CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2016. Former first lady Nancy Reagan died in her home today of congestive heart failure according to her spokeswoman, Joanne Drake of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Mrs. Regan was 94. “Mrs. Reagan will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to[Read More…]
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SNL ‘Racists for Trump’ Campaign Ad (Video)
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2016. Saturday Night Live continued its 2016 “campaign coverage” last night in its campaign ad parody ‘Racists for Trump.’ Enjoy. Americans (Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer, Bobby Moynihan, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney) offer insight into why they’ll be voting for Donald Trump.
White House Weekly Address: The American Spirit of Innovation, March 5, 2016 (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2016 Hi, everybody. One of the things that makes America so strong is our spirit of innovation. Our drive to invent and harness new technologies to tackle our greatest challenges. It’s how we won the race to invent the lightbulb and the Internet; it’s why we were[Read More…]
Supreme Court Steps In To Protect Abortion Access in Louisiana
Nation’s highest court blocks Fifth Circuit ruling that would have closed all but one clinic in the state. Order comes two days after oral argument at Supreme Court in challenge to similar Texas law. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. With only one Justice dissenting, the U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to[Read More…]
Rich Township Senior Center Announces Upcoming Events
PARK FOREST—(ENEWSPF)—March 4, 2016. The Rich Township Senior Center is pleased to announce its upcoming events. All events are open to the public and will be held at the Senior Center, 297 Liberty Drive, in DownTown Park Forest. Monthly Movie: Wednesday, March 9 at 1 p.m. — We will be showing[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Economy, March 4, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016 – 12:20 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, I thought it might be useful to take a small break from the spectacle of the political season — and now, I gather, O.J. — to focus on something that really matters to the American people, and that is[Read More…]
Chairman Becerra, Seniors Task Force Chairs Call On Speaker Ryan To Reject Budget Proposal That Cuts Seniors Programs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Today, Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA-34) and Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs, Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Doris Matsui (CA-06), released the following statement after sending a letter along with 88 other House Democrats to Speaker Paul Ryan urging him to bring forward a budget that does[Read More…]
Oak Brook Doctor Convicted in Kickback Scheme at Sacred Heart Hospital
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. A federal jury today convicted an Oak Brook doctor of illegally receiving benefits in exchange for referring elderly patients to Sacred Heart Hospital on Chicago’s West Side. After a five-week trial, DR. VENKATESWARA R. “V.R.” KUCHIPUDI was convicted on one count of conspiracy to defraud the[Read More…]
Authorities in Apple-FBI Case ‘Risk Unlocking Pandora’s Box’ – UN Human Rights Chief
Photo of Apple’s iPhone. Source: Simone D. MaCourtie/World Bank GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 March 2016 – The top United Nations human rights official today urged United States authorities to proceed with great caution in their legal efforts to break the encryption on an iPhone linked to the investigation into the mass killings in[Read More…]
Murphy, Sanders and Democratic Senators Call on Appropriators to Fully Fund the President’s $1.9 Billion Request to Fight Zika Outbreak
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016 —Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) joined Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and 22 Democratic senators today in calling on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund President Obama’s $1.9 billion emergency supplemental request to combat the Zika virus, while simultaneously maintaining the United States’ efforts to address other global[Read More…]
