WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. Today the Center for American Progress, Sierra Club, and League of Conservation Voters released the “Cleaner Cars, Less Foreign Oil” plan, by John D. Podesta, Carl Pope and Gene Karpinski. It calls for President Obama and Congress to set firm targets for cutting foreign oil use,[Read More…]
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FACT SHEET: America’s Energy Security
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. Rising prices at the pump affect everybody – workers and farmers; truck drivers and restaurant owners. Businesses see it impact their bottom line. Families feel the pinch when they fill up their tank. For Americans already struggling to get by, it makes life that much harder. [Read More…]
U.S. Government Offers Up to $5 Million Reward for Information Regarding Shootings of Two ICE Agents
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011. The Departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security today jointly announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of individuals allegedly responsible for the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent[Read More…]
California Firm Recalls Pizza Products Due to Mislabeling and Undeclared Allergen
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF0–March 29, 2011 -Completely Fresh Foods Inc., a Montebello, Calif., establishment is voluntarily recalling approximately 131,000 pounds of pizza products because they contain an allergen, wheat, not declared on the label. Wheat is a known allergen. The products subject to recall include: 10-oz. packages of “TRADER JOE’S PIZZA AL POLLO[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Announces Honor Roll for Third Quarter 2011
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School has announced its Honor Roll for the Third Quarter of the 2010-2011 school year. Along with a full complement of co-curricular activities in athletics, fine arts, student organizations and service, rigorous college-prep academics remain the focus as the following “Scholars with a Soul”are recognized[Read More…]
PSC Announces Winners Of “Verge” Local High School Art Exhibition; Awards Ceremony April 7
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Works of art created by talented students from five local high schools are on display at Prairie State College’s juried art exhibition. The annual exhibit, titled "Verge," features young artists from schools across PSC’s district, including Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Marian Catholic High School, Bloom Township High School,[Read More…]
District 163 Adult Tech Classes Get Rave Reviews
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A number of residents of Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 have become more facile with technology and comfortable with its use thanks to the Adult Technology Literacy courses that the school district recently offered to its community residents. “I really felt illiterate about technology,” said Ira[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Dedication of the Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2011 – 5:19 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Everybody, please be seated. I am so grateful to be here in this beautiful space. Let me begin by thanking the Brown family for making me a part of this celebration. I want to thank President Clinton[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, March 29, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton in London / Press Conference Before She Departs / Bilat with Libyan Transitional National Council Representative/ Foreign Secretary William Hague / Prime Minister Cameron IRAN U.S. Increases Pressure on Iran / Strategy Focuses on Iran’s Oil and Gas[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Dean Foods Settlement to Benefit Milk Consumers
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined the U.S. Department of Justice, Wisconsin and Michigan in filing a proposed consent decree requiring Dean Foods to sell its milk processing plant in Waukesha, Wis. The proposed settlement is the result of a federal lawsuit filed last year challenging Dean[Read More…]
