Day: December 11, 2015

Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill on Former Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw’s Conviction of Sexually Assaulting Women While He Patrolled

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2015. Daniel Holtzclaw was found guilty of rape in Oklahoma, but rape culture is still being let off the hook. The former Oklahoma City police officer was accused of sexually assaulting thirteen African American women in the neighborhood he patrolled. Like so many other predators, Holtzclaw[Read More…]

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Engineering Officers Charged in Scheme to Cover Up Oil Discharges from Cargo Vessel

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  A federal grand jury in Greenville, North Carolina, has returned a nine-count indictment charging two engineering officers employed by Oceanfleet Shipping Limited with crimes relating to the illegal discharge of oily wastes directly into the sea, announced Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden for the Department[Read More…]

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DePaul University Leadership Expert Publishes Guide to 2016 Presidential Election Process

Election guru and associate teaching professor at DePaul University, Nick Kachiroubas, crunches data and numbers to help make the presidential primary election season easier to comprehend. Kachiroubas compiled a free informational guide to the 2016 presidential election process. (Photo by Jamie Moncrief) CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  Feb. 1, 2016,[Read More…]

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Owner of Harwood Heights Home Health Care Company Indicted in Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  The owner of a Harwood Heights home health care company paid kickbacks to marketers in exchange for referring elderly patients to the company for unnecessary treatment funded by Medicare, according to a 17-count federal indictment announced today. The indictment alleges that JACQUELINE TUANQUI paid kickbacks to[Read More…]

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Senator Durbin Meets with Local Education Leaders to Discuss Overhaul of No Child Left Behind

New law reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provides greater flexibility to states, invests in early childhood education SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  A day after President Obama signed the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Jennifer Gill,[Read More…]

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Congresswoman Duckworth: Congress Should Focus On Keeping America Safe from Terrorists with Guns, Not Helping Fear-Mongers Dismantle American Ideals

Congresswoman calls for immediate vote to close loopholes enabling terrorists to purchase firearms Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today highlighted the significant national security risks America takes by failing to close the loopholes enabling terrorists to legally purchase and possess firearms in this country and called for[Read More…]

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Why the Bernie Blackout on Corporate Network News?

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  Sen. Bernie Sanders has made big gains in Iowa, leads most New Hampshire polls and fares better than Hillary Clinton in general election matchups against Donald Trump and other Republican White House hopefuls. But the insurgent campaign that has drawn the biggest crowds on the presidential[Read More…]

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