Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2011. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu joined with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Dr. Francis Eberle, Executive Director of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), today to announce the launch of a new energy education initiative: America’s Home Energy Education Challenge. This[Read More…]
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Durbin Welcomes AIPAC President as Special Guest to Joint Session of Congress with Israeli PM
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today welcomed the President of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Chicago native Lee Rosenberg, as his guest to an address by the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, to a joint session of Congress. Durbin, the[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Increased Death Risk for Early Term Births; Risk Highest for African-American Infants
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2011. Infants born in the 37th or 38th week of pregnancy have a higher risk of dying before age 1 than do infants born between 39 and 40 weeks, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the March[Read More…]
President Obama’s Strategy for the Middle East
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2011. The Center for American Progress released “What Now, Mr. President?: Obama’s Middle East Speech Now Requires Follow Through,” by Brian Katulis, on President Barack Obama’s Middle East speech on May 19, aimed at laying clear the bottom line positions of leaders and people in the region[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton With British Foreign Secretary William Hague
London, England–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2011. FOREIGN SECRETARY HAGUE: (In progress.) — this time in foreign affairs. No one works more tirelessly for global security than Hillary Clinton, and she is a great colleague, as I have discovered over the last year, and a source of inspiration for many people around[Read More…]
IDOT Secretary Announces Economic Impact Study of Illinois’ Airports
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2011. Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secretary Gary Hannig today announced the start of a statewide aviation economic impact study to measure the local economic benefits of Illinois’ system of airports. The 18-month study will examine more than 100 airports statewide and will guide IDOT’s Division of Aeronautics[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk, Quigley Tour Chicago River in Wake of EPA Decision Calling for Improved Water Quality Standards
CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2011. More stringent water quality standards are needed on the Chicago River to create a safer and healthier waterway for generations to come, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin said following a boat tour today. Durbin was joined on the tour by U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, U.S. Representative Mike[Read More…]
NATO Strikes Pro- Qadhafi Vehicle Storage Facility in Tripoli
Naples, Italy—(ENEWSPF)–23 May 2011. Overnight a regime vehicle storage facility adjacent to the Bab Al Aziziyah complex in Tripoli was struck by NATO aircraft using a number of precision guided weapons. This facility is known to have been active during the initial regime suppression of the population in February 2011 and has remained so[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Tornado in Missouri and the Severe Storms Across the Midwest
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2011. Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives in the tornadoes and severe weather that struck Joplin, Missouri as well as communities across the Midwest today. We commend the heroic efforts by those who have responded[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Kenny of Ireland
Dublin, Ireland–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2011 – 11:50 A.M. IST PRIME MINISTER KENNY: If everybody can hear. Obviously this is the first occasion in world history I think there is two bilaterals with an American President in the space of 67 minutes. But I want to welcome President Obama and the First[Read More…]
