Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $90.8 million, multistate settlement with Union Bank of Switzerland (“UBS”) for its involvement in a scheme to rig bids and engage in other anticompetitive practices that defrauded state agencies, municipalities, school districts and nonprofits in purchasing municipal bond derivatives from[Read More…]
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Durbin Holds Budget Hearing on SEC and CFTC
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today chaired a hearing which reviewed the funding requests of the nation’s primary financial market regulators – the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro and CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler[Read More…]
Statement by World Bank Group on New Report by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program
Washington—(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011 – Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank Group today issued the following statement on the new report by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, the scientific arm of the eight-nation Arctic Council. “The findings in the new report from the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Calls on Palestinian Parties to Commit to Principles for Two-state Solution
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 May 2011. As the rival political parties Hamas and Fatah sign a unity agreement today in Cairo, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly appealed to Palestinian parties to commit to the principles of the Road Map that seeks to have two States – Israel and Palestine – living side by[Read More…]
Honda Recall of Certain Honda Accord, Civic, CR-V, Odyssey, Acura CL and Acura TL Vehicles
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2011 Summary: Honda is recalling certain: model year 2001 – 2002 Honda Accord and Civic 2-door and 4-door, model year 2002 – 2003 CR-V, model year 2002 Odyssey, model year 2003 Acura CL, and model year 2002 – 2003 Acura TL vehicles. This recall is related to[Read More…]
Press Conference by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, 4 May 2011
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–4 May 2011. Opening statement by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Almost ten years ago, NATO took an unprecedented decision – it invoked article 5 of the Washington Treaty. Allies made clear that the September 11 attacks on the United States were an attack on all. This week, the[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–50th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Fifty years ago, America was struggling to implement the ideals of justice and equality set forth in our founding. The Freedom Rides, organized in the spring of 1961, were an interracial, nonviolent effort to protest the practice of segregation. Setting out from Washington, D.C., on May 4, 1961, the[Read More…]
Preventing Injury and Illness During Flooding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold is urging residents in and around flooded areas to take precautions to help prevent disease and stay safe. “It is important people in flood-affected areas avoid the water as much as possible in order to protect themselves[Read More…]
Durbin Statement on Southern Illinois Flood Control
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after being briefed by federal and state officials on the impact of yesterday’s decision by Major General Michael Walsh of the Army Corps of Engineers to intentionally breach the levee at Birds Point in order relieve[Read More…]
Two PSC Students Named to Coca-Cola All-Academic Team
Chidinma Nwakanma, Park Forest (left) and Evan Rugen, Flossmoor. (PHOTOS SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Two Prairie State College (PSC) students were named 2011 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Scholars through Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Chidinma Nwakanma, from Park Forest, was selected a gold scholar. Evan Rugen, from Flossmoor, was[Read More…]
