CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—According to the Marin County Police Department, 63 year old actor/comedian Robin Williams was found dead today of an apparent suicide. The matter is currently under investigation. Williams rose to fame playing Mork, an alien from the mythical planet Ork in the television sitcom ‘Mork and Mindy.’ He was known[Read More…]
Day: August 11, 2014
Three Reasons Arkansas’s Photo ID Law is Unconstitutional
Brennan Center Files Amicus Brief With Arkansas Historians, Political Scientists, and Law Professors Little Rock, Ark.–(ENEWSFP)–August 11, 2014. Arkansas’s restrictive photo ID law violates the state constitution and must be struck down by the state Supreme Court, argued the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law in an[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Meets with Local Seniors to Discuss Medicare Fraud
New Legislation Would Combat Medicare Abuse and Fraud Charges; Common Access Card Modeled from Department of Defense I.D. Cards CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today met with local senior citizens from Heritage Woods in Chicago, an Illinois Supportive Living program facility, and AARP’s Illinois Associate State Director[Read More…]
Iraq: UN Officials Urge Respect for Constitution as Prime Minister-designate Named
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 August 2014 – Amidst ongoing insecurity in northern Iraq, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his representative in the country expressed support today for President Fouad Masoum’s office, as politicians are working towards creating a new Government, and warned that heightened political tensions could lead Iraq into even deeper crisis.[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, August 11, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAQ IRAN IRAQ TURKEY MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS SYRIA ARGENTINA EGYPT SOUTH CHINA SEA UKRAINE UGANDA RUSSIA TRANSCRIPT: 2:09 p.m. EDT MS. HARF: Hi, everyone. Welcome to the briefing and sorry for the delay today. A couple items at the top[Read More…]
North Carolina Man Convicted in Connection with Sex Trafficking Enterprise
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. A federal jury returned a verdict today convicting Shahid Hassan Muslim, aka “Sharp,” of two counts of sex trafficking, one count of kidnapping, one count of production of child pornography, one count of witness tampering and five counts of promoting a prostitution business enterprise. The verdict[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Holder on Recent Shooting Incident in Ferguson, Missouri
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement Monday regarding the shooting incident that took place Saturday afternoon in Ferguson, Missouri: “The shooting incident in Ferguson, Missouri this weekend deserves a fulsome review. In addition to the local investigation already underway, FBI agents from the St.[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Iraq, August 11, 2014
Martha’s Vineyard, MA–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014 – 5:08 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I wanted to provide an update on recent developments in Iraq, including some important steps forward as Iraqis form a new government. Over the past few days, American forces have successfully conducted targeted airstrikes to prevent[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Prime Minister Renzi of Italy, August 11, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014 The President spoke this morning with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi about the latest developments in Iraq, Libya, and Ukraine, as well as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. On Iraq, the two leaders agreed on the need to ensure humanitarian assistance is reaching vulnerable Iraqis,[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Poroshenko of Ukraine, August 11, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. The President spoke this morning with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko about the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine. President expressed his strong support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The two leaders agreed that any Russian intervention in Ukraine without the formal, express consent and authorization of[Read More…]
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