Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2014. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 192,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment grew in professional and business services, in health care, and in mining and logging. Household Survey Data In March,[Read More…]
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Remarks by Secretary of Defense Hagel at ASEAN Conference, April 3, 2014
HAWAII—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Thank you, good morning. The 10 ASEAN defense ministers and I just completed what I believe is an extremely valuable meeting here in Hawaii, one that affirmed the deepening bonds of friendship between our nations, and the growing opportunities that exist for[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 3, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014 – 12:19 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here. I apologize for the delay; had some last-minute updates. As you know, the President is hosting the U.S. Winter Olympic team today, and I think some members are going to be[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, April 3, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry’s Travel CUBA USAID Social Media Program to Advance Freedom of Expression Congressional Notification of Program / Congressional Support of Programs in Cuba Continued Call to Release Alan Gross Government Accountability Office Review of USAID Program U.S. Policy on Democracy[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Responds to Senate Intelligence Committee’s Vote to Declassify Parts of Report on CIA Torture Program
New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. In response to the Senate Intelligence Committee’s vote to declassify parts of a report that details and condemns the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: “We are pleased that the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to declassify portions of its[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Statement on the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Vote to Declassify its Interrogation Report
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released the following statement after the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence voted to begin the process of declassifying the committee’s 6,200 page report on CIA interrogations: “I believe the American people will be profoundly disturbed by the contents of this report. [Read More…]
Human Rights Watch: US Vote on CIA Torture Report a First Step
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. The US Senate Intelligence Committee’s vote to declassify part of its report on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detention and interrogation is an important first step toward public accounting of torture by the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. The committee on April 3, 2014, voted[Read More…]
Brennan Center Welcomes Senate Committee’s Step Toward Transparency, Calls for More Oversight
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. Today, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to send the executive summary of a report detailing the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation programs” to President Obama for declassification. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is encouraged by the committee’s effort to bring much-needed transparency to[Read More…]
Study: Higher THC/Blood Levels Not Positively Associated With Greater Fatal Accident Risk
Porirua, New Zealand–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. Marijuana-positive drivers possess a slightly elevated risk of accident compared to drug and alcohol free divers, but this risk is not positively correlated with higher blood/THC levels, according to the results of a crash culpability analysis published online in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention.[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls For Regulation of E-Cigarettes Following CDC Report on Liquid Nicotine Poisonings
CDC report calls e-cigarette use an ‘emerging public health concern’ WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWPSF)–April 3, 2014. Following a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that found a dramatic increase in calls to poison control centers as a result of e-cigarette and liquid nicotine poisonings, U.S. Senator[Read More…]
