Prague, Czech Republic–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus signed legislation into law last week legalizing the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. Under the new law, patients with a physician’s authorization will be able to access cannabis from pharmacies. Initially, cannabis will be imported into the country. However,[Read More…]
Day: February 22, 2013
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, February 21, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Bomb Blasts in Hyderabad SYRIA Ongoing Violence in Damascus / Car Bomb Assad Regime’s Bombing of Palmyra Syrian Opposition Coalition MALI Fierce Fighting in Gao ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN Loss of Life in War / Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict EGYPT Violence in Protests / Dialogue[Read More…]
White House Blog: A Balanced Plan to Avert the Sequester and Reduce the Deficit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. By Jennifer Palmieri,White House Director of Communications In eight days, harmful automatic cuts are slated to take effect, threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs, and cutting vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and our men and women in uniform. Only Congress can avoid[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, February 21, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013 – 1:30 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: In the chart behind me you can find in a link from the blog post that we just put up on whitehouse.gov and that I tweeted, written by Communications Director Jen Palmieri. That blog post is a refresher about the[Read More…]
Drew Peterson Sentenced to 38 Years in Prison for the Murder of Third Wife, Kathleen Savio
JOLIET—(ENEWSPF)—February 21, 2013. Judge Edward Burmila has sentenced Drew Peterson to serve 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. The judge denied Peterson’s request for a retrial early today and went directly into the sentencing hearing. During his sentencing, Peterson was given the chance[Read More…]