Ashton B. Carter offers remarks after President Barack Obama nominated him to serve as the next defense secretary during an event at the White House, Dec. 5, 2014. Source: defense.gov Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2014 – 10:24 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat. It is wonderful[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, Dec. 4, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Matthew R. Ammerman, 29, of Noblesville, Indiana, died Dec. 3, in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from small arms fire while conducting a clearing operation. He[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the 2014 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, Marian Robinson and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell participate in the National Christmas Tree lighting on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014 – 6:12 P.M. EST THE[Read More…]
Survey: Physicians Endorse Cannabis Therapy For Epilepsy
Los Angeles, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Most general physicians and nurses, but not a majority of epileptologists and general neurologists, support the option of cannabis therapy for patients with severe refractory epilepsy, according to survey data published in the journal Epilepsia. Investigators from the University of California, Los Angeles reviewed survey[Read More…]
Members Of Congress Introduce Measure To Allow VA Docs To Recommend Medical Cannabis
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer, along with eleven co-sponsors, has introduced legislation in Congress to allow physicians at the US Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend cannabis therapy. H.R. 5762, the Veterans Equal Access Act, authorizes Department of Veterans Affairs health care practitioners to provide recommendations and[Read More…]
UN Secretary General Ban: United States Should Respond to Public Demands for Greater Police Accountability
Protestors in New York City demonstrate in the wake of the verdict in the case of the police shooting of Missouri teenager Michael Brown (24 November 2014). Photo: Jacques Baudrier NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 December 2014 – In the wake of a grand jury decision in New York yesterday not to indict[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Second Round Results of CHIdeas, City’s Online Community Forum
City Will Implement Three Ideas Submitted by Residents to Support Small Businesses, Urban Agriculture, and Family Nutrition; Four New Discussion Topics Launched CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the results of the second round of CHIdeas, the online community forum launched this fall to engage Chicago residents and[Read More…]
Alderman’s Former Chief Of Staff Pleads Guilty To Accepting $7,500 Bribe In Exchange For Letters Of Support For Liquor License
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. A former chief of staff for an unnamed Chicago alderman pleaded guilty today to accepting a $7,500 cash bribe in exchange for obtaining the alderman’s letters of support for a license to sell alcohol in the alderman’s ward. The defendant, CURTIS V. THOMPSON, JR., accepted the[Read More…]
Two Men, Including Maryland Attorney, Indicted For Allegedly Defrauding 125 Business Owners Of $2 Million In ‘Advance Fees’
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. Two principals of a defunct suburban company that purported to have billions of dollars to finance small businesses were indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly swindling about $2 million in advance fees from approximately 125 business owners nationwide. With no such assets and no history[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on ‘No’ Vote on FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement regarding her vote on H.R. 3979, the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). “I voted against final passage of the NDAA this afternoon, although I supported several important components of the legislation. This bill received one hour of[Read More…]
