Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Keystone / Letter from Nebraska Governor LIBYA Secretary Clinton Testimony before the House and Senate ALGERIA Gas Plant Attack / Aftermath / Working with the Algerian Government GREECE DAS Eric Rubin Meeting with Greek Opposition Leader DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Comments on[Read More…]
Day: January 22, 2013
Statement from Secretary Duncan on NCES Public School Graduates and Dropouts Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. “The new NCES report is good news. After three decades of stagnation, the on-time graduation rate for high school students in the 2009-10 school year [78.2 percent] is the highest it’s been since at least 1974. It’s encouraging that the on-time graduation rate is up substantially[Read More…]
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Center also releases new video starring Mehcad Brooks (True Blood, Necessary Roughness) to celebrate the landmark court decision NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that recognized a woman’s right to abortion, the Center for Reproductive Rights[Read More…]
Internet Banging: Gangs Use Social Media to Trade Insults, Threats
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. Gangs now occupy two spaces: the streets and the Internet. A new University of Michigan study reports that, in addition to carrying guns, gang members have armed themselves with social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to incite dares, trade insults or make threats[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Basic Firefighter and EMT Graduates, Jan. 22, 2013
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) recently held graduation ceremonies for the Basic Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) programs. Graduates of the Basic Firefighter program were Roy Pacheco of Chicago Heights Fire Department; Nick Carollo, William Eberhardt, James Hineline, and Garrett Nykaza of Crete Township Fire Protection[Read More…]
Implus Footcare Recalls Perfect Fitness Resistance Bands Due To Injury Hazard; Sold Exclusively at WalMart
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Three Wounded in Shooting at Lone Star College in Houston
Houston, Texas—(ENEWSPF)—January 22, 2013. CNN News is reporting that three people, including a maintenance man who was accidentally shot and two people who were fighting each other, were wounded during fight at Lone Star College campus in Houston, Texas. A fourth person suffered heart attack according to a federal law[Read More…]
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that DEA Does Not Have to Reconsider Marijuana’s Schedule I Status
Medical marijuana may still be far off on the federal level. (iStockPhoto) DPA Statement: Feds Are Creating a Catch-22 For Research and Policy NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in a case challenging the Drug[Read More…]
Sertoma Centre’s Good as New Thrift Store Will Be Closing February 1
They are Grateful to the Donors and Supporters Who Were Part of this Initiative Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013: Sertoma Centre, Inc. has operated its Good as New Thrift Store and Training Centre in Matteson for several years. Although there have been recent initiatives to increase sales and decrease expenses, the[Read More…]
Forty Years After Ruling, Support for Roe v. Wade Grows in Face of Ongoing Attacks
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision that affirmed a woman’s right to abortion. On this day we remember the countless women who died from unsafe abortions prior to Roe. Those brave women[Read More…]