Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013 – 1:05 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Thanks for being here.  I apologize for the slight delay.  I was just rereading, for the pure enjoyment the article above the fold in The New York Times today about projected decline in health care premiums.  (Laughter.) [Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013 – 11:04 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, for decades, the middle class in this country was the engine that powered the economy, and that allowed us to all grow together.  Hard work paid off.  Responsibility was rewarded.  It was that basic bargain that made this country[Read More…]

Documents Show Location Records Being Kept on Tens of Millions of Innocent Americans NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013.  Police departments around the country are rapidly expanding their use of automatic license plate readers to track the location of American drivers, but few have meaningful rules in place to protect drivers’ privacy[Read More…]

Watch this amazing young woman, Malala Yousafzai, as she addresses the United Nations on her 16th birthday. From Al Jazeera: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for advocating education for girls, marked her 16th birthday with an impressive speech at the United Nations, where she said education[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing EGYPT Deputy Secretary Burns’ Remarks / Call with Muslim Brotherhood Representative / Meetings with Wide Range of Egyptians / Inclusive Path Forward Condemnation of Overnight Violence Transitional Government Secretary Kerry’s Involvement NORTH KOREA North Korean-flagged Ship in Panama Canal / Panamanian Inspection[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2013.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after the Senate voted 71-29 to end a Republican filibuster on the nomination of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  Facing a possible change in Senate rules to prevent filibusters of executive branch nominees,[Read More…]

Broad Coalition of Organizations Team Up for Freedom of Association Lawsuit San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2013.  Nineteen organizations including Unitarian church groups, gun ownership advocates, and a broad coalition of membership and political advocacy organizations filed suit against the National Security Agency (NSA) today for violating their First Amendment right of[Read More…]

Orlando, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2013. Thank you, Derrick [Johnson], for those kind words – and thank you all for such a warm welcome.  It’s a pleasure to be in Orlando today. And it’s a privilege to join President [Ben] Jealous, Chairman [Roslyn] Brock, your National Board of Directors – and my[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2013 – 12:58 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here, as ever, for your White House briefing.  I do not have any announcements or discussions of my weekend for the top, and therefore, I will go straight to Julie Pace.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 16, 2013. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.8 percent before seasonal adjustment. The gasoline index rose[Read More…]