Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2013. Consistent with the Constitution, the 113th Congress convened at noon today.  In its first official business, the House of Representatives voted to retain John Boehner (R-Ohio) as Speaker of the House.  This will be Boehner’s second term as Speaker. Boehner, who was not challenged for the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013.  On Wednesday, January 2, 2013, the President signed into law: H.R. 8, the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012,” which makes permanent the temporary rates on taxable income at or below $400,000 for individual filers and $450,000 for married individuals filing jointly; permanently indexes the Alternative[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013.   Today I have signed into law H.R. 4310, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.” I have approved this annual defense authorization legislation, as I have in previous years, because it authorizes essential support for service members and their families, renews vital national[Read More…]

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–3 January 2013 – The United Nations humanitarian office has voiced serious concerns about the protection of civilians amid reports of widespread looting and violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), where an armed rebel group had threatened to march on the capital. Following recent attacks on several towns in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013.  SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 372,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 362,000. The 4-week moving average was 360,000, an increase of 250 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]