From the Human Rights Campaign: Last week , Bill Donius, a new member of the HRC Board of Directors, posted an important piece at The Huffington Post on the why everyone should know about the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and why it is an unfair, unjust and outdated law.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Fact Sheet: New Actions on Guantánamo and Detainee Policy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011. In a speech nearly two years ago at the National Archives, the President advanced a four-part approach to closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, keeping our country safe, and upholding the law: (1) to bring detainees to justice in prosecutions in either federal civilian courts[Read More…]
Statement of the Attorney General Holder on Guantanamo Bay and Detainee Policy
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011. Attorney General Eric Holder made the following statement today: As the Administration has long stated, it is essential that the government have the ability to use both military commissions and federal courts as tools to keep this country safe. Unfortunately, some in Congress have unwisely[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces 2011 National Financial Capability Challenge
Challenge Prepares Students for Secure Financial Futures; Runs March 7 – April 8 WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2011. Today, high school-aged students across the country will begin taking an voluntary online exam as part of the 2011 National Financial Capability Challenge. The Challenge is designed to enhance the financial capability of high[Read More…]
U.S. Government Humanitarian Assistance for People Fleeing the Crisis in Libya
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2011. Remarks by David DiGiovanna, Deputy Counselor, Refugee and Migration Affairs. Allow me to thank Undersecretary General Amos, High Commissioner Guterres, and Director General Swing for their remarks today. I also want to thank, in particular, the Director General and the High Commissioner for their leadership and[Read More…]
Statement by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Resumption of Military Commission Charges
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011. “I have today rescinded my prior order suspending the filing of new military commission charges. I issued the prior order to permit the new administration time to conduct a comprehensive review of the status of each Guantanamo detainee. That review is now complete. In addition,[Read More…]
Civil And Human Rights Groups Ask For Further U.N. Involvement To End Racial Discrimination In U.S.
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union joined a coalition of civil and human rights groups in sending a letter today to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, asking the committee to urge the United States government to comply with its obligations under international human[Read More…]
EPA Awards $32 Million to Understand Health Impacts of Air Pollution
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $32 million to fund four new Clean Air Research Centers at universities conducting cutting edge air pollution research. The research will focus on the impacts of air pollution mixtures on people’s health. It is important to understand the health risks[Read More…]
NIH Study Examines Best Time for Healthy HIV-infected People to Begin Antiretrovirals
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2011. A major new clinical trial seeks to determine whether HIV-infected asymptomatic individuals have less risk of developing AIDS or other serious illness if they begin taking antiretrovirals sooner rather than later, based on their level of CD4+ T-cells. An HIV-infected individual’s level of CD4+ T-cells —[Read More…]
Kirk/Quigley/Lipinski Push for Poland’s Inclusion in Visa Waiver Program
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2011. On the same day the State of Illinois honored American Revolutionary War hero General Casimir Pulaski, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley (D-Chicago) and Dan Lipinski (D-Western Springs) pledged today to spearhead bipartisan legislation to include Poland in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program[Read More…]
