Waco, Texas–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013 – 3:54 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:   Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Please.  Thank you, Senator Cornyn, Governor Perry, President Starr, gathered dignitaries, the community of Baylor and Waco — most of all, the family and the friends and neighbors of West, Texas.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Free the Press Campaign / Zhila Bani-Yaghoub RUSSIA Restrictions on NGOs / Golos Case SYRIA Chemical Weapons / UN Inspectors JAPAN Dialogue with Countries in the Region RUSSIA Civil Society MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS Arab Peace Initiative Delegation Palestinians / Economic[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013 – 1:23 P.M. EDT MS. HAYDEN:  Hi, guys.  Thank you very much for joining on what I know is short notice, but we wanted to have an opportunity to provide you with a little bit of context to the letters you’ve seen that were sent today[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 April 2013 – The Security Council today approved a 12,600-strong United Nations peacekeeping operation to take over from the African-led mission in Mali on 1 July and authorized the blue helmets “to use all necessary means” to carry out security-related stabilization tasks, protect civilians, UN staff and cultural[Read More…]

As momentum grows for equal treatment of LGBT Americans, Senate prepares first ENDA markup in a decade Washington–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013.  Today, bipartisan coalitions in the House and Senate introduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to prohibit job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In the House, Congressman Jared Polis[Read More…]

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013.  This morning, the White House delivered a letter to several members of Congress on the topic of chemical weapons use in Syria.  The letter, which will be made available to you here shortly, states that the U.S. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013.  Chairman Crenshaw, Ranking Member Serrano, members of the Subcommittee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak about the Treasury Budget.    I would like to turn to the current state of economic conditions.   The United States economy has made substantial progress toward recovering from[Read More…]

Dallas, TX–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013 – 10:42 A.M. CDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Please be seated.  To President Bush and Mrs. Bush; to President Clinton and now-former Secretary Clinton; to President George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Bush; to President and Mrs. Carter; to current and former[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Washington, D.C.-based passenger carrier Washington DC Party Shuttle, which also does business as Onboard DC Tours, to immediately cease all operations, declaring that its drivers and vehicles pose an imminent hazard to public safety.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 339,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 355,000. The 4-week moving average was 357,500, a decrease of 4,500 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]