CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2013. At 1 p.m. on Friday, November 1, 2013, community members from across Chicago will gather for a press conference at Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation (5114 S. Elizabeth Street) to voice our collective opposition to the SB 1342 mandatory minimum gun bill. Too many of youth of[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Bats are Not the Real Threat This Halloween
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Bats get a bad rap on Halloween with their image synonymous with blood-sucking vampires; however, the real scary thing about bats is that they are disappearing due to a myriad of threats, including pesticides, habitat destruction, and the horrible white-nose syndrome (WNS), a disease caused by[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending October 26, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 340,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s unrevised figure of 350,000. The 4-week moving average was 356,250, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
US Government Intervenes in False Claims Lawsuit Against United States Investigations Services for Failing to Perform Required Quality Reviews of Background Investigations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2013. The government has intervened in a lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act against United States Investigations Services LLC (USIS) in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the Department of Justice announced today. The lawsuit alleges that USIS, located in Falls Church,[Read More…]
Utah Man Indicted on Federal Hate Crime and Gun Charges Related to Religious-Motivated Attack on Synogogue
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2013. The Department of Justice announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Salt Lake City returned a superseding indictment charging Macon Openshaw, 21, of Salt Lake City, on gun possession charges and a federal hate crime charge relating to a bias-motivated attack at a local[Read More…]
Former Veterans Affairs Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2013. Dr. Mikhail L. Presman, a licensed psychiatrist employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), pleaded guilty today to health care fraud for falsely billing Medicare for home medical treatment to Medicare beneficiaries and agreed to forfeit more than $1.2 million in illegal profits. Acting Assistant[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Announces $6.7 Million to Improve Legal Defense Services for the Poor
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2013. Attorney General Eric Holder today announced a total of $6.7 million in grants to state and local criminal and civil legal services organizations across the country that provide legal defense services for the poor. These grants from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) are part of[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at Sesame Workshop Licensing & Let’s Move! Announcement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2013 – 2:44 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you, everyone. (Applause.) Good afternoon. Well, welcome to the White House. I’m thrilled to have you all here today. As many of you know, last month, we held the first ever White House Convening on food marketing for children. [Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Governor Deval Patrick on the Affordable Care Act, Oct. 30, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2013 – 3:50 P.M. EDT GOVERNOR PATRICK: How are you? Good afternoon, everybody. (Applause.) How’s Red Sox Nation this afternoon? (Applause.) Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, fellow citizens, I have the high honor of introducing to you the President of the United States. (Applause.) But, of[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Josh Earnest en route Boston, MA, October 30, 2013
En Route Boston, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2013 – 2:00 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way to the site of Game Six of the World Series, and the great city of Boston, Massachusetts. As you saw from a piece of paper[Read More…]
