Day: September 13, 2011

State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, September 13, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011.   Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Chef Jose Andres joins the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves as a Culinary Ambassador Formalization of 5+2 Talks in Moldova Deputy Secretary Burns Travel to Saudi Arabia / Travel to United Arab Emirates Later this Week ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS David Hale and[Read More…]

Clergy Sex Victims File International Criminal Court Complaint Case Charges Vatican Officials with ‘Crimes Against Humanity’

At The Hague, Survivors and Leading Human Rights Group Issue Ground-Breaking Request for the Assertion of Jurisdiction by an International Court over Church Officials for Rape, Sexual Violence, and Torture by Clergy CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011.  A survivor-led support group for clergy sex abuse victims today formally urged the International Criminal[Read More…]

IL ACLU Asks Appeals Court to Prevent Future Prosecutions for Recording Public Conversations With Police

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011.  The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked a federal appellate court to block future prosecutions of the ACLU and its staff members for recording police officers performing their public duties in a public space as a violation of the First Amendment. The oral argument on[Read More…]

Durbin: Severe Weather Has Hit Illinois From Chicago to Cairo, State Needs Relief Funding Without Delay

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on members of Congress to support a supplemental appropriations bill for the Disaster Relief Fund as requested by President Obama.  In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin described the need for federal aid in a year that has[Read More…]

FDA Investigates Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health agencies to investigate a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis. At least 15 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported in Colorado,[Read More…]

Amphetamine Use on the Rise Worldwide, New UN Report Finds

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–13 September 2011.  The use of amphetamine-type stimulants such as ecstasy and meth is surging around the world, a new United Nations report finds, warning that the growing trade in these illegal drugs and the high profits they bring to criminals are posing an increasing threat to health and security.[Read More…]

SEIU: Mitt Romney Continues His Attack on Working People

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011.  Service Employees International Union (SEIU) issued the following statement in response to Mitt Romney’s speech curtailing the basic rights of workers: “As millions of unemployed and underemployed Americans search for work or try to hold on to their current jobs, Mitt Romney continues his assault on[Read More…]

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