Selma, Alabama–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2013. Thank you – and thank you all for being here today. It’s an honor for Sharon and me to join so many friends, colleagues, and national civil rights leaders for this important celebration. And it’s a pleasure to be back in Selma today. Each year,[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Former Commander of Mexican State Police and Member of the Gulf Cartel Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Charges
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Gilberto Lerma Plata, a former commander of the Mexican State Police and member of the Gulf Cartel, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy to import multi-ton quantities of marijuana into the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division[Read More…]
Multiple Studies Stress the Importance of Wild Pollinators
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Two studies released on February 28th in the journal Science detail the dramatic decline of wild pollinators and their effectiveness in producing seeds and fruit on crops in comparison to domesticated honey bees. The study conducted on the effectiveness of wild pollinators, which was led by[Read More…]
Joint Statement by Secretary of State Kerry With Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr
Cairo, Egypt–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2013. FOREIGN MINISTER AMR: Good evening. I will be speaking in Arabic. (Via interpreter.) Today we welcome His Excellency, the Secretary of State of the United States of America, a very dear friend of ours. This is the first time we meet. In the past, we met[Read More…]
Obama Administration Makes History at Supreme Court Arguing for Marriage Equality
Solicitor General Files Landmark Amicus Brief in Proposition 8 Challenge Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Obama Administration made history on the last day of February 2013 by filing a brief at the Supreme Court arguing for the first time on behalf of the U.S. Government that a law denying loving and committed[Read More…]
House Passes LGBT-Inclusive Violence Against Women Act
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On February 28, the U.S. House passed the Senate-approved version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that includes important protections for LGBT people. Last May the House passed their own non-LGBT inclusive version in a highly partisan vote but that bill died at the end of the[Read More…]
Leading U.S. Companies to Supreme Court: End Marriage Discrimination
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- More than 300 leading American companies and employers have joined “friend of the court” briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in either one or both landmark marriage equality cases. One brief—to be filed in the challenge to California’s Proposition 8, Hollingsworth v. Perry—is signed by companies including Apple, Facebook,[Read More…]
GOP Brief Filed in Prop. 8 Case
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- As the New York Times reported February 25, a number of prominent Republicans have signed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Hollingsworth v. Perry supporting the freedom for gay and lesbian couples to marry. The following is a statement by Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights[Read More…]
Spartans (33-1) Win 4A State Women’s Basketball Title on Bradley’s Buzzer-beater
Spartan Megan Walsh prepares to rebound during Saturday’s Class 4A title game against Rolling Meadows at ISU. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Normal, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The third time was the charm. With three shots at the basket in the final 10 seconds, Kauai Bradley banked in the third attempt as the buzzer sounded on[Read More…]
Sequestration Impact on Illinois: Impact of March 1st Cuts on Middle Class Families, Jobs and Economic Security
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Unless Congress acts by March 1st, a series of automatic cuts—called the sequester—will take effect that threaten hundreds of thousands of middle class jobs, and cut vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and our men and women in uniform. There is no question that we[Read More…]
