CHICAGO, July 8, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): A north-suburban lawmaker’s promise to bar supporters of concealed carry from a public meeting has riled self-defense supporters from across the state. When State Representative Karen May (D-58) learned that supporters of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Press 1, August 16, 2011
Enroute Peosta, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011 – 11:00 A.M. CDT MR. CARNEY: Okay, let’s start. It’s a beautiful day in Iowa and this is your gaggle. Mr. Associated Press. Q Thanks, Jay. Welcome to our better digs. Two things. Wondering if you could comment on the remarks that Governor Perry made yesterday[Read More…]
Closing Remarks by President Obama at the White House Rural Economic Forum
Peosta, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011 – 2:46 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you so much. Please, please, everybody have a seat. I just want to, again, thank my extraordinary Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for leading this forum. (Applause.) You don’t[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Breakout Session of White House Rural Economic Forum Hosted by SBA Administrator Karen Mills
Peosta, Iowa—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2011 – 12:44 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: I think all I want to say by way of introduction is, I had the chance to have breakfast with a couple of your panelists here, and — three of them, actually — and I was just struck by the[Read More…]
A Conversation with Secretaries Hillary Clinton and Leon Panetta, August 16, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. VICE ADMIRAL RONDEAU:Welcome to NDU. This is the apex and the vortex for interagency and whole-of-government education, knowledge, conversation, dialogue, and discussion. We are indeed extraordinarily privileged and honored to have the inaugural Distinguished Leader Program speakers be our secretaries of Defense and State and[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Three Army Casualties, August 16, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Master Sgt. Charles L. Price III, 40, of Milam, Texas, died Aug. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised[Read More…]
Governor Signs Legislation to Support Farmers and Home Producers on State Fair Agriculture Day
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. In honor of Agriculture Day at the Illinois State Fair, Governor Pat Quinn today signed three pieces of legislation to support Illinois’ agriculture industry and increase access to farmers’ markets for the growing cottage food industry. Senate Bill 840 allows certain homemade foods to be sold at[Read More…]
UN and Partners Condemn Israel’s Housing Plans in Occupied Palestinian Territory
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 August 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) participates in a joint press conference with the Middle East Quartet (file) Voicing great concern at Israel’s recent announcements to advance planning for new housing in Ariel and East Jerusalem in occupied Palestinian territory, the United Nations and its partners in the[Read More…]
UN Warns of Rising Death Rates Among Somali Children as Disease Takes a Toll
Somalia–(ENEWSPF)–16 August 2011. A group of Somali women and children wait to be registered at the transit centre in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia Death rates among Somali refugees who have entered Ethiopia to seek succour from famine has reached alarming levels, the United Nations refugee agency reported today, saying that while[Read More…]
Statement from Commerce Department on New Residential Construction in July 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released data on new residential construction for July 2011. Permits for new housing units fell 3.2 percent following a small increase in June. Private-sector analysts had expected a 1.8-percent decline. The decrease was driven by multi-family homes with five or[Read More…]
