WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. In a letter to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Attorney General Eric Holder clearly stated that the Obama Administration has no intention of transferring prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Thomson Correctional Center, a move that is already prohibited by federal law. Today’s letter was sent in response[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
NASA Retargets Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Launch For April 29
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. Following discussions among the International Space Station partners on Sunday, NASA has targeted the launch of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission for 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 29. The delay removes a scheduling conflict with a Russian Progress supply vehicle scheduled to launch April 27 and[Read More…]
Vice President Biden Announces New Administration Effort to Help Nation’s Schools Address Sexual Violence
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. Today, Vice President Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan introduced comprehensive guidance to help schools, colleges and universities better understand their obligations under federal civil rights laws to prevent and respond to the problem of campus sexual assault. The new guidance, announced at the University[Read More…]
ACLU: Obama Administration Will Prosecute 9/11 Suspects In Broken Military Commissions System
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. In a move that undermines civil liberties and the rule of law, the Obama administration today announced that it will prosecute the suspects accused of planning the 9/11 attacks in the Guantánamo military commissions system. In one of the first acts of his new presidency, President[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Holder on the Prosecution of the 9/11 Conspirators
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. The following statement is attributed to Attorney General Eric Holder: In November 2009, I announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other individuals would stand trial in federal court for their roles in the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001. As I said[Read More…]
Libya: Doctors Without Borders Evacuates 71 War-Wounded from Misrata By Boat
Sfax, Tunisia–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2011. The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) evacuated 71 patients by boat Sunday, April 3 from the Libyan city of Misrata, where ongoing violence has overwhelmed medical facilities with the wounded. Among the evacuated patients were three people on life support, 11[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Genetic Clues to Major Cause of Kidney Disease Worldwide
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. For the first time, researchers have found five regions in the human genome that increase susceptibility to immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, a major cause of kidney failure worldwide — systematically identifying those that point to a tendency for IgA nephropathy, or a protection against it. “The[Read More…]
The 60th National Day of Prayer to be Celebrated at Crete Reformed Church
Crete, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2011. The National Day of Prayer has great significance for us as a nation. It enables us to remember the way in which our founding fathers sought the wisdom of God. It reminds us to humbly come before God, to seek His guidance for our leaders and[Read More…]
Formaldehyde: Poison Could Have Set The Stage For The Origins Of Life
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Formaldehyde, a poison and a common molecule throughout the universe, is likely the source of the solar system’s organic carbon solids — abundant in both comets and asteroids. Scientists have long speculated about how the organic, or carbon-containing, material became a part of the solar system’s fabric. New[Read More…]
Japanese Crisis Highlights Need for Enhanced Nuclear Safety, Transparency – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2011 – The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency today called for robust safety standards and full transparency, both of which are vital for restoring public confidence in nuclear power in the wake of the Japanese power plant crisis. “The worries of millions of people[Read More…]
