Preselected Customers May Turn Over Deed, Eliminate Mortgage Obligation, but Remain in Their Homes as Renters   CALABASAS, Calif/–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2012.  Beginning this week in targeted hard-hit markets, Bank of America will offer a limited number of mortgage customers who are facing foreclosure an opportunity to remain in their homes,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2012. Michelle and I were saddened to hear about the passing of our dear friend John Payton. As president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, John led the organization’s involvement in five Supreme Court cases. A true champion of equality, he helped protect[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2012.  Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner “Jim Yong Kim is exceptionally well qualified to serve as President of the World Bank. He is an innovative leader whose groundbreaking work to fight disease and combat poverty has saved lives around the globe. But Jim will bring[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2012 – 10:09 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  In February, Bob Zoellick, the current President of the World Bank, announced that he would be stepping down at the end of his term in June.  Bob has been a strong and effective leader at the bank[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2012. Today, Secretary Clinton has certified to Congress that Egypt is meeting its obligations under its Peace Treaty with Israel. The Secretary has also waived legislative conditions related to Egypt’s democratic transition, on the basis of America’s national security interests, allowing for the continued flow of Foreign[Read More…]

Law enforcement implores Backpage, the leading U.S. website for prostitution advertising, to protect children WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2012.  Today U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mark Begich (D-AK), along with 15 other U.S. Senators, wrote to the Chairman and CEO of Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) speaking on the floor of the United States House of Representatives Tuesday: I encourage the citizens of Florida and the citizens from around the world to continue to fight for justice for Trayvon Martin. Justice must be served: No more racial profiling. I’m tired[Read More…]

From the New York Times: President Obama spoke in highly personal terms on Friday about the impact on him of the shooting in Florida of a 17-year-old black youth namedTrayvon Martin, saying that “if I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.” The comments from Mr. Obama were his first on[Read More…]

From DeSmogBlog.com: Key portions of the Tennessee bills are as follows (emphases the author’s): "The teaching of some scientific subjects, including, but not limited to,biological evolution, the chemical origins of life, global warming, and humancloning, can cause controversy." "The state board of education, public elementary and secondary school governing authorities, directors of schools, school system administrators, and[Read More…]

From the New York Times: On March 3, a few days before the start of the spring semester, Tsering Kyi, 20, emerged from a public toilet at the town’s produce market, her wispy frame bound in gasoline-soaked blankets that had been encircled with wire, relatives and local residents said. In[Read More…]