Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2011, 2:11 pm When is a Person not a Person? Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PSR) recently answered this absurd question with the obvious and embarrassing answer: when it’s a corporation. According to PSR’s statement, in case anyone is confused, a human being: is a complex organism with[Read More…]
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Durbin: Jobs Act Will Help Illinois Small Businesses
Uses 155 year old Peoria, Illinois company as example of how Congress can encourage job creation and help strengthen small businesses WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 11, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) took to the floor of the Senate to encourage the passage of President Obama’s American Jobs Act which is scheduled[Read More…]
Two Men Charged in Alleged Plot to Assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 11, 2011. Two individuals have been charged in New York for their alleged participation in a plot directed by elements of the Iranian government to murder the Saudi Ambassador to the United States with explosives while the Ambassador was in the United States. The charges were announced by[Read More…]
Protesters Will Be Present Today at Senate Finance Committee Meeting on U.S. So-Called Fair Trade Agreements with Colombia, Korea, Panama
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 11, 2011. Today at 4 o’clock at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 215, members of the October2011 Movement will be present to make their opinions known about S.1641, S.1642, and S.1643, so-called free trade agreements that will spell further loss of jobs for American workers. These bills represent[Read More…]
OccupyDallas Protests Outside City Hall, Oct. 11, 2011
(Photo Supplied) Dallas, TX—(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 11, 2011 —In response to the Permit issue regarding OccupyDallas remaining in Pioneer Plaza, Members of the group marched from the park to city hall today. They occupied the area around the fountain in front of the building waiting to hear word from the city regarding[Read More…]
Free Electronics Recycling Event to be Held Saturday, October 22
Flossmoor, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 11, 2011. Do you have e-waste around the house that you don’t know how to recycle? Drop it off at the Free Electronics Recycling event being held on Saturday, October 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Parker Jr., High School Parking Lot, 2810 School Street,[Read More…]
Three UN-African Union Peacekeepers Killed in Ambush in Darfur
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 October 2011. UN Peacekeepers serving with joint United Nations-African Union Mission (UNAMID) in Darfur Three blue helmets serving with the joint United Nations-African Union force (UNAMID) in Sudan’s Darfur region were killed last night in an ambush at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), the mission[Read More…]
Robot Cars: More Time, Fewer Prangs, Less Congestion
United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–11 October 2011. Wildcat vehicle with Oxford University technology on board. Credit: Oxford University Robotic car technology being developed at Oxford University that interprets its surroundings and makes decisions about where to go could eliminate the agony and cost of traffic jams. Whilst human drivers might use[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Selection of 14 Infrastructure Projects
Projects to be Expedited Through Permitting and Environmental Review Process Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 11, 2011. Today, the Obama Administration announced the selection of 14 infrastructure projects around the country that will be expedited through permitting and environmental review processes, an important next step in the Administration’s efforts to improve the efficiency[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Breaks Ground on Rail Project to Reduce Delays, Expand Passenger Service
Englewood Flyover to Create Nearly 1,500 Jobs, Ease Congestion, Improve Safety CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn, joined by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush and other federal, state and local officials, broke ground yesterday on the Englewood Flyover, a project that eliminates[Read More…]
