Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. MR KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. Got a special guest with me here today to kick off the briefing – Mr. Simon Henshaw, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, is going to walk you through for a few minutes some more[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama in YSEALI Town Hall, Nov. 20, 2015
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White House Press Gaggle by Josh Earnest Aboard Air Force One, Nov. 20, 2015
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Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for November 19, 2015
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Attorney General Madigan: DHS Worker Charged with Theft, Official Misconduct
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Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against McDonald’s
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with McDonald’s USA LLC and its corporate affiliates and subsidiaries (McDonald’s) resolving allegations that McDonald’s discriminated against immigrant employees of McDonald’s-owned restaurants. The department’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) opened its[Read More…]
Offshore Oil Platform Operator Agrees to More Than $41 Million in Penalties for Unauthorized Oil Discharges and Improper Operations in Gulf of Mexico
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Senator Merkley Responds to FDA Approval of Genetically-Modified Salmon
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