ACLU Report Finds D.C. Leads All 50 States in Per Capita Marijuana Arrests and Money Wasted Recent Poll Finds Three Out of Four D.C. Voters Want to Remove Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession D.C. Councilmembers Plan Legislation to Reduce Penalties for Possession; Nations Leading Drug Policy Reform Organization Calls for[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013 – 12:05 P.M. EDT   PRESIDENT OBAMA:  I want to welcome President Piñera and his delegation to the Oval Office.  It gives me an opportunity to return the extraordinary hospitality that they showed during my visit to Santiago and the wonderful warmth that the Chilean people[Read More…]

GUATEMALA–(ENEWSPF)–4 June 2013.  Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala Luis Fernando Carrera, and OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin, meeting today in La Antigua Guatemala, with representatives of civil society against the backdrop of the forty-third regular session of[Read More…]

Deacon of Defense Canton, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013.  David “Deacon” Jones, the Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end who coined the term “sack,” has died. The Class of 1980 inductee passed away on Monday evening after lengthy illness. He was 74. He did more than perhaps any other player to[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 June 2013 – With Syria engulfed in an escalating and increasingly brutal civil war, a panel of United Nations human rights experts today issued its latest report on the crisis, detailing war crimes it says were committed by both the Syrian Government and opposition forces, and calling for a[Read More…]

“Party bus” operator ordered to immediately shut-down passenger service WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Olathe, Kan.-based passenger carrier Midnight Express, LLC to immediately cease operations, declaring that the company’s owners, Adam Breidenthal, Derrick Hansroth and Edward Goetz, were operating[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013 – 10:28 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  Please have a seat.    So one of the most important responsibilities of a President is to nominate qualified men and women to serve as judges on the federal bench.  And Congress has a responsibility, as well.  The[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013 –  1:22 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good Monday, everyone.  Thanks for being here.  Hope you had a nice weekend, hot as it was.  Before I take your questions, let me tell you that on Thursday, June 6th, as part of his Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013.  Today the President approved a new Executive Order (E.O.) to further tighten U.S. sanctions on Iran and isolate the Iranian government for its continued failure to meet its international obligations.   This new action targets Iran’s currency, the rial, by authorizing the imposition of sanctions on foreign[Read More…]

Unprecedented OAS Report Stoking Debate Throughout Americas About Ending Prohibition and Legalizing Marijuana Pressure Builds on Secretary Kerry and Drug Czar Kerlikowske as Growing Chorus of Latin American Presidents Call For Drug Policy Reform NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013.  The annual session of the OAS General Assembly is being held this[Read More…]