BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. Negotiators in Brussels agreed on Wednesday to a large expansion of the bailout fund which eurozone member nations have set up in response to the sovereign debt troubles at the epicenter of the European portion of the global financial crisis. The BBC provides background and news on the[Read More…]
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#ows and #occupythehood March In Solidarity With Those Foreclosed On By Criminal Banks
Jamaica Queens, NY–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011 – 5:39 p.m. EST. On Saturday, October 29th Occupy Wall Street, in solidarity with Occupy the Hood, will take action against the homelessness forced upon innocent Americans through criminal foreclosure practices. At 10:00am we will gather at Liberty Square and march to the J train,[Read More…]
The Day to Say Bye-Bye to Big Banks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011, 6:17 pm My sister will be 30 on November 5! Happy Birthday, Gal! I remember the day she was born. The school secretary paged the classroom my brother and I were in and said, “Mrs. So and So, please send Frida and Jerry Berrigan to the[Read More…]
I will support President Obama in 2012
I will support Obama in 2011 and 2012. In spite of it all, I see no cooperation from the GOP in Congress. This has been pitiful, and has hurt our economy, tragically. I don’t see Obama’s domestic failures so much as a failure of collegiality with Democratic lawmakers. I see[Read More…]
LA Voice Congregations Divest From Big Banks and Call on City Council to Pass the Responsible Banking Ordinance
Faith leaders move their money and fire back at big banks: “We are Los Angeles. Earn our business.” as Chamber, CCA, CAO, Council Member Parks, obscure issue CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. Tuesday, November 1st at 10 am in the California Plaza LA Voice congregations representing 30,000 Los Angeles families will divest[Read More…]
ICC Prosecutor in Contact With Qadhafi’s Son on Possible Surrender
Hague, The Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–28 October 2011. The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today his office is in indirect contact with Saif al-Islam Qadhafi, son of the former Libyan leader, on his possible surrender to face charges for crimes against humanity. “Through intermediaries, we have informal contact with Saif,” Luis[Read More…]
Nation’s Newest Environmental Satellite Successfully Launched
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011 A Delta II rocket launches with the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft payload from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. (Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) America’s newest polar-orbiting satellite roared into orbit this morning, setting the stage for enhanced[Read More…]
Airlines Collected $1.5 Billion from Fees in Second Quarter 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. U.S. airlines collected $1.5 billion from baggage fees and reservation change fees in the second quarter of 2011, according to the airline financial data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The largest network, low-cost and regional airlines reported operating[Read More…]
Power of Progressive Economics: The Clinton Years
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. Today a new issue brief released by the Center for American Progress demonstrates ways in which the progressive economic strategies employed during the Clinton administration helped turn a floundering economy into a robust one and how those lessons can apply to today’s economy. The Clinton administration[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, October 28, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011 – 12:12 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to your daily briefing in the West Wing of the White House — the people’s house. Good Friday to you. Before I take your questions I just wanted to point to something I believe[Read More…]
