Day: July 29, 2013

State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, July 29, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing MIDDLE EAST PEACE Direct Final Status Negotiations / Nine Month Timetable Ambassador Martin Indyk Named Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Israeli Cabinet Vote DPRK Secretary Kerry’s Meeting with The Elders / Carter Center Kenneth Bae / Swedish Protecting Power EGYPT Secretary[Read More…]

Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry With Ambassador Martin Indyk on the Resumption of the Israeli-Palestinian Negotations

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. Well, as you all know, it’s taken many hours and many trips to make possible the resumption of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. And the negotiators are now en route to Washington, even as we speak here. And I will have more to[Read More…]

Federal Courts Authorize Service of John Doe Summonses Seeking Identities of Persons Using Payment Cards in Norway

Ten Lawsuits Initiated Pursuant to Tax Treaty Between United States and Norway; Seven Petitions Granted, Three Petitions Remain Pending Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  The Justice Department announced that federal courts in Minnesota, Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Virginia and California have entered orders over the past week authorizing the Internal Revenue Service[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama Honoring the San Francisco Giants

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013 – 2:11 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, everybody please have a seat.  Welcome to the White House on this beautiful afternoon.  And congratulations to the San Francisco Giants on their second World Series title in three years.  (Applause.)  They’re making this a habit.  (Laughter.) I want[Read More…]

105 Juveniles Recovered in Nationwide Operation Targeting Underage Prostitution

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. During the past 72 hours, the FBI; its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners; and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country VII, a three-day enforcement action to address commercial child sex trafficking throughout the United States. The operation[Read More…]

NIH Expands Study to Better Understand Kidney Disease Progression

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  Researchers from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) study are embarking on another five years of work to identify risk factors for progression of early stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), better understand the importance of reduced kidney function in older persons, and learn what role CKD[Read More…]

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