WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today applauded the introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum, as recommended by the National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL) Commission. The legislation also designates the museum’s location within the Smithsonian’s Art and Industries[Read More…]
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AARP Members Send Millions of Petitions to Congress
Seniors Want Washington to Oppose any Budget Deal that Cuts Social Security and Medicare Benefits WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. AARP today announced that it has collected more than 6.5 million petitions urging members of Congress not to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits for deficit reduction. AARP members and volunteers will[Read More…]
Huge Demand for TIGER Grants Highlights Need for More Transportation Investments
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the overwhelming demand for TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants has once again far surpassed the available funding. Applications for TIGER III grants totaled $14.1 billion, far exceeding the $527 million set aside for the program. The[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, November 15, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Violence in Syria Arab League Meeting Tomorrow in Rabat Attacks on Embassies in Syria / Vienna Convention Responsibilities Syria National Council / Syrian Opposition Growing Frustration by Syria’s Neighbors Human Rights Monitors Ambassador Ford KEYSTONE U.S. – Canada Bilateral Relationship Making[Read More…]
ACLU and National Lawyers Guild File Suit Against Oakland Police Department
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. Yesterday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) and the National Lawyers’ Guild (NLG) filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Oakland Police Department (OPD) for its egregious constitutional violations against Occupy Oakland demonstrators. The lawsuit asks for an emergency temporary restraining order[Read More…]
New Bottom Line Stands in Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street
Calls on 99% to build movement on November 17 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. At 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Mayor Mike Bloomberg and the New York Police Department raided Zucotti Park, forcing out the hundreds protesters who for nearly two months had demonstrated their opposition to the one percent while[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, November 14, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWPF)–November 14, 2011. INPO Releases Detailed Event Timeline of Fukushima Daiichi Accident Industry/Regulatory/Political The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) last Friday publicly released a detailed timeline of events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The report, prepared as[Read More…]
President Obama Honors Outstanding Science, Math, and Engineering Mentors
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. President Obama today named nine individuals and eight organizations recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. The mentors will receive their awards at a White House ceremony later this year. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest, November 14, 2011
Honolulu, Hawaii–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011 – 10:40 A.M. HAST MR. EARNEST: Good morning, everybody. I see that we’ve all taken Hawaiian casual to heart this morning. (Laughter.) Q I think some of us didn’t even wear pants. (Laughter.) I’m wearing pants. MR. EARNEST: I admire the restraint of those[Read More…]
U.S. Attorney General Holder and Dominican Prosecutor General Jiménez Sign Agreement to Share $7.5 Million in Forfeited Assets
Countries Agree to Share Assets Forfeited in Medicare Fraud Case SANTO DOMINGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2011. Attorney General Eric Holder joined today with Dominican Prosecutor General Radhamés Jiménez Peña in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to announce the signing of a case-specific agreement to share approximately $7.5 million in forfeited assets between the[Read More…]
