Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2010. “It is important to remember what President Obama inherited when he took office. The previous administration had doubled the national debt. The economy was on the brink of collapse and there were two wars. President Obama moved quickly to avert an even sharper economic decline and[Read More…]
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House Budget Committee Chairman Spratt Statement on President’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2010. House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt (D-SC) made the following statement today on the President’s budget for Fiscal Year 2011. “Our economy began backsliding into recession in December 2007, one full year before President Obama took office. Within weeks after President Obama was inaugurated, his Administration and[Read More…]
eNews Park Forest Shatters 80,000 Visit ‘Glass Ceiling’ for January 2010
The following is a draft press release we are working on for eNews Park Forest. All ENEWSPF writers and reporters have been invited to contribute to the story, which will be published tomorrow: Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Just one month after shattering the elusive 70,000-visit mark, eNews Park Forest announced Monday[Read More…]
John C. Griffin for Judge in the 15th Subcircuit
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski, Editor and Publisher, Rosemary Piser, Associate Editor, eNews Park Forest Our pick for judge in the 15th Subcircuit, Phelan vacancy, is Judge John C. Griffin of Palos Heights. Griffin has four opponents, and was appointed to the bench in 2008. He sits in the Chancery Division.[Read More…]
When the Bible Goes to School, the Tug-Of-War Begins
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar Fights over the Good Book in public schools have a long and ignoble history in the United States — from 19th century Bible Wars (when riots broke out over whose version of the Bible would be[Read More…]
When Scholars Join the Slaughter in Iraq and Afghanistan
News Analysis By Dahr Jamail A core tenet of the Obama administration’s plans for "victory" in Iraq and Afghanistan is an increased reliance on counterinsurgency. As previously reported on this web site, the US military has sent shock troops – anthropologists, sociologists and social psychologists – with their own troops[Read More…]
ACLU Calls For Passage Of Equal Pay Legislation On Anniversary Of The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2010. On today’s one-year anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a landmark law in the[Read More…]
eNews Park Forest Exceeds 70,000 Visit Mark Two Consecutive Months
As of yesterday morning, eNews Park Forest exceeded 70,000 visits two months in a row! And it looks like the next glass ceiling, 80,000 visitors, is within reach in our last few days of January 2010. I want to thank all of our readers and reporters, and especially Rosemary Piser,[Read More…]
AARP CEO Reacts to State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010. AARP CEO A. Barry Rand released the statement below following to last night’s State of the Union Address by President Obama: “AARP is encouraged by the President’s commitment to help older Americans get through the challenges of a rocky economy and a health care system that costs[Read More…]
USW Lauds Obama’s Jobs Plan, Calls for Focus on Manufacturing
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010. United Steelworkers International President Leo W. Gerard today lauded President Obama’s State of the Union address for its focus on creating and protecting jobs. “We agree that getting people back to work should be our nation’s top priority. With unemployment in double digits, there is no[Read More…]
