Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2013. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today announced the appointment of Paul M. Lewis to the position of Special Envoy for Guantanamo closure. This announcement reflects the Department’s commitment to implementing the President’s directive to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. Special Envoy Lewis brings a wealth[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Readout of Secretary Hagel’s Meeting with the Service Chiefs Re: Government Shutdown, October 7, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2013. Earlier today, Secretary Hagel convened a meeting of the department’s top leadership – including the Service Secretaries and Service Chiefs – to receive an update on the impact of the ongoing government shutdown on the Department of Defense. He is pleased that most DoD civilians are[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, October 7, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2013 – 1:22 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon on this very rainy Monday. Thanks for being here. I trust that you heard the President speak at FEMA, where he talked about the hard work done at that agency on behalf of the American people, the hard[Read More…]
‘Park Forest needs to come out!’ to this Meeting, and More, 227 Board Member Says
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- SD 227 Board member Shelia Friday, a resident of Park Forest, has had it, and she needs Park Forest residents to show up Tuesday, October 8, 2013, for a meeting at Rich South High School. The meeting is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. eNews Park Forest[Read More…]
Park Forest Takes Home Award for Best Sustainability Plan in Illinois
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest was recognized for best sustainability plan by the Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-IL) at an awards reception October 4 at the DePaul Center in Chicago. Park Forest was one of only a handful of municipalities in the state to[Read More…]
CODEPINK: It’s the Drones, Stupid
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2013. “Why do they hate us?” is the question Americans have been asking for decades now. It is in reference to anyone from another country who commits acts of violence against the United States, or speaks out against American foreign policies, imperialism, culture…. whatever. George W Bush[Read More…]
Sir Richard Branson and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to Discuss More Human Approach to Drug Addiction on October 9
Event will feature special screening of Film ‘Breaking the Taboo’. Film Narrated by Morgan Freeman, Features Interviews with Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter Former Presidents of Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Sweden, Victims of Drug War, Leading Experts and Advocates Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2013. Sundog Pictures announced today it will be holding a[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Urges House Leadership to End Government Shutdown
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2013. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), joined by 200 of her colleagues, sent a letter to Speaker Boehner demanding a vote on a clean budget to end the shutdown and open the entire federal government immediately. “We’ve now entered our second week of this senseless shutdown,” said Congresswoman[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel to Devote $50 Million of Water Infrastructure Spending to Improve Stormwater Management in Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2013. As part of his ongoing effort to address basement and street flooding throughout the city, Mayor Rahm Emanuel today will announce that $50 million of current spending on upgrades and improvements to the city’s water and sewer infrastructure over the next five years will be dedicated to[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Celebrates Latino Inventors, Trailblazers
Exhibit at Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center Runs Through October 11 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2013. Creators of the ballpoint pen, hydrogen battery and “victory lap” are just a few of the Latino “Inventors, Innovators and Trailblazers” being celebrated by Governor Pat Quinn in an exhibit that opened today in the James[Read More…]
