Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2011 – 12:47 P.M. EDT Q No warm-up speaker today? MR. CARNEY: Not today. Not today. Okay, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here, as ever, at the White House. This is your daily briefing. Before I take questions I have[Read More…]
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U.S. Condemns Assassination Attempt in Guinea
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2011. The United States strongly condemns the July 19 assassination attempt on Guinean President Alpha Conde. Inaugurated in December 2010 as Guinea’s first democratically elected president since independence in 1958, Conde and his government have been working to establish the foundations of democratic institutions and practice.[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, July 20, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Raphael R. Arruda, 21, of Ogden, Utah, died July 16 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. [Read More…]
DOD Identifies Three Army Casualties, July 20, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died July 18 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their convoy with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 131st Transportation[Read More…]
Quinn Administration Spotlights Importance of Early Childhood Development
OAK LAWN–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn’s Office of Early Childhood Development today convened a high-level conference of researchers and policy makers to review state-of-the-art developments in the field of early childhood development. The goal of the conference, which is co-sponsored by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces New Law That Will Expand School Choice in Illinois
New Law Will Improve Quality of Illinois’ Charter Schools and Empower Parents with More Choice CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2011. As part of his agenda to give Illinois’ children more opportunities for a quality education in Illinois, Governor Pat Quinn today announced the signing of legislation that will increase school choice for[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, July 20, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 20, 2011. TEPCO Confirms Recovery Plans Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to achieve an improved and stabilized shutdown condition for reactors 1-3 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility within six months, the utility said. TEPCO said it will continue to use the circulating cooling system[Read More…]
Senate Approves More Than $146 Million for Military Construction Projects in Illinois
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Senate has approved $146,742,000 in federal funding for military construction projects in Illinois. These projects were included in President Obama’s FY2012 Budget and supported by Durbin. The Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations Bill for Military Construction and Veterans[Read More…]
Durbin Seeks Explanation of Ventilation Issues at Union Station
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin yesterday asked the President and CEO of Amtrak, Joseph Boardman, for an update on their efforts to improve air quality in and around Union Station and an explanation of how the responsibility to ensure the air ventilation systems are operating properly is[Read More…]
To The Editor: Improving Park Forest Is Our Responsibility
To the Editor: I just finished reading a long list of comments about the flaws, memories of what used to be from former and current Park Foresters on Facebook. I have lived here only 20 years and have always marveled at its history, diversity (one of my comments to my[Read More…]
