Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011, 4:16 pm Some 5,000 protesters shut down operations at Oakland’s busy port and blocked traffic on Wednesday in demonstrations against economic inequality and police brutality that turned tense as the night wore on. Security forces in Bahrain used tear gas and armored vehicles to drive back[Read More…]
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Two Individuals Sentenced in Connection with $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage and Loan Modification Scheme
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Two individuals – a loan officer and a title agent – have been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William P. Dimitrouleas in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for their participation in a nationwide $2.5 million reverse mortgage fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced today. Kimberly Mackey, 47, of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama In Honoring the Alliance Between the United States and France
Cannes, France–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011 – 4:27 P.M. CET THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Bon après-midi. (Applause.) I studied French in school, and that’s about as far as I got. (Laughter.) But, Mr. President, I understand clearly the affection with which you’ve once again described our alliance and the friendship between our peoples.[Read More…]
As the 1% Dine on the Kochs’ Dime, the 99% Protest Billionaire Brothers’ Assault on the American Dream
‘Occupy the Kochs Guerrilla Drive-In’ Plays in DC After Cain, Romney Kiss the Kochs’ Rings at Americans for Prosperity Meeting Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Health Care for America Now (HCAN), the advocacy group The Other 98% and numerous progressive organizations (see list below) teamed up today to protest the billionaire[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, November 4, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. No Criticality Found at Fukushima Daiichi Plant Status The trace of radioactive xenon found earlier this week in reactor 2 at Fukushima Daiichi is too small to have resulted from a criticality incident in the reactor, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has concluded. The company[Read More…]
Homeowners & Faith Leaders Join California Attorney General in Demanding that Big Banks and Fannie & Freddie Stop Blocking Help for Homeowners
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Homeowners and faith leaders from PICO California and The New Bottom Line join with Attorney General Kamala Harris in making a strong call on both the nation’s largest banks and Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac to do mass principal reduction to keep families in their homes and help[Read More…]
UN Provides Emergency Aid as Heavy Rains Hit Thousands of Displaced Somalis
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2011. Displaced Somalis were affected by previous floods in November 2006, in Dadaab Thousands of displaced Somalis have been affected by heavy rains in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, the United Nations refugee agency reported today, adding that it is speeding up efforts to provide emergency assistance in[Read More…]
USW Determined to Save Whirlpool Plant in Arkansas
Fort Smith, Ark.–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. The United Steelworkers union (USW) yesterday said it will make every effort to persuade Whirlpool Corp. to reverse a decision to close its Fort Smith, Ark., refrigerator plant in 2012.The closure decision, announced on Oct. 28, is a disappointment to the members of USW Local[Read More…]
G-20: Fact Sheet on U.S. Financial Reform and the G-20 Leaders’ Agenda
FRANCE–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Since the Pittsburgh Summit, the Group of Twenty (G-20) has responded decisively to the global financial crisis with an international financial regulatory reform agenda that is extraordinary both for its breadth and its level of heightened international cooperation. The agenda has strengthened the resilience of the world’s[Read More…]
G-20: Fact Sheet on Common Global Challenges
FRANCE–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Today, at the Cannes Summit, G-20 Leaders reconfirmed their commitment to trade and development as important drivers for long-term global economic growth and stability as well as progress in energy, climate change, and anti-corruption efforts. Doha Development Round: The G-20 Leaders made clear that they will not[Read More…]
