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Day: May 3, 2012
Angus Reid Poll: Three Quarters Of Americans Oppose Prison For Pot Offenses
Vancouver, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012. Three out of four Americans favor the use of fines or probation in lieu of criminal sanctions for marijuana offenders, according to an Angus Reid Public opinion poll of 1,011 US adults. According to the poll, 74 percent of respondents said that they favored[Read More…]
Senators Durbin and Kirk Express Strong Concern About Disposal of Toxic Chemicals in Clinton Landfill
CLINTON, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) will send a letter today to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman expressing their strong concern about the proposed industrial waste facility at Clinton Landfill, Durbin announced at a news conference at Clinton City[Read More…]
Remarks By President Obama At Cinco De Mayo Reception
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012 – 5:12 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hola, hola! (Applause.) Gracias y bienvenidos. I am honored to welcome you to Cinco de Mayo at the White House. (Applause.) Even though it’s only tres de Mayo. We just like to get the fiesta started early around here. (Laughter.) [Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on World Press Freedom Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012. On this World Press Freedom Day, the United States honors the role of a free press in creating sustainable democracies and prosperous societies. We pay special tribute to those journalists who have sacrificed their lives, freedom or personal well-being in pursuit of truth and justice.[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, May 3, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT World Press Freedom Day / Khadzhimurad Kamalov of Russia CHINA Chen Guangcheng / Human Rights Issues / U.S.-China Relationship RUSSIA Cooperation on Missile Defense NORTH KOREA Sanctions MACEDONIA Arrests Made in Connection with Murders EGYPT Electoral Process / Status of NGOs[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending April 28, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 365,000, a decrease of 27,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 392,000. The 4-week moving average was 383,500, an increase of 750 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Coalition Acts to Protect Virginia Rivers and Streams from Mining Pollution
Groups Challenge A&G Coal’s Unpermitted Discharges of Toxic Selenium Wise County, VA–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012. Today, a coalition of groups took action to stop A&G Coal Corporation from polluting local waterways. Water monitoring conducted by the groups shows that A&G’s Kelly Branch Mine in Wise County is dumping the toxic pollutant[Read More…]
Groups File Suit Over Largest Coal Plans Ever Approved by U.S. Interior Department
“We Can’t Strip Mine our Way to a Safe Climate” Powder River Basin, Wyoming–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012. Safeguarding the climate, WildEarth Guardians and the Sierra Club yesterday filed suit against the U.S. Department of Interior over one of the largest coal mining plans ever to be approved by the federal government.[Read More…]
NATO Calls for Close Partnership With Russia on Missile Defence
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–3 May 2012. NATO’s Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, called for close cooperation between NATO and Russia on missile defence to help bolster security against future common threats at a Moscow conference on 3 May 2012. Ambassador Vershbow said in a speech delivered to the Moscow Missile Defence Conference[Read More…]
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