After More Than 50,000 Prohibition-Related Deaths in 5 Years, Candidates Say Reducing Violence More Important Than Simply Seizing Drugs, Making Arrests Statement From DPA Executive Director Ethan Nadelmann: Next President Should Show Bold Leadership and Follow Other Latin American Presidents’ Call for “All Options On The Table” NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 11,[Read More…]

ACLU Suit Sought to Hold U.S. Government Officials Accountable for Torture of American Citizen José Padilla WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012.  The U.S. Supreme Court today announced that it would not review the American Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit against current and former government officials for their roles in the unlawful detention and[Read More…]

Wellesley, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012. Wellesley College MS. BOTTOMLY: It is my distinct pleasure to introduce a woman who Wellesley College has long been proud to call one of our own. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Wellesley class of 1969, is the 67thU.S. Secretary of State. She is only the third woman to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012. Thank you, Elisabeth – for your kind words and for the outstanding leadership that you are providing – not only for the League of Women Voters, and its ever-expanding network of allies and supporters, but also in our nation’s ongoing struggle to protect the strength, the[Read More…]

  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2012.  Today, President Obama will announce investments to help rural small businesses expand and hire.  Home to some of the most diligent and self-reliant Americans, rural communities and our nation’s agriculture industry are vital contributors to employment and exports from the United States.  Strong and secure rural[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 June 2012.  The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for the Syrian Crisis, Kofi Annan, is gravely concerned by the latest reports of violence coming out of the Middle Eastern country and the escalation of fighting by both Government and opposition forces, his[Read More…]

Sutter RNs strike to stop cuts and protect patients. Call on Sutter to stop its war on nurses and patients, negotiate a fair contract CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012.  Registered nurses from hospitals throughout Northern California are gathering in force Monday to show their support for Sutter Health RNs contract fight. A[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2012.   Ninety-six years ago, our Nation first came together to celebrate Flag Day    an occasion when President Woodrow Wilson asked us to “stand with united hearts for an America which no man can corrupt, no influence draw away from its ideals, no force divide against itself.” [Read More…]

 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2012.   This week, I spent some time talking with college students about how we can make higher education more affordable.  And one of the things I told them was how proud I was that they were making that investment in themselves – because in today’s economy,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Read-out of Kofi Annan’s Meeting with the Secretary / International Unity and Strategy Joint Special Envoy Annan’s Report BAHRAIN Nabeel Rajab BICI Implementation DEPARTMENT Nomination of U.S. Ambassador-designate to Iraq Brett McGurk MIDDLE EAST PEACE Settlements BURMA Violence Towards Muslim Pilgrims[Read More…]