WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the extension of Unemployment Insurance benefits: “President Obama has said that Americans don’t expect Washington to solve their problems, but they rightfully expect government to work for them — not against them. I agree. “Over[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010.  The op-ed was published in today’s Indepedent On World AIDS Day ten years ago, as I was preparing to leave office, the world was only beginning to grasp the severity of the AIDS crisis. Nearly 36,000,000 men, women and children were living with the disease, but[Read More…]

Washington–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010.  AARP remains deeply concerned that the recommendations from the Co-Chairs of the President’s Fiscal Commission would take our nation in the wrong direction, eroding the health and financial security of middle class Americans. The unbalanced deficit reduction proposals from the Fiscal Commission dim further the prospects for[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2010.  The following op-ed, written by Vice President Joe Biden, was published in today’s Wall Street Journal:  The Case for Ratifying New StartPresident Obama has shown that missile defense and arms control can proceed hand-in-hand.By JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR. In September 2009, when President Obama decided to[Read More…]

Commentary By Sarah Pavlus Media Matters for America To those Fox News journalists who are reportedly "worried about the prospect that Beck is becoming the face of the network": Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes have picked a side in this fight — and it’s not yours. For months, accounts of[Read More…]

Commentary By Eric Hananoki Media Matters for America Last December, Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson interviewed New York Yankee Derek Jeter and, as the New York Times wrote, "lavished praise on the Yankee shortstop." At no point did Fox News disclose to viewers that Carlson’s husband is Jeter’s agent. Afterward, Fox News reportedly told the Times that[Read More…]

Commentary By Matt Gertz Sarah Palin’s "unprecedented negatives" are starting to spread to her TLC reality show, Sarah Palin’s Alaska. Her show’s first episode drew five million viewers, making it the highest-rated premiere the network had ever had. The ratings for Palin’s second episode fell off a cliff on Sunday, indicating that viewers were curious about her[Read More…]

For those who want to know the complete story, just watch… Seymour was saddled with a $25,000 fine today. Good for him.

Commentary With Congresswoman Halvorson now serving as a lame-duck legislator in Washington, the rhetoric over the proposed Peotone Airport is heating up. Sadly, over the past two years, neither Congresswoman Halvorson or Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., were able to set aside their incredible egos and work for the benefit of[Read More…]