Houston, Texas—(ENEWSPF)—January 22, 2013. CNN News is reporting that three people, including a maintenance man who was accidentally shot and two people who were fighting each other, were wounded during fight at Lone Star College campus in Houston, Texas. A fourth person suffered heart attack according to a federal law[Read More…]
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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that DEA Does Not Have to Reconsider Marijuana’s Schedule I Status
Medical marijuana may still be far off on the federal level. (iStockPhoto) DPA Statement: Feds Are Creating a Catch-22 For Research and Policy NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in a case challenging the Drug[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Roe v. Wade Anniversary, Jan. 22, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we reaffirm its historic commitment to protect the health and reproductive freedom of women across this country and stand by its guiding principle: that government should not intrude on our most private family matters, and women should be[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, January 22, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. 11:40 A.M. EST Q It’s cold. MR. CARNEY: It is. It’s winter out there. It was winter last night. It was a dramatic change in the weather at that late hour. Then I went home. So, given that — (laughter) — we’re going to move very[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Vice President Biden at Inaugural Luncheon
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2013 – 2:35 P.M. EST SENATOR SCHUMER: Mr. President, Dr. Biden, and your whole wonderful family, I now rise to toast the Vice President of the United States and my former colleague and my friend, Joe Biden. Mr. Vice President, you’ve been an extraordinary leader[Read More…]
Video and Text: Inaugural Address by President Barack Obama
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2013 – 11:55 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a President we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution. We affirm the promise of[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Terrorist Attack in Algeria
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2013. Today, the thoughts and prayers of the American people are with the families of all those who were killed and injured in the terrorist attack in Algeria. The blame for this tragedy rests with the terrorists who carried it out, and the United States condemns their[Read More…]
Weekly Address: Now Is The Time to Take Action Against Gun Violence (Video/Text)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2013. Hi, everybody. This week, I announced a series of concrete steps we should take to protect our children and our communities from gun violence. These proposals grew out of meetings Vice President Biden and his task force held over the last month with more than 200[Read More…]
President Obama’s Video Message for the 2013 Annual Martin Luther King Jr.
President Obama pays tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his commitment to service.
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, January 18, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing TURKEY Passing of Turkish Broadcast Journalist Mehmet Ali Birand DEPARTMENT New U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec ALGERIA Hostage Situation / Secretary’s Call with Prime Minister Sellal NORTH KOREA U.S. Citizen / No Further Contact MALI ACOTA Teams for ECOWAS SYRIA Free[Read More…]
