San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–At a meeting with drug reform advocates in San Francisco, former Mexican President Vicente Fox expressed support for California’s efforts to legally regulate marijuana, medical and otherwise. Fox said that California has a strong cultural influence on Mexico, and that progress here would help efforts there. Speakers included[Read More…]

Urgent Medical and Humanitarian Needs Unmet Following Coup BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC/NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013—Three months after a coup in Central African Republic (CAR), the country remains gripped by a humanitarian emergency made worse as the international community looks on with indifference, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013.  Civil liberties groups filed a brief late yesterday in the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court arguing that Google and Microsoft must be ungagged so they can describe their role in the government’s surveillance of the internet. The brief supports motions filed previously by Google and Microsoft requesting[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013 – 1:31 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, friends. It is, as always, an honor and a privilege to be before you today.  It’s been a while.  For that reason, I had a little catching up to do, and I apologize for being[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SECRETARY KERRY Health of Mrs. Heinz Kerry EGYPT Violence / Volatile Ground Situation / Urge Restraint Aid / Policy Moving Forward / Secretary Kerry’s Conversations with Leaders Elections / Legitimate Grievances BRAZIL Intelligence Allegations / Diplomatic Conversations SNOWDEN Communication with Foreign Governments[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Labor Relations Board, formalizing a collaborative relationship that allows both agencies to share information, refer[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013 – 11:52 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you very much.  Everybody, please have a seat.  Well, thank you so much. Back in 2007, when I was first running for this office, I had the opportunity to visit Google headquarters in Mountain View, in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013. With the start of the sacred month of Ramadan, Michelle and I extend our best wishes to Muslim communities here in the United States and around the world. For the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims, Ramadan is a time for thoughtful reflection, fasting and devotion.  It is[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2013.  President Obama convened a secure conference call with the National Security Council today to review the very fluid situation in Egypt.  The President condemned the ongoing violence across Egypt and expressed concern over the continued political polarization.  He reiterated that the United States is not aligned[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 5, 2013. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 195,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, health care, and financial activities. Household Survey Data[Read More…]