Powerful Group Urges New Approaches to Failed Drug War, Move from Criminal Justice Toward Public Health Approach Russell Simmons, Will Smith, Dr. Boyce Watkins, Scarlett Johansson, Ron Howard, Mark Wahlberg, Kim Kardashian, Ben Jealous, Eva Longoria, Demi Moore, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Russell Brand, John Legend, Sir Richard Branson, Nicki[Read More…]

Hartford, Connecticut–(ENEWPSF)–April 8, 2013 – 5:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Connecticut.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Well, thank you so much, everybody.  Let me begin by thanking Nicole, and Ian, for your brave words.  (Applause.)  I want to thank them and all the Newtown families who have come here today, including[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Death of Anne Smedinghoff UKRAINE Pardon of Former Government Ministers / Yulia Tymoshenko’s Imprisonment UNITED KINGDOM Death of Margaret Thatcher DEPARTMENT Handling of Classified Documents / Declassification Procedures CUBA Travel Regulations ISRAEL/PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES Secretary’s Travel EGYPT Sectarian Violence / Respect Rights[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013 – 1:07 P.M. EDT   MR. CARNEY:  Welcome.  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thanks for being here.  I hate to startle to you with my relative punctuality — (laughter) — but I do have to — I have to leave at 1:45-ish, 1:50, so I want[Read More…]

  NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 April 2013 – A ‘pioneering leader’ and a ‘great model’ are among the praises Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon bestowed on Baroness Margaret Thatcher today following news of the death of the former British Prime Minister known as the ‘Iron Lady,’ as he expressed his deepest condolences to her[Read More…]

Jerusalem–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. Well, Mr. President, thank you very, very much for an extraordinarily generous and warm welcome. It’s really such an honor to be here today to share in Yom HaShoah and to be there at Yad Vashem to lay a wreath on behalf of the American people, but[Read More…]

BURBANK, CA—(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013 – Actress Annette Funicello, long-time Disney and Beach Party star, passed away on Monday April 8 at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, at the age of 70.  She died peacefully from complications due to Multiple Sclerosis, a disease she battled for over 25 years. Beloved[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. I join people here in the United States, in Israel, and around the world in observing Holocaust Remembrance Day.  Today, we honor the memories of the six million Jewish victims and millions of others who perished in the darkness of the Shoah.  As we reflect on[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. With the passing of Baroness Margaret Thatcher, the world has lost one of the great champions of freedom and liberty, and America has lost a true friend.  As a grocer’s daughter who rose to become Britain’s first female prime minister, she stands as an example to[Read More…]

BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—08 April 2013. The following statement was issued today by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: “I am deeply saddened by the death of Baroness Thatcher. I express my most profound condolences to her family and the people of the United Kingdom.    Baroness Thatcher was an extraordinary politician who was[Read More…]