Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, 21, of Santa Clara, Calif., died April 3 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Highlights State’s Preparedness Efforts for Spring Flooding
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the state has taken several actions to ensure it is well prepared for the possibility of severe flooding this spring. Officials continue to closely monitor several Illinois waterways, after snow melt and spring rains have contributed to rising water levels. “This year[Read More…]
Transportation Agencies Partner with State Police to Improve Safety, Reduce Crashes in Illinois Work Zones
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. As the 2011 highway construction season gets under way, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Tollway, Illinois State Police, Local Laborers Union, road builders and other Illinois Strategic Highway Safety Plan members partnered today to announce their participation in National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 4-8. The[Read More…]
Durbin: Obama Administration will not Transfer Prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Thomson
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. In a letter to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Attorney General Eric Holder clearly stated that the Obama Administration has no intention of transferring prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Thomson Correctional Center, a move that is already prohibited by federal law. Today’s letter was sent in response[Read More…]
NASA Retargets Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Launch For April 29
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. Following discussions among the International Space Station partners on Sunday, NASA has targeted the launch of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission for 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 29. The delay removes a scheduling conflict with a Russian Progress supply vehicle scheduled to launch April 27 and[Read More…]
Vice President Biden Announces New Administration Effort to Help Nation’s Schools Address Sexual Violence
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. Today, Vice President Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan introduced comprehensive guidance to help schools, colleges and universities better understand their obligations under federal civil rights laws to prevent and respond to the problem of campus sexual assault. The new guidance, announced at the University[Read More…]
ACLU: Obama Administration Will Prosecute 9/11 Suspects In Broken Military Commissions System
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. In a move that undermines civil liberties and the rule of law, the Obama administration today announced that it will prosecute the suspects accused of planning the 9/11 attacks in the Guantánamo military commissions system. In one of the first acts of his new presidency, President[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Holder on the Prosecution of the 9/11 Conspirators
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. The following statement is attributed to Attorney General Eric Holder: In November 2009, I announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other individuals would stand trial in federal court for their roles in the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001. As I said[Read More…]
Libya: Doctors Without Borders Evacuates 71 War-Wounded from Misrata By Boat
Sfax, Tunisia–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2011. The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) evacuated 71 patients by boat Sunday, April 3 from the Libyan city of Misrata, where ongoing violence has overwhelmed medical facilities with the wounded. Among the evacuated patients were three people on life support, 11[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Genetic Clues to Major Cause of Kidney Disease Worldwide
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. For the first time, researchers have found five regions in the human genome that increase susceptibility to immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, a major cause of kidney failure worldwide — systematically identifying those that point to a tendency for IgA nephropathy, or a protection against it. “The[Read More…]
