB is asking these[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–28 August 2013 – The joint United Nations-Arab League Envoy for Syria said today that while evidence suggests “some form of substance” was used in an incident that may have killed more than 1,000 people on the outskirts of Damascus last week, any military strike against the country in response[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2013.  Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) will provide $2.5 million in funding to the Connecticut State Police, the Newtown, Conn., Police Department and their partner agencies that provided assistance in response to the shootings at Sandy Hook[Read More…]

BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—28 August 2013. The following statement is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: The North Atlantic Council has just discussed the situation in Syria and in particular the horrific use of chemical weapons around Damascus on 21 August. We condemn in the strongest possible terms these outrageous attacks,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Chemical Weapons Use / Secretary’s Calls / Arab League Statement / Ongoing Consultations on Appropriate Response / Postponement of Meeting with the Russians / UN Investigation / Intelligence Community’s Formal Assessment Commitment to Geneva-like Process International Norms / Chemical Weapons Convention[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013 – 4:24 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Hello, everyone.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  It’s good to have you all here.  Rest yourselves.  Let me start by thanking Bonnie, not just for that very kind introduction, but for all the work that she and her crew and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013.  President Obama and Attorney General Holder met this afternoon with a group of mayors from around the country to discuss strategies to reduce youth violence. The President reiterated that government alone can never fill the void that causes a child to turn to violence, but that[Read More…]