Defendant Charged in Gunrunning Scheme with Stolen Firearms Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against a Romeoville man for gunrunning and money laundering following a joint investigation by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Illinois State Police Metropolitan Area Narcotics[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama in Discussion at Vietnam Business and Entrepreneurship Event
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016 – 5:20 P.M. ICT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. Zin chào. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Well, it’s wonderful to be here in Ho Chi Minh City. Please have a seat. I just had the opportunity to visit the Jade Emperor Pagoda.[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the People of Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016 – 12:11 P.M. ICT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Xin chào! (Applause.) Xin chào Vietnam! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. To the government and the people of Vietnam, thank you for this very warm welcome and the hospitality that you have shown to me on this visit. [Read More…]
NFL Hall of Famer, Practicing California Attorney Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax Return
MISSOURI–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. A San Diego, California, workers’ compensation attorney pleaded guilty today in the Western District of Missouri to one count of filing a false tax return, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson of the Western District[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Quang of Vietnam in Joint Press Conference, May 23, 2016
President Barack Obama ducks down under a low beam as he descends a staircase with Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Chairwoman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, during a tour of Stilt House in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 23, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Hanoi,[Read More…]
House Passes Blumenauer Amendment to Remove Restrictions Preventing VA Doctors from Recommending Medical Marijuana
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Last weeek, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment to the FY 2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill led by Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) to make it easier for qualified veterans to access state-legal medical marijuana. The amendment had bipartisan support[Read More…]
NASA: Solar Storms May Have Been Key to Life on Earth (Video)
Greenbelt, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Our sun’s adolescence was stormy—and new evidence shows that these tempests may have been just the key to seeding life as we know it. Some 4 billion years ago, the sun shone with only about three-quarters the brightness we see today, but its surface roiled with[Read More…]
Senator Sanders to Senate Democrats: Do We Stand With Puerto Rico or Wall Street and the Tea Party?
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders called on his Democratic colleagues in the Senate to oppose legislation introduced in the House of Representatives last week that would establish a control board to oversee Puerto Rico’s financial crisis. “We have an important choice to make,” Sanders wrote in a letter[Read More…]
Rep. Gutiérrez Calls On DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson to Grant Temporary Protected Status To Ecuadorians
“I am asking the Secretary to take action as quickly as possible to lift the uncertainty facing Ecuadorians in the U.S.” A makeshift camp in Pedernales, Ecuador on April 26, 2016. Photo by Enes Duran/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Chicago – (ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. On Monday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) called on[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Helps Introduce Medicaid CARE Act to Expand Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Last week Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) joined Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) to introduce the Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion (CARE) Act. This bill would expand access to treatment for people struggling to receive needed addiction care by lifting a current Medicaid ban and enabling beneficiaries[Read More…]
