Department Sets Records for Recoveries in Health Care and War-Related Fraud Annual Recoveries in Whistle Blower Cases Reach All Time High WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2011. The Justice Department secured more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments in civil cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30,[Read More…]
National
Bankers on Track to Receive Near-Record Bonuses this Year, Report Finds
Executives Urged to Forego Bonuses and Solve the Mortgage Crisis New York, New York—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2011. As American families struggle to buy holiday gifts for their children, bankers on Wall Street are poised to receive bonuses even larger than last year’s figures. Seven big banks are expected to pay out[Read More…]
UN Secretary-General Voices Sympathy After Death of Leader of DPR Korea
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 December 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon extended his sympathy today to the mourning citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) upon learning of the passing of their leader, Kim Jong-il, who died on Saturday. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban also reaffirmed his commitment to peace[Read More…]
FACT SHEET: The United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011. “The goal is as simple as it is profound: to empower half the world’s population as equal partners in preventing conflict and building peace in countries threatened and affected by war, violence and insecurity. Achieving this goal is critical to our national and global security.” –The[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Philippines
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011. On behalf of the American people, I wish to express my deep condolences for the tremendous loss of life and devastation caused by recent flooding in the Philippines. In the spirit of our long history of friendship and cooperation with the Philippines, the United States stands[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Lee of the Republic of Korea
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011. At midnight tonight, President Obama spoke with Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula following the death of Kim Jong Il. The President reaffirmed the United States’ strong commitment to the stability of the Korean Peninsula and the security[Read More…]
Occupy Pittsburgh to Hold U.S. ‘Steal’ Tower Protest
Pittsburgh, PA—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2011. Occupy Pittsburgh is holding a public demonstration in front of the U.S. Steel Tower, 6th and Grant Street, at noon on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, to protest the bilking of millions of dollars from state and local governments and Pittsburgh schools. The U.S. Steel Tower[Read More…]
Statement of President Obama on the Death of Vaclav Havel
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2011. I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing today of Vaclav Havel, a playwright and prisoner of conscience who became President of Czechoslovakia and of the Czech Republic. Having encountered many setbacks, Havel lived with a spirit of hope, which he defined as “the ability to[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Payroll Tax Cut Extension
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2011 – 12:30 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. In the last few weeks, I set out a simple principle: Congress should not go home for vacation until it finds a way to avoid hitting 160 million Americans with a tax hike on January 1st. Extending the[Read More…]
Occupy Pittsburgh’s Flag Stolen
Pittsburgh, PA—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2011. The American flag flown above The People’s Park was stolen early Friday morning, December 16, 2011. The Veterans of Occupy Pittsburgh chose to display the flag upside-down as a distress signal. The American Flag Code states that a flag may be flown upside down in[Read More…]
