NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 October 2011. The International Criminal Court (ICC) today authorizedits prosecutor to probe alleged abuses committed during the recent post-election violence in Côte d’Ivoire – the seventh investigation in Africa and the first in a State that is not party to the treaty that set up the Court.[Read More…]
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October2011 Coalition and American99ers to Join Thousands in Occupying Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC Starting October 6
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2011. “I am a 99er whose job disappeared over 3 years ago and have gone without any income for 1 year 3 months. I advocate for the 99ers and would like to see jobs created in this country. Human needs before WAR.” So said Rhonda Taylor, referring[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Before Cabinet Meeting, October 3, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011 – 11:17 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I am pulling my Cabinet together to talk about the one topic that’s on everybody’s minds, and that is how do we put America back to work. Each of the Secretaries and heads of agencies have been[Read More…]
Special Master Sheila L. Birnbaum Announces Opening of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Fund Will Continue to Open in Phases throughout October NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2011. September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Sheila L. Birnbaum today announced that the fund is officially open for claimants. With today’s opening, potential claimants can now register online, receive a checklist of documents and information[Read More…]
Amanda Know Cleared of Murder
Perugia, Italy—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2011. A jury has cleared Amanda Knox of murder and other charges today. The jury overturned a conviction handed down two years ago which found Knox and her co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito guilty of killing British college student Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007. In an impassioned statement[Read More…]
Monk Heads Group of 780 Arrested in New York
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. The original count was 400. 400 arrested in one sitting. 400 corralled by a net, arrested and ushered into paddy wagons. The morning count was 780. Seven hundred and eighty people arrested from a group that, on the very first night, had only one hundred sleeping[Read More…]
Occupy Boston Entrenches After Strong Weekend, October 3, 2011
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. Three days of mud and weather haven’t deterred approximately 100 demonstrators camped in Dewey Square from staying put indefinitely. Occupy Boston, which started on Friday evening, Sept. 30, part of a national occupation movement to that is sweeping the country’s major cities (including New York, Chicago and[Read More…]
Wanted at #OccupyWallStreet: Coalition Building Across NYC Communities
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011 – 2:26 pm (EDT) The burgeoning #OccupyWallStreet protest made headlines again on Saturday night when hundreds of demonstrators were arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge. And once again, the tried-and-true media narrative of protesters vs. police is played up. It could be argued that the story here is not[Read More…]
United States’ Commitment to the Complete Destruction of U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpiles
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2011. The statement that follows is attributed to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. At the end of the Cold War, the United States joined together with other nations in the Chemical Weapons Convention to state in unequivocal terms that we will end our chemical weapons programs and[Read More…]
On the Heels of 3,000 People Marching on Bank of America in Boston, the Wall Street Accountability Movement Hits Los Angeles This Week
Public discontent against Wall Street grows…L.A.-Area Homeowners, Residents Set to Disrupt “Business as Usual” for Wall Street Banks in Week of Direct Action and Protests LOS ANGELES—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2011. Following the historic decision of California Attorney General Kamala Harris to reject a settlement with banks over the foreclosure mess, and[Read More…]
