WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has endorsed the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative’s (MuslimARC) “Call for Justice” open letter to address and challenge racism within Muslim communities. The letter reads in part: “Our[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Feb. 9, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. Index for Today’s Briefing JORDAN UKRAINE ISIL SYRIA IRAN BAHRAIN NORTH KOREA CUBA YEMEN JAPAN ISIL ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS TRANSCRIPT: 1:21 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone, thank you. I just have one item for all of you at the top. General Allen and Ambassador McGurk met with[Read More…]
Service Members to Receive Over $123 Million for Unlawful Foreclosures Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that under its settlements with five of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers, 952 service members and their co-borrowers are eligible to receive over $123 million for non-judicial foreclosures that violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The five mortgage servicers are[Read More…]
Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Against Sairam Enterprises Inc. For Discriminating Against Disabled Veteran With Service Animal
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. The Department of Justice reached an agreement today to resolve a lawsuit it brought against Sairam Enterprises Inc. LLC, which owns a hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The proposed consent decree, which must be approved by the court, resolves a 2014 lawsuit that the department filed against[Read More…]
Former Salem, Virginia, Police Officer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Soliciting Sexual Favors in Exchange for Potential Lenient Treatment
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. A former police officer employed by the City of Salem, Virginia, and assigned to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for soliciting and receiving sexual favors from a cooperating defendant in exchange for agreeing to recommend[Read More…]
Ambulance Company Manager Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for $5.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. The general manager of a Southern California ambulance company was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for his role in a $5.5 million scheme to defraud the Medicare program. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and German Chancellor Merkel in Joint Press Conference, Feb. 9, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015 -12:04 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. Please be seated. As always, it is a great pleasure to welcome my close friend and partner, Chancellor Angela Merkel, back to the White House. Angela, of course, has been here many times. But this visit is a[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Hosts STEM Boot Camp at Kankakee Community College
KANKAKEE—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. Twenty-five junior high school students learned about solar power and other renewable energy sources during a STEM Boot Camp hosted by Congresswoman Robin Kelly at Kankakee Community College on Saturday. Students also learned about sustainability and participated in an interactive presentation on solar-photovoltaic energy, a process by[Read More…]
Almost 6.5 Million Consumers Qualify for an Average Tax credit of $268 Per Month Through the Health Insurance Marketplaces
The Feb. 15 deadline is just six days away; 8 in 10 consumers can get coverage for $100 or less Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released today a report outlining the impact of advanced premium tax credits on premiums in the Health Insurance[Read More…]
‘You Art What You Eat’ National Juried Art Exhibit Opens at Union Street Gallery on February 25
Top: Photograph by Jonathan Breckerman from Connecticut; Bottom Photograph by Rachel Porter from Pennsylvania CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. ‘You Art What You Eat,’ a National Juried Art Exhibit opens at Union Street Gallery on February 25 and will run through March 28. Join us for the opening reception Friday February 27th, 6 p.m. to[Read More…]
