Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2013. Edgar’s Place Coffee House proudly presents the Innisfree Classical Folk Ensemble on Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m. Innisfree is a Chicago based group who have enjoyed exploring and playing Celtic and Appalachian folk music for over 20 years. Second place winners in “Ensemble Arrangements”[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Governor Quinn Signs Sister Lake Pact with Michoacán, Mexico
Partnership to Improve Health of Lake Pátzcuaro and Lake Michigan, Boost Tourism and Protect Habitat MEXICO CITY–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn on Friday signed a Sister Lake agreement between Lake Pátzcuaro and Lake Michigan. This unique connection is part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to drive Illinois’ economy forward and[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Kerry on the Deadly Attack in Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2013. Our State Department family is grieving over the loss of one of our own, an exceptional young Foreign Service officer, killed today in an IED attack in Zabul province, along with service members, a Department of Defense civilian, and Afghan civilians. Four other State Department colleagues[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry With Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Remarks With Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, April 7, 2013
Istanbul, Turkey–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2013. FOREIGN MINISTER DAVUTOGLU: I will speak in Turkish. (Via interpreter) Distinguished members of the press, U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, is once again with us, while second time in a row in a period of a month, and it gives me great pleasure and[Read More…]
Video: Robert Reich On Why You Shouldn’t Accept President Obama’s Cuts To Social Security
Social Security is not driving the deficit, therefore it should not be part of reforms aimed at cutting the deficit. The chained CPI, deceptively portrayed as a reasonable cost of living adjustment, is a cut to Social Security benefits that would hurt seniors. Watch this brief video, then sign on[Read More…]
ISAF, Coalition Casualties, April 6, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2013 – Three International Security Assistance Force service members and two coalition civilians died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today. It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities. Source: isaf.nato.int
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, April 6, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force killed Darah-ye Pech district’s highest-ranking Taliban official, Haji Matin, and one other insurgent during an operation in Darah-ye Pech district, Kunar province, yesterday. Matin was involved in a number of significant insurgency operations and was personally responsible for moving[Read More…]
WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama’s Plan to Create Jobs and Cut the Deficit (Video and Text)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013. Hi, everybody. Our top priority as a nation, and my top priority as President, must be doing everything we can to reignite the engine of America’s growth: a rising, thriving middle class. That’s our North Star. That must drive every decision we make. Now, yesterday, we[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 5, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013 – 1:26 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Before I take your questions, I just wanted to let you know about some events next week related to the President’s push for common-sense measures to reduce gun violence. As the Senate returns from the Easter recess to begin considering[Read More…]
NASA Selects Explorer Investigations for Formulation
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Astrophysics Explorer Program has selected two missions for launch in 2017: a planet-hunting satellite and an International Space Station instrument to observe X-rays from stars. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) were among four concept studies submitted in September 2012.[Read More…]
