Sustained Use of Loans Raises Consumer Protection Concerns WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2013. Yesterday the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report on payday and deposit advance loans finding that for many consumers these products lead to a cycle of indebtedness. Loose lending standards, high costs, and risky loan structures[Read More…]
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FAA Statement on Employee Furloughs Due to Sequestration, April 23, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. As a result of employee furloughs due to sequestration, the FAA is implementing traffic management initiatives at airports and facilities around the country. Travelers can expect to see a wide range of delays that will change throughout the day depending on staffing and weather-related issues. For[Read More…]
Secretary of State Kerry Press Availability After NATO Ministerial, April 23, 2013
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you very much. I apologize for the delay earlier. I’m really happy to be here in Brussels at NATO for my first ministerial as Secretary of State and I am very appreciative for Secretary General Rasmussen’s leadership. I thank him for[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, April 23, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Free the Press Campaign / Jose Antonio Torres LIBYA U.S. Condemns Today’s Attack on French Embassy in Tripoli IRAQ U.S. Condemns Violence in Hawija LIBYA Attack on French Embassy / U.S. Stands Ready to Assist our French Ally / U.S. Mission[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Teacher of the Year Event
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013 – 2:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, everybody. Please have a seat. I am thrilled to welcome our state and national teachers of the year to the White House this afternoon. People who know me know I’ve just got a soft spot for teachers, partly[Read More…]
Testimony by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano Before the Senate Judiciary Hearing on ‘Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. Introduction Thank you, Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Grassley, and Members of the Committee for holding this noteworthy hearing today on the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. It is a pleasure to again appear before the committee, especially for such an occasion. We are[Read More…]
ACLU Brief Argues That Tulsa Police Officer Cannot Refuse to Serve People of Other Faiths
Police Captain was Reprimanded for Ignoring Order to Attend Community Policing Event at Islamic Center TULSA, Okla.–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013 The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Oklahoma filed a friend-of-the-court brief yesterday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, arguing that a police officer does[Read More…]
Readout of Secretary Hagel’s Meeting with Prince Feisal and Chief of Defense General Mashal Al-Zaben of Jordan, April 23, 2013
JORDAN–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. Pentagon Press Secretary George Little provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visited Jordan today to meet with His Royal Highness Lt. Gen. Prince Feisal and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces Gen. Mashal al-Zaben. During the meeting,[Read More…]
NATO-Russia Council Expands Support to Afghan Air Force
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–23 April 2013. NATO Foreign Ministers together with their Russian counterpart, Minister Sergey Lavrov, agreed to expand their support for the Afghan Air Force during a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) on Tuesday (23 April). “Today we launched the second phase of the NATO-Russia Trust Fund for the maintenance[Read More…]
Statement by NATO Foreign Ministers on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–23 April 2013. NATO Foreign Ministers condemn in the strongest possible terms the continued development by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) of ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes, and its recent inflammatory and threatening rhetoric. North Korea’s provocative actions are in direct violation of UN Security Council resolutions[Read More…]
