Kerry expected to lead on tar sands pipeline, global climate policy Friends of the Earth: Obama’s nominee must live up to inaugural pledge WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. As Senator John Kerry’s confirmation hearing opens today, President Obama has set high expectations for his nominee to lead the State Department with[Read More…]
Year: 2013
NASA Joins ESA’s ‘Dark Universe’ Mission
Euclid EU–(ENEWSPF)–24 January 2013. NASA has officially joined ESA’s Euclid mission, a space telescope designed to investigate the mysterious natures of dark matter and dark energy. To be launched in 2020, Euclid’s 1.2 m-diameter telescope and two scientific instruments will map the shape, brightness and 3D distribution of two billion[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Honors Stan ‘The Man’ Musial on the Senate Floor
Supports naming new bridge over Mississippi River in baseball legend’s honor WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday honored the life of Baseball Hall of Famer and St. Louis Cardinal Stan Musial, who passed away on Saturday. Durbin attended a February 2011 ceremony at the White[Read More…]
As Student Loan Debt Surpasses $1 Trillion, Senators Introduce Legislation to Address Crisis
Durbin, Harkin, Franken and others say it’s time to restore transparency, fairness and common sense to student loan process WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. Yesterday, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and U.S. Senator Al Franken[Read More…]
Durbin Joins Leahy in Introducing Legislation to Combat Illegal Straw Purchasing and Firearms Trafficking
The Chicago Sun-Times recently reported that a federal statute and stiffer penalties would discourage the practice WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, last evening joined the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in introducing legislation that aims to[Read More…]
UN Envoy Strongly Condemns Attack on Mourners at Mosque in Northern Iraq
IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–24 January 2013 – The top United Nations envoy in Iraq today strongly condemned an attack against civilians attending a funeral in a mosque in the town of Tuz Khurmato in the northern part of the country, which killed dozens of people and injured many others. “Such attacks aim to[Read More…]
Representative Gutierrez Gets on Immigration, Crime Subcommittees of House Judiciary Committee
Committee Assignments, Finalized Today, Put Rep. Gutierrez in Position to Influence Two Signature Issues: Immigration Reform and Gun Violence Prevention Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2013. Today, the House Judiciary Committee finalized subcommittee assignments for the next two years and Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) requested and received assignment to the Subcommittee[Read More…]
NASA Telescope Observes How Sun Stores and Releases Energy
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. A NASA suborbital telescope has given scientists the first clear evidence of energy transfer from the sun’s magnetic field to the solar atmosphere or corona. This process, known as solar braiding, has been theorized by researchers, but remained unobserved until now. Researchers were able to witness this[Read More…]
Court Bans Operators of Allegedly Deceptive Timeshare Scheme From the Timeshare Business, Orders $6.3 Million Judgment
FTC Alleged that Defendants Falsely Claimed They Had Buyers Lined Up for Consumers’ Properties Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. As the result of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) action, the operators of a scheme that allegedly deceived consumers who were trying to sell their timeshare properties are permanently banned from the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Tanden and Korb on Lifting Ban on Women Serving in Combat
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2013. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta today lifted the ban on women serving in combat, and the Center for American Progress released the following statements from CAP President Neera Tanden and Senior Fellow Lawrence J. Korb: “Today marks one more critical step for advancing equality for all[Read More…]
