Religious Leaders To Develop an Action Plan to Decriminalize Drugs, Reduce Mass Incarceration, and Eliminate Racial Disparities in Drug Arrests Nashville–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013. This June 13-14, two dozen religious leaders will gather at the historic American Baptist College to examine the disproportionate impact of the war on drugs on poor[Read More…]
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Tropical Storm Andrea About to Move into North Carolina, UPDATE 11 AM EDT, June 7, 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2013 – UPDATE 11 AM EDT Watches & Warnings Changes with this Advisory The Tropical Storm Warning has been discontinued south of South Santee River, South Carolina. Summary of Watches & Warnings in Effect A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for: South Santee River, South Carolina[Read More…]
May, 2013 Payroll Employment Increases (+175,000); Jobless Rate Essentially Unchanged (7.6%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2013. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in professional and business services, food services and drinking places, and retail trade. Household Survey Data Both[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, June 6, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Continued Evaluation of Potential Chemical Weapons Use Fighting in Qusayr / Concern Over Influx of Foreign Fighters Golan Heights / Concern For Regional Stability / Austrian Withdrawal Geneva 2 Conference DPRK Talks With South Korea TURKEY Continue to Urge Calm /[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Mooresville Middle School — Mooresville, NC
Mooresville, SC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2013 – 3:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: (Applause.) Hello, Mooresville! (Applause.) Hello, Mooresville. It is good to be back in North Carolina. (Applause.) Now, first of all, I want to thank my staff for being smart enough to schedule a visit right before school lets out. (Laughter.) [Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Deputy Principal Press Secretary Josh Earnest and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan en route Mooresville, NC, June 6, 2013
En Route Mooresville, North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2013 – 12:58 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: So to get it started this afternoon, Secretary Duncan is here to talk to you a little bit about the announcement that the President is going to make at Mooresville Middle School today. I know there have[Read More…]
Tropical Storm Andrea Expected to Make Landfall Soon, UPDATE 2 PM EDT, June 6, 2013
Tornado Threat Continues for Much of the Florida Peninsula Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2013 – Update 2 PM EDT Summary of Watches and Warnings in Effect A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for: The west coast of Florida from Boca Grande to Indian Pass Flagler Beach Florida to Cape Charles[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, June 6, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2013. Good morning, Chairwoman Mikulski; Ranking Member Shelby; and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. I appreciate this opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for the Department of Justice – and to provide an overview of the Department’s recent achievements[Read More…]
NATO Defence Ministers Endorse Concept for New Post-2014 Mission in Afghanistan
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–06 June 2013. NATO Defence Ministers on Wednesday (5 June 2013) endorsed the detailed concept for the new NATO-led mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan security forces after 2014. “That concept will guide our military experts as they finalise the plan in the course of the coming months,”[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Join Airlines to Announce New Partnership to Combat Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2013. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan took part in a press conference with Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson and JetBlue Airways Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Associate General Counsel Robert Land[Read More…]
