JACKSON, Miss.–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013.  The American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Law Offices of Elizabeth Alexander filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of prisoners at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, describing the for-profit prison as hyper-violent, grotesquely filthy and dangerous, “operating in a perpetual[Read More…]

Government Admits Activist Was on DHS “Lookout” List, Will Turn Over Investigation Documents and Destroy Copied Data BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013.   In a settlement reached with human rights activist David House, the government has agreed to destroy all data it obtained from his laptop and other electronics when he entered[Read More…]

Extension through December 2015 Will Provide Struggling Homeowners Additional Time to Access Sustainable Mortgage Relief and Align End Dates for Key Assistance Programs WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013.  The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced an extension of the Obama Administration’s Making[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 354,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 344,000. The 4-week moving average was 347,250, an increase of 6,750 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013 – 1:18 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Hello, everyone.  Good afternoon.  Before I take your questions I wanted to let you know that on Friday, the President will be joined by college students here at the White House for an event where he will call on Congress[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Condemnation of Hezbollah Militants in Syria / Cross Border Destabilization / Lebanon Geneva 2 Conference / Iranian Involvement Under Secretary Wendy Sherman and acting Assistant Secretary Beth Jones Will Travel to Geneva Foreign Fighters Ambassador Ford’s Role in Istanbul Chemical Weapons[Read More…]

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2103 – 12:24 P.M. (Local) THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, Mr. President.  Thank you all, very, very much.  And, sir, I may need to borrow you hat before this is over.  Ladies and gentlemen, I’m delighted to be here and impressed to see such a[Read More…]

Rules To Facilitate Lending by Certain Small Creditors and Community Lenders WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2013. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized rules to facilitate access to credit by creating specific exemptions and modifications to the CFPB’s Ability-to-Repay rule for small creditors, community development lenders, and housing stabilization programs.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2013. Unemployment rates were lower in April than a year earlier in 276 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 78 areas, and unchanged in 18 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Four areas had jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, and 48[Read More…]

NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2013. Today the Southern Poverty Law Center, the National Immigration Law Center, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Immigrants’ Rights Project, and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Louisiana, filed a friend-of-the-court Amicus Brief with the Louisiana Supreme Court in the cases of State v. Bonifacio[Read More…]