CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2011. One of the most pressing issues in world affairs today is state building: how countries can construct stable, inclusive governments in which a variety of religious and ethnic groups coexist. Now a unique field experiment involving Muslim and Catholic students in Bosnia-Herzegovina suggests one avenue for[Read More…]
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Wildlife Broadcasters and Film-makers ‘Should Pay for Ecosystem Services’
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–9 December 2011. Media corporations that make and broadcast wildlife programmes and films should pay towards the cost of nature conservation under an existing innovative funding mechanism for the ‘use of ecosystem services’. The idea has been put forward in a paper in Science, led by an Oxford academic,[Read More…]
New Research Links Propoxur to Abnormal Neurodevelopment in Children
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2011. A recent study published in the journal NeuroToxicology has found a positive link between exposure to the pesticide propoxur and poor motor development in infants. At the age of two, children exposed to propoxur in the womb experience poor development of motor skills, according to a[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at the Conference on Internet Freedom
NETHERLANDS–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2011. Well, good evening, and it’s wonderful to be back in The Hague. I want to thank my colleague and friend, Foreign Minister Rosenthal, a longtime friend, and co-conspirator from time to time, Eric Schmidt. Also, thanks to Leon Willems, the director of the Free Press Unlimited, and[Read More…]
EPA Links Fracking to Groundwater Contamination
Lays industry myth to rest once and for all Pavillion, WY–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released draft study results (PDF) today linking the controversial form of gas development known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to contaminated groundwater. At the urging of Pavillion, WY residents, the agency began investigating[Read More…]
Rich East High School Wins $20,000 In Verizon Wireless TXT2win Contest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Verizon Wireless is awarding $20,000 to Rich East High School in Park Forest, Illinois, which recently gained the most votes in a text-to-win contest.Students also will enjoy a visit from Chicago Bears starting cornerback Tim Jennings, who will appear at a school pep rally on Mon., December[Read More…]
FBI: Former Chicago Options Trader Sentenced to 44 Months in Prison for Investment Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO-(ENEWSPF)- A former Chicago options trader was sentenced to 44 months in prison for engaging in an investment fraud scheme in which he swindled more than $600,000 from approximately 10 victims who invested with him. The defendant, Kent R.E. Whitney, had pleaded guilty to wire fraud in September, and was[Read More…]
FBI: Former Manteno Car Dealer Charged with $2.5 Million Bank Fraud
URBANA, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A grand jury has charged the owner of a Manteno, Illinois, car dealership with bank fraud and money laundering. The indictment charges Thomas McClain, 57, of Bourbonnais, Ill., who owned and operated Don McClain Ford during the time of the alleged scheme, from Jan. 31, 2008, to February[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, December 8, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing RUSSIA Prime Minister Putin’s Comments on Secretary Clinton / Elections Missile Defense IRAN Drone / Reports of Swiss Ambassador Called in to Foreign Ministry Virtual Embassy Tehran IRAQ Transition / U.S. Diplomatic Presence / Contractors Visit of Prime Minister Maliki to the[Read More…]
SEIU Still Proudly Endorses President Obama In 2012
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2011. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) released the following statement about a fake press release purporting that SEIU had pulled the endorsement of President Obama made by SEIU members on November 16: “We stand by our endorsement of President Obama as part of a broader ’99[Read More…]
