Favorable Weather Boosts Population But Pesticides Still Threaten Butterfly’s Chance of Survival WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. The annual overwintering count of monarch butterflies released today shows a modest population rebound from last year’s lowest-ever count of 34 million butterflies, but is still the second lowest population count since surveys began in[Read More…]
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Groups Petition to Reclassify Gray Wolves to Threatened Status Under Endangered Species Act
Proposal Presents Reasonable Alternative to Congressional Delisting, Path to National Recovery WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. Animal protection and conservation organizations petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to reclassify gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act as threatened throughout the contiguous United States, with the exception of the Mexican gray[Read More…]
Not Guilty Verdict in Murder of Costa Rican Sea Turtle Conservationist Jairo Mora Provokes International Outrage
Judges Blame Botched Investigation, Handling of Evidence SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. Seven men arrested in the brutal murder of Costa Rican conservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval and the kidnapping and sexual assault of four women, including one American, on the night of May 31, 2013 were found not guilty[Read More…]
Mexican National Sentenced to 15 Years for Participating in a Brutal Family Run Sex Trafficking Organization
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2015. The Department of Justice today announced a sentencing and guilty plea for two members of a family run sex trafficking organization based in southern Florida. Rafael Alberto Cadena-Sosa was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joes E. Martinez to serve 15 years in prison and Carmen[Read More…]
Former CIA Officer Convicted For Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information and Obstruction of Justice
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2015. A former CIA officer was convicted today by a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, of illegally disclosing national defense information and obstructing justice. Attorney General Eric Holder, FBI Director James B. Comey, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S.[Read More…]
Statement by White House on CBO Report Indicating Fastest Sustained Deficit Reduction Since WWII
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2015. The estimates released today by CBO once again confirm the progress we’ve made in bringing down deficits and expanding access to healthcare under the Affordable Care Act. Under the President’s leadership, the deficit has already been cut by about two-thirds as a share of the economy,[Read More…]
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces the FAIR Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. Sen. Rand Paul yesterday reintroduced S. 255, the FAIR (Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration) Act. This legislation would protect the rights of property owners and restore the Fifth Amendment’s role in property proceedings. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) is the lead sponsor of the FAIR Act in[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. On the tenth International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the American people pay tribute to the six million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazi regime. We also honor those who survived the Shoah, while recognizing the[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Modi of the Republic of India in a Joint Radio Address
INDIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015 – 5:37 P.M. IST PRIME MINISTER MODI: (Speaks Hindi.) I request President Barack Obama to say a few words. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Namaste. Thank you, Prime Minister Modi, for your kind words and for the incredible hospitality you’ve shown me and my wife, Michelle, on this visit. And[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the People of India
New Delhi, India–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2015 – 11:02 A.M. IST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Namaste! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you so much, Neha, for what a wonderful introduction. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Nothing fills me with more hope than when I hear incredible young people like Neha and[Read More…]
