Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. We strongly condemn the terrorist attacks against innocent Iraqis, which serve no agenda other than murder and hatred. We offer our condolences to those whose loved ones were lost or wounded. Attempts such as this to derail Iraq’s continued progress will fail. Iraq has suffered heinous[Read More…]
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Statement by President Obama on the Horn of Africa Famine
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. As we enter the season of giving and renewal, more than 13.3 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance amid the worst drought the region has seen in 60 years. The heartbreaking accounts of lives lost and of[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Speaker Boehner, Dec. 22, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. Speaker Boehner called the President this morning and the President reiterated to the Speaker that the only viable option currently on the table is for the House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan Senate compromise that received the support of nearly 90 percent of the Senate.[Read More…]
Army Submits Gravesite Study of Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. Secretary of the Army John McHugh released today to Congress the results of a year-long effort to ensure accountability of gravesites and records at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). McHugh submitted the report in accordance with Public Law 111-339, which directed the Army to provide an accounting[Read More…]
IDOT Details Lane Closures in Construction Zones for Holiday Weekends
Road Work Will Be Suspended to Ease Holiday Weekend Congestion, Improve Traffic Flow and Safety SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. With thousands of motorists expected to travel on state roadways over the Christmas and New Year holiday weekends, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced today that road work will be suspended[Read More…]
California: State Lawmaker Meets With US Attorney Regarding Federal Crackdown On Cannabis Providers
San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano met last week with Melinda Haag, US Attorney for Northern California, to voice his concern over the Justice Department’s recent crackdown on the state’s medical cannabis providers. Ammiano said that the meeting with Haag — who describes cannabis dispensaries as “magnet(s)[Read More…]
Occupy Chicago to March in Solidarity with Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, and Palestine
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. We have drawn direct inspiration from the revolutionary Arab Spring tactic. In light of recent events, we must now express our solidarity with our brothers and sisters. Similar to Occupy Wall Street’s solidarity action on Nov.22 in which hundreds marched to the Egyptian consulate in NYC, we[Read More…]
6,000 California RNs Begin One-Day Strike
Walkout to Target Bay Area Sutter Hospitals, Long Beach Memorial – Nurses Cite Patient Care Issues, Cuts in Healthcare Coverage CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. Voicing concern over the erosion of quality of care and cuts to patient protections, nurses are on a one-day strike today at California’s second largest private hospital and[Read More…]
Durbin and Senator Call for End to Cigar Company’s Sponsorship of NCAA Orange Bowl
Tobacco advertisement in sports sends the wrong message to young fans WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) was joined by Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in calling on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Orange Bowl Committee to reconsider a three-year agreement making a[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Weekly Alert, December 22, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2011. NOTE: Due to the Christmas holiday, the update normally published on Friday, is being posted today. Capitol Hill Tax Stalemate Hurts Medicare The congressional deadlock over extending payroll tax cuts – sparked by a revolt of House Tea Party Republicans – will hurt seniors on Medicare[Read More…]
