Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Today, Department of Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano, Deputy Secretary of State Jim Steinberg and United States Deputy Attorney General David Ogden will lay out the Administration’s comprehensive response to the situation along the border with Mexico. President Obama and his Administration are focused on all aspects of the[Read More…]

Drug Dealer was Chained in Gwinnett Basement for a Week as Captors Demanded $300,000 Drug Debt Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)– VICTOR ABILES GOMEZ, 20, OMAR MENDOZA-VILLEGAS, 19, and GERARDO SOLORIO REYES, a/k/a “Gera,” 23, all illegal immigrants from Mexico, pleaded guilty late yesterday to federal hostage-taking and related charges, arising from the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009.   President Barack Obama today announced his intent to nominate Neal S. Wolin to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and Lael Brainard to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs.  In addition, the President announced that Stuart A. Levey, the current Under Secretary for[Read More…]

ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–While a majority of Americans may give President Obama’s overall job performance high marks (The Harris Poll®, March 23, 2009), the same is not the case for his performance on the economy. A majority of Americans (53%) give his job negative marks while 47% give it positive ratings.[Read More…]

by Eric Boehlert Last week, two breaking news events competed for attention from the national news media, and particularly from the 24-hour cable television outlets. In one, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff, who was arrested months ago for defrauding investors out of billion of dollars, appeared before a judge in New[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009.   Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: David H. Stevens, Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Harold Hongju Koh, Legal Adviser, State Department; and Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, Director[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009 – 8:56 A.M. EDT SECRETARY GEITHNER: Thanks for coming. Nice to see you. Obviously we’re announcing this morning the next stage of our broad plan to help repair the financial system. But I want to start by stepping back, putting this in broader context. Just to[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009.  The American Civil Liberties Union today heralded a federal court decision ordering the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand access to emergency contraception — also known as Plan B or the “morning after” pill. Today’s decision orders the FDA to make Plan B available within 30 days[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009 – 12:37 p.m. EDT MR. WOOD: Okay. Good afternoon, everyone. Happy Monday. Welcome to the briefing. Let me just start out with a brief statement on secretarial travel, which I think most of you have seen but I’ll just go ahead and read it for those[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2009.   The Associate Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy in Hines, Ill., agreed to plead guilty to being part of a conspiracy to defraud the VA and the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Justice announced today. His wife and[Read More…]