NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 August 2011. Meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (file photo) A United Nations committee on Palestinian rights today called on the international community to take “credible and decisive action” to compel Israel to halt its settlement activity in[Read More…]
Day: August 19, 2011
Salazar, Bromwich Announce Proposed Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced that BOEMRE will hold the first oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.[Read More…]
SEIU Lauds New DHS Focus on Serious Criminals
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that an inter-agency task force will begin reviewing 300,000 pending immigration cases to stop removal proceedings if they do not involve high priority cases involving immigrants convicted of serious crimes. Some of the low-priority categories that would be[Read More…]
Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Remarks on Justice Department Investigation of Alleged Discriminatory Behavior in Antelope Valley
Los Angeles, CA—(ENEWSPF)—August 19, 2011. We are here to announce the expansion of our ongoing civil rights investigation into allegations of discriminatory behavior in the Antelope Valley communities of Lancaster and Palmdale. The Antelope Valley has undergone a dramatic and remarkable demographic transformation in the past two decades. In Lancaster,[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Clinton on Attack on British Council in Kabul
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 201. The United States strongly condemns the vicious and cowardly attack in Kabul on the British Council, an institution that is dedicated to improving the lives of Afghans. We offer our most heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of all those killed and injured.[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Clinton on Bombing in Pakistan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. The United States strongly condemns today’s attack on scores of innocent Pakistanis in northwest Pakistan. The slaughter of worshipers as they gathered at a mosque for Ramadan’s Friday prayers underscores the brutality of those who would target civilians during a time of celebration and reflection[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, August 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Travis M. Nelson, 19, of Pace, Fla., died Aug. 18 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,[Read More…]
New Illinois Law Blocks CTA, Metra and Pace Employees from Receiving a Public Pension After Conviction of a Job-Related Felony
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today continued his push to increase accountability in Illinois government by signing legislation to prohibit employees of Chicago-area transit agencies from receiving a pension if they are convicted of felony related to their work. This new law brings these transit agencies into line with[Read More…]
IDOT and Law Enforcement Launch Intensive Impaired Driving Crackdown
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have partnered with Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies across the state to kick off the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization, an intensive, two-week crackdown on impaired driving leading up to the Labor Day holiday. From August[Read More…]
Department of Energy Offers Abengoa Bioenergy a Conditional Commitment for a $133.9 Million Loan Guarantee
Groundbreaking Cellulosic Ethanol Project Expected to Create Over 300 Jobs and Build Nation’s Capacity for Cellulosic Ethanol Production Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $133.9 million loan guarantee to Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas LLC (ABBK) to[Read More…]
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