Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010. I am deeply disappointed that a minority of Senators have prevented the Paycheck Fairness Act from finally being brought up for a debate and receiving a vote. This bill passed in the House almost two years ago; today, it had 58 votes to move forward, the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
President Obama Signs Executive Order Re: Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2010. Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order that makes significant improvements to federally funded partnerships between the government and faith-based and neighborhood organizations. These changes were recommended by a taskforce of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a group of church-state experts from[Read More…]
Senate Fails to Move Paycheck Fairness Act Forward
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 17 – In a disappointing stand against women’s equality, the Senate today voted 58-41 against cloture for the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 3772), stopping the bill from moving forward and effectively denying women the necessary legal tools to fight for fair pay. Although a majority of the Senate supported[Read More…]
Beman Recalls Bowhunting Arrows
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
NATO Secretary General Welcomes Canadian Decision on Afghan Mission
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–16 November 2010. The following remarks are attributable to NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen: “I warmly welcome Prime Minister Harper’s announcement that Canada will deploy a substantial number of trainers to the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan. Canada has contributed substantially, over many years, to the operation in[Read More…]
Haiti Violence Hampering Cholera Response, UN and Partners Warn
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 November 2010 – The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Haiti are urging an end to the violent demonstrations in Cap Haitien, which they say are seriously impeding efforts to respond to the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak. “We call upon all involved in these clearly orchestrated demonstrations[Read More…]
California Ex-Teacher to Serve 14 Years for Attempting to Entice 8-Year-Old Girl into Sex
Oklahoma City–(ENEWSPF)– Today, ERIC JOSEPH SCHWARTZ, 50, of North Hollywood, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Tim Leonard to serve 168 months in federal prison for attempting to entice an 8-year-old girl into sexual activity, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.[Read More…]
North Carolina Man Found Guilty of Interference with a Flight Crew and Abusive Sexual Contact on an Aircraft
Denver, Colorado–(ENEWSPF)– Alan Houston Johnson, age 44, of Davidson, North Carolina, was found guilty this afternoon of interference with a flight crew and abusive sexual contact on an aircraft, U.S. Attorney John Walsh and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Davis announced. The guilty verdict came following a four-day jury[Read More…]
Chicago Man Arrested In Connection With Bomb Threat at Western Illinois University
Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Cameron McKoy, 18, of Chicago, was arrested early Tuesday in Chicago, Illinois, by the FBI and Western Illinois University Police Department in connection with his alleged involvement in a bomb threat made to Western Illinois University in October. McKoy is expected to make an initial appearance in[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, November 16, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Intervention at UN Security Council Ministerial on Sudan in New York Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with UK Foreign Minister Hague U.S. Marks One-Year Anniversary of Death of Russian Lawyer Sergei Magnitskiy Guinea Elections: US Encourages[Read More…]
