WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013 – Each generation of Americans must earn the responsibility to lead, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said at the Pentagon today as Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented her with awards[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Former Executives of Stanford Financial Group Entities Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Roles in Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. Gilbert T. Lopez Jr., the former chief accounting officer of Stanford Financial Group Company, and Mark J. Kuhrt, the former global controller of Stanford Financial Group Global Management, were each sentenced today to 20 years in prison for their roles in helping Robert Allen Stanford perpetrate[Read More…]
Transocean Pleads Guilty, Is Sentenced to Pay $400 Million in Criminal Penalties for Criminal Conduct Leading to Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Second Corporate Guilty Plea Obtained by Deepwater Horizon Task Force, Second-largest Criminal Clean Water Act Fines and Penalties in U.S. History Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. Transocean Deepwater Inc. pleaded guilty today to a violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for its illegal conduct leading to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Early Childhood Education, Decatur, GA
Decatur, Georgia–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013 – 1:28 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Well, it is great to be in Georgia! (Applause.) Great to be in Decatur! (Applause.) I can’t imagine a more romantic way to spend Valentine’s Day — (laughter) — than with all of you, with all the[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, February 14, 2013
En Route Decatur, Georgia–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013 – 10:35 A.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good morning, everybody. And Happy Valentine’s Day. I’m glad you’re on board for our trip to Decatur, Georgia today. Rest assured you can — we’ll be back in plenty of time for you to do something nice for[Read More…]
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Lauds Advancement of Marriage Equality Legislation
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued the following statement on the Illinois Senate passage of Marriage Equality Legislation on February 14: "I applaud the members of the Illinois Senate for taking the first step towards marriage equality in our state. Gay and lesbian couples deserve full recognition[Read More…]
Presque Isle Bay Removed from Great Lakes ‘Area of Concern’ List; Second Area in U.S. to be Delisted
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Presque Isle Bay, on the Pennsylvania shore of Lake Erie, has been removed from the list of heavily contaminated Great Lakes sites targeted for cleanup by the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Environmental conditions in Presque Isle Bay[Read More…]
Snowstorm Parade to Continue in US Next Week
(Source: AccuWeather.com.) State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports a major storm may come together to bring wind-whipped snow to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region early next week, while severe storms could ignite on the southern edge. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio may get travel-disrupting snow from the storm[Read More…]
Federal Agency Ordered to Reveal Identity of Corporations Seeking to Lease Public Lands for Oil & Gas Drilling
Court reverses BLM policy of keeping the nominators’ identity secret until after the lease sale DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. A federal court ruled yesterday that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) policy and practice of keeping secret from the public the identity of entities nominating public lands for oil and gas development is[Read More…]
Illinois Senate Passes SB 10 Recognizing Freedom to Marry for Same Sex Couples
Springfield, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2013. The Illinois Senate passed SB 10, which recognizes the freedom to marry for same sex couples in Illinois. The bill passed by a vote of 34 to 21. The measure now moves to the House for further consideration.
