Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. OPERATOR: Welcome and thank you for standing by. I’d like to say that your lines have been placed in the listen only mode until the question and answer session of today’s conference. Today’s conference is also being recorded. If you have any objections you may disconnect[Read More…]
Year: 2013
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, January 18, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing TURKEY Passing of Turkish Broadcast Journalist Mehmet Ali Birand DEPARTMENT New U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec ALGERIA Hostage Situation / Secretary’s Call with Prime Minister Sellal NORTH KOREA U.S. Citizen / No Further Contact MALI ACOTA Teams for ECOWAS SYRIA Free[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton With Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida After Their Meeting
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the Ben Franklin Room here in the State Department. And of course, let me warmly welcome the Foreign Minister here for the first time in this new capacity on behalf of the new Government of Japan. Before we[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Urges Illinoisans to Participate in Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
“Serve Illinois” Website Offers More than 100,000 Volunteer Opportunities CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today joined the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Serve Illinois Commission in encouraging Illinoisans to take part in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 21. This[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Gigabit Internet Partnership with City of Evanston and Northwestern University
Strategic $1 Million State Investment Will Help Northwestern University and Area Businesses to Build Innovation Corridor, Create Jobs EVANSTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn was joined today by leaders from the city of Evanston and Northwestern University to announce a $1 million state investment to help the city become an[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Appoints Former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Joins Other Appointees to Boards of Trustees at University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced several appointments to the boards of two of Illinois’ top universities. Among today’s appointees is former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, whose work prosecuting governmental corruption has protected[Read More…]
Former Minister Pleads Guilty in North Carolina to Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in Haiti
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2013. A former minister pleaded guilty today in North Carolina to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in Haiti, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Anne M. Tompkins and Brock D. Nicholson, Special[Read More…]
Owner of Texas Durable Medical Equipment Companies Convicted in Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2013. A Texas federal judge convicted the owner of two Texas-based durable medical equipment companies today on multiple health care fraud charges following a five-day bench trial, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Hugh Marion Willet, 69, of Fort[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Crime and Social Justice Committee Meeting
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2013. Thank you, Mayor Parker, for those kind words – and good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here today, and a privilege to be included, once again, in this annual forum. I’d like to recognize Mayor Nutter, along with the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Executive[Read More…]
Convening Authority for Military Commissions Declines to Withdraw Conspiracy Charge Against Alleged 9/11 Co-Conspirators Pending Appellate Ruling
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2013. The Department of Defense announced today that the convening authority for military commissions declined to withdraw and dismiss the conspiracy charge in the case of United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmed[Read More…]
