Day: August 29, 2011

Governor Quinn Secures SBA Disaster Assistance for July Storms and Flooding in Northwest Illinois

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that the state’s request for a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster declaration has been approved for several counties in Northwest Illinois that were hit by severe storms and flash flooding July 27-28. The declaration makes low-interest loans available to homeowners, renters[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, August 29, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2011 – 2:21 P.M. EDT   MR. CARNEY: Welcome to the White House, everyone. This is your daily briefing. For those of you who were at Martha’s Vineyard last week or on vacation, welcome back. That includes me. For those of you who were here, my condolences.[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, August 29, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2011.   Index for Today’s Briefing GEORGIA Abkhaz Presidential Elections / U.S. Does Not Recognize Legitimacy or Results ISRAEL U.S. Condemns Brutal Attack on Innocent Civilians in Tel Aviv ALGERIA Terrorist Attack in Cherchell / U.S.-Algeria Bilateral Relationship DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton to Travel to Paris / Meeting[Read More…]

U.S. Northern Command Continues in Aftermath of Irene

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2011.  U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state and local response efforts in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene. The following is a list of DoD assets and personnel that are part of USNORTHCOM’s support[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Army Casualty, August 29, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Douglas J. Green, 23, of Sterling, Va., died Aug. 28 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device and[Read More…]

Statement from U.S. Commerce Department on Personal Income and Outlays in July 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2011.  The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released data on personal income and outlays for July 2011. Personal income rose 0.3 percent in July, slightly below private-sector forecasts of a 0.4 percent increase, though personal income in both May and June was revised upward.[Read More…]

Largest Day of Arrests Yet at White House Pipeline Protest

NASA Climate Scientist and Religious Leaders among 140 Americans Arrested WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2011.  America’s top climate scientist and a large group of religious leaders were arrested at the White House this morning with 140 other Americans to push President Obama to deny the permit for a massive new oil[Read More…]

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Smart Grid, Transmission System Improvements to Create Jobs, Benefit Consumers in 14 States

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2011 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that rural electric cooperative utilities will receive funding for smart grid technologies and improvements to generation and transmission facilities. These loans will benefit more than 19,000 rural consumers in 14 states. “Rural electric cooperatives provide direct jobs and support economic[Read More…]

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Becomes 395th National Park

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2011.   The National Park Service formally welcomed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial as America’s 395th national park on August 28 – the 48th anniversary of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The National Park[Read More…]

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