Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton En Route Home from Asia Tour / Stop in Pago Pago Secretary Clinton Meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad and Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit / Thursday in New York with PM Netanyahu / 1,300 New Israeli Housing Units in East Jerusalem[Read More…]
Day: November 8, 2010
Chicago FBI: ‘Swine Flu Bandit’ Strikes Again
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A serial bank robber dubbed the "Swine Flu Bandit" has struck four more times since Thursday. This brings his robbery total to 10—eight in Chicago, one in Oak Lawn, and one in northwest Indiana. The banks hit most recently are all Chase bank branches, located 4809 South Ashland[Read More…]
FBI Rescues Three Chicagoland Juveniles from Prostitution
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Over the past 72 hours, local law enforcement agencies concluded their investigative efforts in conjunction with Operation Cross Country V, a three-day national enforcement action as part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative. The operation included enforcement actions in 40 cities throughout the nation and led to the[Read More…]
Joint Statement by President Obama and Prime Minister Singh of India
INDIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010. Reaffirming their nations’ shared values and increasing convergence of interests, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama resolved today in New Delhi to expand and strengthen the India-U.S. global strategic partnership. The two leaders welcomed the deepening relationship between the world’s two largest democracies. They commended[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — World Freedom Day
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010. The Berlin Wall once stood as a painful barrier between family and friends, a dark symbol of oppression and stifled liberties. On November 9, 1989, in a powerful affirmation of freedom, Germans from both sides of the wall joined to tear down the hated blockade. World[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary Napolitano on Increased Security Measures, November 8, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010. “Following the thwarted terrorist plot last week to conceal and ship explosive devices on board aircraft bound for the U.S., the Administration took a number of immediate steps to increase security by tightening existing measures related to cargo bound for the United States. Some of the[Read More…]
UN Chief Calls for Credible Transition to Democracy After Myanmar Polls
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 November 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged authorities in Myanmar to ensure a credible transition towards democracy following the “insufficiently inclusive” vote held on Sunday in the South-east Asian nation. The election, the first to be held in the country in 20 years, is part of a[Read More…]
Additional Funds Enable UN to Continue Aiding Flood-Affected Pakistanis
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 November 2010 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it has received a $90 million donation from the United States which, combined with other recent contributions, will help prevent a reduction in food aid to millions of people affected by the recent catastrophic floods in[Read More…]
Poll: Majority of Californians Still Support Legal Marijuana
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2010. California voters may have rejected Proposition 19 last week, but a poll released after the election shows that a majority of California voters still believe marijuana should be legal in principle, and that our current laws do more harm than good. The poll from Greenberg Quinlan[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, November 7, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Shane M. Reifert, 23, of Cottrellville, Mich., died Nov. 6 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was[Read More…]