Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. Today, the Senate took bipartisan action to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Now, it’s time for the House to move quickly and pass the bill. In 2012, we should be beyond questioning the need for the Violence Against Women Act. This law has been overwhelmingly[Read More…]
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Occupy Pittsburgh Calls for International Workers Day Rally and March in Solidarity with All Workers
PITTSBURGH–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. Occupy Pittsburgh is calling for workers, students and the unemployed to gather for a rally and march at 5:30 on May 1, 2012, at Freedom Corner (the intersection of Center Ave and Crawford St). Demonstrators will join together in solidarity with millions of people in the United States[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, April 26, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary’s Trip to China, Bangladesh, and India World Press Freedom Day / Iranian Journalist Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand WIKILEAKS Release of Material / Ongoing Criminal Prosecution MISCELLANEOUS Incident Involving Embassy Employee in Brazil / Internal State Department Investigation Incident Involving Embassy Employees[Read More…]
New Report Finds Elements of Cultural Genocide in Tibet
Calls for Sino-Tibetan dialogue on current crisis, Chinese policy change in Tibet, and robust response from international community The report is now available to either view online or download. Click here » Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. A new report by the International Campaign for Tibet examines the impact on Tibetan[Read More…]
Federal Housing Finance Agency Reports Mortgage Interest Rates
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2012. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 3.90 percent based on loans closed in March. Beginning in March, FHFA is[Read More…]
Organizations Begin Litigation to Enforce National Voter Registration Act in PA
New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. Attorneys from Demos, Project Vote, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sent a pre-litigation notice letter on Monday to the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth charging that the state is failing to provide low-income residents with a legally-mandated opportunity to register to vote.[Read More…]
Drug Czar Reiterates Government’s Opposition To Domestic Hemp Production
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. The federal government continues to oppose allowing licensed farmers the opportunity to cultivate industrial hemp for fiber and other agricultural purposes, according to statements posted this week by Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske on the whitehouse.gov website. Hemp is a distinct variety of the plant species cannabis[Read More…]
Federal Courts Order Seizure of 36 Website Domains Involved in Selling Stolen Credit Card Numbers
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2012. Seizure orders have been executed against 36 domain names of websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of stolen credit card numbers, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride of the Eastern District of Virginia and[Read More…]
President Obama Names Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. Today, President Barack Obama named thirteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to[Read More…]
Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden on Foreign Policy at a Camapaign Event, April 26, 2012
New York, New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012 – 10:59 A.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. How are you? It’s great to be with you all. (Applause.) What a great introduction. I just said I hope she remembers me when she’s President of the United States of America. (Laughter.) Ladies and gentlemen,[Read More…]
