INDONESIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2011. Today, I’m speaking to you from Indonesia as I finish up my trip to the Asia Pacific – the region where we do most of our trade and sell most of our exports. And over the past week, the progress we’ve made in opening markets and boosting[Read More…]
Day: November 19, 2011
FBI: Former Lake Shore Asset Management Director Sentenced to 20 Years for Defrauding 900 Investors in $294 Million Scheme
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former managing director of a hedge fund that was forced into receivership by U.S. government regulators was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison for fraudulently soliciting and obtaining approximately $294 million from some 900 investors worldwide. The defendant, Philip J. Baker, who controlled Lake Shore[Read More…]
FBI: Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Making Bomb Threat
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago resident pled guilty today in federal district court in Benton, IL, to the charge of willfully making a bomb threat to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton announced today. Maurice Leon Wiggins, 23, who[Read More…]
FBI: East St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Offense
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An East St. Louis man, Kenneth C. Walton, 21, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court, East St. Louis, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Sentencing is[Read More…]
That Sinking Feeling at Suwanee and Miami Streets
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On Monday of this week there was a need to do an emergency water and sewer repair in the intersection of Suwanee and Miami Streets. As Public Works crews began to dig into the street on this issue, a huge sink hole was discovered. Looking at the[Read More…]
Durbin Announces a Nearly $1.1 Million FEMA Grant for Flood Protection Efforts in Winnebago County
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that Winnebago County has been awarded a $1,084,525 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for flood protection efforts. “This project will protect the health, safety and welfare of Winnebago county residents,” said Durbin. “By supporting flood control[Read More…]
Durbin: STB Taking a Closer Look at Canadian National in Light of Recent Train Derailment
Surface Transportation Board working with federal agency to determine if Canadian National is ensuring safety and proper maintenance of tracks WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. In a letter to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Surface Transportation Board (STB) confirmed that they are closely monitoring Canadian National’s operation of the Elgin,[Read More…]
Durbin Urges Consumer Bankers Association’s Membership to Adopt Fee Disclosure Form
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. In a letter today, US Senator Dick Durbin asked the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) to urge their membership to adopt clear and easy-to-understand fee disclosure forms after CBA President Richard Hunt said that he and his membership supports transparency. “On November 3, you stated publicly that[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Today’s UN Resolution Condemning the Assassination Plot against the Saudi Ambassador
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. The United States welcomes today’s strong vote by the United Nations General Assembly on a resolution deploring the assassination plot against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States. The widespread support for this resolution, which was co-sponsored by UN members from all regions[Read More…]
Joint Statement by President SusiloI Bambang Yudhoyono of The Republic of Indonesia and President Barack Obama of The United States of America
Indonesia–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. 1. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and President Barack Obama met in Bali on November 18, 2011. The two presidents reaffirmed the deepening engagement between the two countries on regional and global issues since establishing the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership in November 2010. 2. President Obama expressed the United States’[Read More…]
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