Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. A former health care clinic director and licensed clinical psychologist pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Nationwide Sweep by U.S. Marshals Puts 345 Dangerous Sex Offenders Behind Bars
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. Today the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) concluded Operation Guardian, a three-year, national initiative specifically targeting the country’s most dangerous noncompliant sex offenders. Deputy Marshals and law enforcement partners arrested 345 individuals who had failed to register with state authorities as required by law. Marshals worked with[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at ‘American Grown’ Book Signing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013 – 11:16 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Oh, my goodness. Thank you. Thank you for coming out on this really wet Tuesday. Not so good for standing outside, but really good for gardeners, this rain. I am very excited. This is my third book signing[Read More…]
Joint Declaration in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. For six decades, the U.S.-ROK Alliance has served as an anchor for stability, security, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific region, and increasingly around the world. President Barack Obama of the United States of America and President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of[Read More…]
Op-ed in Miami Herald by President Obama: Improving our Partnership with Latin America
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. The full text of the op-ed by President Obama is printed below. The piece was published yesterday in the Miami Herald. Improving our Partnership with Latin America By Barack Obama Last week, I was proud to visit Mexico for the fourth time as president and[Read More…]
Why ‘Gatsby’ is Still Great
DePaul professors discuss the novel’s lasting legacy CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. The latest film version of “The Great Gatsby” opens May 10 in U.S. theatres. Nearly 90 years after it first appeared in print, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Prohibition era novel continues to resonate with American audiences and has some interesting parallels[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Education Hosts Google Hangout with African American Educators
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Education hosted a Google Hangout—”Celebrating African American Teachers in the Classroom”—at Howard University in Washington, D.C moderated by Tamron Hall of NBC News. The panel, comprised of African American educators from across the country, discussed the rewards of the teaching[Read More…]
Brennan Center Applauds NY Attorney General’s Plan to Sue Banks over Mortgage Settlement Violations
New York –(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. Yesterday, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced plans to sue Bank of America and Wells Fargo for nearly 340 violations of the National Mortgage Settlement agreement. The $25 billion agreement, set up over a year ago by the federal government and 49 states with[Read More…]
Live and Learn: Most GenXers are Continuing Their Education
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. More than one in every 10 members of Generation X are enrolled in classes to continue their formal educations, according to a new University of Michigan study. In addition, 48 percent of the 80 million GenXers take continuing education courses, in-service training and workshops required for[Read More…]
Food Commercials Excite Teen Brains
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. Watching TV commercials of people munching on hot, crispy French fries or sugar-laden cereal resonates more with teens than advertisements about cell phone plans or the latest car. A new University of Michigan study found that regardless of body weight, teens had high brain activity during[Read More…]
