Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Kalin C. Johnson, 19, of Lexington, S.C., died March 8 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, March 9, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Delivered Remarks at Launch of USAID’s Saving Lives At Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development Secretary Clinton Tomorrow Will Be Back on the Hill with the House For the 2012 State Department Budget Upcoming White House Media Note on Cote d’[Read More…]
UN Refugee Chief Urges Sustained Relief Effort as Libya Fighting Worsens
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 March 2011 – The United Nations refugee chief today called on the international community to forge ahead with humanitarian efforts as fighting in Libya escalates and people continue to flee the North African nation by the thousands. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number[Read More…]
ACLU: Illinois Governor Signs Historic Measure Abolishing Death Penalty
CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 9 – With the stroke of his pen, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn today abolished the state’s broken, dysfunctional and dangerous death penalty system – a system that had seen 20 men exonerated and released over the past several years. Gov. Quinn’s action today comes just over 11 years[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Violence in Cote d’Ivoire
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. I strongly condemn the abhorrent violence against unarmed civilians in Cote d’Ivoire. I am particularly appalled by the indiscriminate killing of unarmed civilians during peaceful rallies, many of them women, including those who were gunned down as they marched in support of the legitimately elected[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 9, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011 – 12:48 P.M. EST. See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Before I get started two quick things. One, an acknowledgement, not an announcement — today is my[Read More…]
Members of Barrio Azteca Gang Charged with Racketeering and in U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez, Mexico
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. Thirty-five members and associates of the Barrio Azteca (BA) gang have been charged in a third superseding indictment unsealed today with various counts of racketeering, murder, drug offenses, money laundering and obstruction of justice, announced Attorney General Eric Holder. Of the 35 defendants, 10 Mexican nationals[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Packaged Ice Manufacturers for Antitrust Violations
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed an Antitrust action against four packaged ice manufacturers alleging the companies illegally conspired not to compete against each other for packaged ice business in Northern and central Illinois. Instead, the companies allegedly engaged in unlawful cooperative arrangements with their co-conspirators divvying[Read More…]
Durbin Asks DOD to Step-up Efforts to Protect Service members from Poor-Performing Colleges and Abusive Recruiting
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. In light of a recent GAO Report that found that the Department of Defense (DOD) lacks basic oversight mechanisms of the Tuition Assistance program, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, to do more to protect students and taxpayers[Read More…]
Durbin Calls on VA to Take More Aggressive Steps to Identify Colleges Abusing the GI Bill Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take more aggressive steps to identify colleges and universities that have taken advantage of GI Bill benefits and to remove them from the program. Specifically, Durbin asked the Secretary of the[Read More…]
