Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2010. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you very much for giving us this opportunity to come here to Brookings to talk about the National Security Strategy. I appreciate Strobe’s very kind words about this strategy, because certainly, an enormous amount of attention has been paid at the highest[Read More…]
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ACLU Advocates for Abolition of Mandatory Minimums Before U.S. Sentencing Commission
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 27 – The American Civil Liberties Union testified today before the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) that mandatory minimums should be abolished or reformed because they generate unnecessarily harsh sentences, tie judges’ hands in considering individual circumstances, create racial disparities in sentencing and empower prosecutors to force defendants to bargain[Read More…]
Durbin, Gregg Introduce Bill to Expand Successful Charter Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2010. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) today introduced legislation that would expand the Charter School Program at the Department of Education (DOE) to make eligible the expansion and replication of successful charter school models. The bill – the All Students Achieving through Reform[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Reception in Honor of Jewish American Heritage Month
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2010 – 4:27 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Everybody, thank you. Please have a seat. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. It is wonderful to see all of you, and I am proud to welcome you to the[Read More…]
Take Action: Tell Fox News John Stossel Must Go
John Stossel at the Inland Press Association’s Annual Meeting. (Mobile Phone Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Commentary By Gary Kopycinski As I’ve written before, I met John Stossel a couple of years ago at the Annual Meeting of the Inland Press Association. He spoke at a luncheon about his strong, no, radical,[Read More…]
House Chairmen Send Letter to BP Regarding Internal Investigation
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2010. Today, Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak sent a letter to Lamar McKay, Chairman and President, BP America, seeking clarification regarding information provided to the Committee in its ongoing investigation into the causes of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Spill. Specifically, documents provided[Read More…]
Report Warns of Severe Job Cuts in Local Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2010. Facing tight budgets as the result of recession, local communities are set to lay off another 222,500 workers beginning this summer, threatening to overwhelm the recovery, according to an analysis released today by the Economic Policy Institute. “This massive job loss will harm far more than[Read More…]
S. Rothschild & Co. Recalls Girls’ Coats with Strings Due to Strangulation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2010. 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 immediately remove the drawstrings or return the garment. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Nearly $80 Million in High-Speed Rail Funds Delivered to States
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2010. The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that nearly $80 million in grants have been delivered to states as part of President Obama’s historic high-speed and intercity passenger rail program. These grants will go toward the development of a brand new Recovery Act funded high-speed rail[Read More…]
Admiral Allen Approves One Section of Louisiana Barrier Island Project Proposal as Part of Federal Oil Spill Response
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2010. The National Incident Commander for the BP oil spill, Admiral Thad Allen, today approved the implementation of a section of Louisiana’s barrier island project proposal that could help stop oil from coming ashore and where work could be completed the fastest—as an integrated part of the federal[Read More…]
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