Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2012. The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms yesterday’s massacre in the Syrian village of Haoula. United Nations observers have confirmed that dozens of men, women, and children were killed and hundreds more wounded in a vicious assault that involved a regime artillery and tank[Read More…]
Day: May 26, 2012
Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden at the Commencement Ceremony of the United States Military Academy
West Point, New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2012 – 10:22 A.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) It’s a great honor to be here. Distinguished guests; soldiers and officers, friends and family of those graduating today, academy faculty and staff and, most of all, cadets on the cusp of being commissioned in[Read More…]
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes this Memorial Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2012. This weekend, folks across the country are opening up the pool, firing up the grill, and taking a well-earned moment to relax. But Memorial Day is more than a three-day weekend. In town squares and national cemeteries, in public services and moments of quiet reflection, we[Read More…]
State Rep. Al Riley Has Words for Sears
State Rep. Al Riley. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) SPRINGFIELD, IL -(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Al Riley (D-Olympia Fields) issued the following statement in response to the announced closing of several Illinois department stores owned by Sears Holding Corporation, including the Sears located in the Lincoln Mall in Matteson. "I am extremely disappointed in[Read More…]
FBI: Civil Agreement Reached with Leisure Properties LLC
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Leisure Properties LLC, d/b/a Crownline Boats (Leisure Properties), has reached a civil agreement with the United States of America arising from their removal and/or alteration of Hull Identification Numbers (HINs) on 21 of their boats, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton,[Read More…]