WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)– CNN contributor Erick Erickson is using President Obama’s call for a "moment of silence" to honor the victims of a tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, to question the "sincerity of [Obama’s] faith." In the wake of the violent outbreak at a public event for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Obama called[Read More…]
Day: January 10, 2011
UN Chief Deplores Razing of East Jerusalem Hotel for New Israeli Settlements
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSF)–10 January 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today deplored the destruction of the Shepherd’s Hotel in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for new Israeli settlements in the heart of a Palestinian neighbourhood. Israel’s refusal in late September to extend a 10-month freeze on settlement activity in the Palestinian[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Report on Haiti One Year After the Quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE /GENEVA /NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 10 – One year after a devastating earthquake killed an estimated 222,000 people and left 1.5 million people homeless, Haitians continue to endure appalling living conditions amid a nationwide cholera outbreak, despite the largest humanitarian aid deployment in the world, said the international medical humanitarian organization[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Sarkozy of France after Bilateral Meeting
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011 – 1:22 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: We’ll, I’m very grateful to have my dear friend, Nicolas Sarkozy, here. And I think Nicolas has agreed that at the top I want to just make a few comments about the situation in Tucson, Arizona. Obviously all of us[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, January 10, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Robert J. Near, 21, of Nampa, Idaho, died Jan. 7 at Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 86th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Source: defense.gov
Nominations Being Accepted for Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn and the bi-partisan Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service today announced nominations are now being accepted for the Second Annual Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards. These awards recognize individual volunteers through a statewide award program to highlight the importance of volunteerism and community[Read More…]
Vice President Biden Arrives in Afghanistan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011. Vice President Biden has arrived in Afghanistan. The primary purpose of the trip is to assess progress toward the transition to Afghan-led security beginning this year, and to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to a long-term partnership with Afghanistan. While in Afghanistan, the Vice President will meet[Read More…]
Sudan: UN Panel Tours Polling Centres in South’s Independence Referendum
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 January 2011 – The independence referendum in South Sudan, which could split Africa’s largest country in two and produce the United Nations’ 193rd Member State, has got off to a good start with officials successfully handling a large initial turnout, the head of the UN monitoring panel has[Read More…]
Federal Complaint Filed Against Jared Lee Loughner
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2011. The United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, Dennis K. Burke, announced today that his office filed a federal complaint against Jared Lee Loughner. The complaint was signed by Magistrate Judge Michelle Burns in Phoenix. Loughner is suspected of shooting U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Chief Judge John[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Sudan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2011. I am extremely pleased that polling has started for the Southern Sudan Referendum, and congratulate the people of Southern Sudan who are determining their own destiny. This is an historic step in the years-long process to fully implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the civil[Read More…]