Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you very much, and it’s indeed a pleasure to join you here today to talk about an issue that shapes the lives of people worldwide as much as any other, religious freedom. And I want to thank Jessica Matthews not just for[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012 – 1:05 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s nice to see you all this afternoon. Mr. Carney is not in the office today, as you probably guessed. He has traveled to New Hampshire to drop off his son for his first stay at an[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan spoke by telephone today to coordinate efforts to accelerate a political transition in Syria, which would include the departure of Bashar al-Assad and be responsive to the legitimate demands of the Syrian people. The two leaders shared their growing concerns[Read More…]

Order bucks previous U.S. Supreme Court rulings, green lights unconstitutional law banning pre-viability abortions with severely limited exceptions to protect pregnant women’s lives and health Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012 –  Pregnant women’s constitutionally-protected reproductive rights will be severely curtailed later this week—ultimately placing their lives and health at grave risk—following a[Read More…]

Information Sought on How Cameras are Used by Police Agencies and How Data is Stored NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012.  American Civil Liberties Union affiliates in 38 states sent requests today to local police departments and state agencies that demand information on how they use automatic license plate readers (ALPR) to[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–30 July 2012.  In the wake of his first field visit, during which he witnessed heavy shelling, the acting head of UN observers in Syria today met with Government officials and called for an end to the fighting that has wracked the Middle Eastern country, in addition to voicing concern[Read More…]

Court Issues Restraining Order against Telemarketers Who Falsely Claimed Affiliation with Federal Mortgage Assistance Programs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012.  At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted a nationwide scam operating from the Dominican Republic – but pretending to be in Chicago – that allegedly[Read More…]

LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–30 July 2012.  The London 2012 Olympic Cauldron was moved overnight on the 29th July into its resting place in the same position as the Opening Ceremony Bell in the London 2012 Olympic Stadium ready for the athletics competition to begin on 3 August. The Olympic Flame, which has been[Read More…]

SYLT, GERMANY–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012.  The U.S. Department of the Treasury, in conjunction with the German Finance Ministry, today released the following joint statement at the conclusion of Secretary Timothy Geithner’s meeting with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble:  “Timothy Geithner and Wolfgang Schäuble today met on the island of Sylt to[Read More…]

Summit Focuses on Critical Youth Issues and Youth Leadership WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012.  More than 200 American Indian and Alaska Native youth and adult leaders from 53 tribal communities across the country have convened at the 2012 National Intertribal Youth Summit.  The conference will run through Aug. 2, 2012, at the[Read More…]