WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement regarding reports that the United States and its partners offered sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for softened demands: “History shows that appeasement is expensive and highly unlikely to succeed with evil regimes like Iran. We have[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Supreme Court Argument Highlights the Need for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, ACLU Says
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013. The Supreme Court heard arguments today in Shelby County v. Holder over the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, a civil rights law that has protected the right to vote for people of color since 1965. The American Civil Liberties Union intervened in the[Read More…]
ACLU Demands PA School District Stop Use of Discriminatory Internet Filters
Software Unconstitutionally Blocks Students from Sites Labeled “Sexuality” or “Intolerance” SHILLINGTON, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania have sent a letter requesting that school officials at Governor Mifflin School District in Berks County stop using Internet filters that violate students’ First Amendment free[Read More…]
Message to the Department of Defense from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013. To All Department of Defense Personnel: Earlier today I was privileged to take the oath of office to become the 24th secretary of defense. I am humbled by and grateful for the opportunity that President Obama and the Congress have given me to once again serve[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry With French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius
Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013. FOREIGN MINISTER FABIUS: (In French – Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us. Thank you for being here. Together with John Kerry, we will be saying a few words, and then if you so wish we are available for the press’s questions. It[Read More…]
Owners of Miami Home Health Companies Sentenced to Prison in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013. The owners and operators of two Miami health care agencies were sentenced to nine years and more than four years in prison today, respectively, and ordered to pay millions in restitution for their participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme that billed for[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, February 27, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013 – 11:15 A.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen — good morning still. Thank you for being here. As you can see, we have with us today the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. You saw him probably over the weekend where he discussed the[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Dedication of Statue Honoring Rosa Parks — US Capitol
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013 – 11:45 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Leader Reid, Leader McConnell, Leader Pelosi, Assistant Leader Clyburn; to the friends and family of Rosa Parks; to the distinguished guests who are gathered here today. This morning, we celebrate a seamstress, slight in stature but mighty in[Read More…]
Robin Kelly Wins Primary in Illinois 2; Vows to Continue Fight for Gun Control
“We won’t stop fighting until gun violence is no longer a nightly feature on the evening news.” MATTESON–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2013.Tonight, Robin Kelly won a hotly contested multi-candidate primary in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District. Kelly, whose campaign was defined around the cause of gun control, handily won today’s primary garnering over[Read More…]
Pesticide Makers Win Bid to Overturn Pesticide Restrictions
Earthjustice says pesticides pose a threat to salmon and related species. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2013. Last week a U.S. Court of Appeals found that pesticide restrictions to protect endangered salmon and steelhead proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in its Biological Opinion (BiOp) were “arbitrary and[Read More…]
