NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011 – 2:35 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everyone. And welcome to this inaugural event of a partnership that’s already transforming how governments serve their citizens in the 21st century. One year ago, at the U.N. General Assembly, I stated a simple truth — that the[Read More…]
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Statement by Secretary of State Clinton on Assassination of Afghanistan High Peace Council Head Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. The United States condemns in the strongest terms the assassination in Kabul of Professor Rabbani, the former President of Afghanistan and head of the High Peace Council. We extend our condolences to his family, and to all the people of Afghanistan, including those who were[Read More…]
McHugh Cites Major Improvements at Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh today released publicly a “Report to Congress,” updating improvements made at Arlington National Cemetery more than a year after he ousted the cemetery’s leadership and made sweeping changes in its structure and oversight. “In just over a year, the[Read More…]
Airmen Missing In Action From WWII Identified, September 20, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of nine servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William J.[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk Ask Metra to Justify Fare Increases, Consulting Fees
CHICAGO, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 20, 2011. United States Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today sent a letter to Alex Clifford, Executive Director and CEO of Metra, asking him to offer an explanation of costs incurred by the agency, and justify the proposed 30% fare increase. Metra currently has a[Read More…]
Durbin Announced Nearly $2 Million Investment in Illinois Communities to Create Jobs and Boost Development
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that five Illinois communities – Chicago, Champaign, Macomb, Rock Island and Rockford – have received Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to create jobs and boost economic development in the region. EDA is an agency within the U.S. Commerce Department[Read More…]
Durbin Meets with Secretary of Transportation and FAA Administrator
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with the Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Randy Babbitt to discuss Illinois transportation priorities including the O’Hare Modernization Program and FAA Reauthorization. “Transportation is the key to creating and keeping[Read More…]
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Alleging That Full Tilt Poker and Its Board of Directors Operated Company as a Massive Ponzi Scheme Against Its Own Players
Company Allegedly Used Poker Player Money To Pay Distributions Totaling More Than $440 Million To Its Board Members And Other Owners NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 20, 2011. Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the filing of a motion to amend the forfeiture and[Read More…]
Tennis Star Serena Williams to Serve as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 Septembr 2011. International tennis star Serena Williams at UN Headquarters in 2006 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today that one of the all-time greats of women’s tennis, Serena Williams, will become the agency’s next international Goodwill Ambassador. Ms. Williams will focus in particular on the[Read More…]
Afghanistan: UN Strongly Condemns Assassination of Former President
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 September 2011. Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has voiced shock and sadness after learning of the deaths earlier today of Burhanuddin Rabbani, the former president who has been spearheading recent peace and reconciliation efforts within the country, and several colleagues in[Read More…]
