Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2011. Over the last month, I’ve been traveling the country, talking to Americans about how we can out-educate, out-innovate, and out-build the rest of the world. Doing that will require a government that lives within its means, and cuts whatever spending we can afford to do[Read More…]
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IEMA, National Weather Service Urge People to Prepare for Severe Weather this Spring
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2011. While it may seem like winter will never end, spring-like weather is just around the corner. Unfortunately, the warmer temperatures of springtime will bring an increase in severe weather, such as tornadoes, thunderstorms and flooding. With those hazards in mind, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, February 25, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2011. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Deputy Secretary Steinberg Held Meetings Today in Tirana and Sarajevo/Previous Two Days in Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan Under Secretary Maria Otero in Nigeria Next Week/Promotion of Democratic Institutions, Processes LIBYA Ferry to Malta/Commercial Charter Flight/Istanbul UN Human Rights Council Resolution U.S. Working to[Read More…]
Mayor Announces Fund To Aid Home Explosion Victims
Mayor John Ostenburg (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Update, 2-26-11 11:33 a.m.: Mayor Ostenburg informed the Village Board First Midwest Bank agreed that there will be no cost or overhead for this fund. Every dollar contributed will be divided equally to both Yolanda and Christina. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Mayor John Ostenburg announced Friday[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Calls on UN Security Council to Consider Immediate Steps to Stop Killings in Libya
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 February 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the Security Council to consider immediately concrete steps against Libyan President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s Government for its deadly repression of protesters, with options ranging from sanctions to assured punishment. “In these circumstances, the loss of time means more loss of[Read More…]
Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the Situation in Libya, 25 February
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–25 February 2011. The following statement is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The North Atlantic Council met this afternoon to discuss the serious situation in Libya, which affects the safety and security of thousands of citizens, including from NATO countries. The North Atlantic Council will continue to[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, February 25, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2011 – 2:33 P.M. EST **Note addition to the transcript below. MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everybody. Scott, is this your first appearance? Okay. First of all, I want to apologize. I know it’s a late briefing and a delayed briefing, even after announced, but there are a[Read More…]
United States Suspends Embassy Operations in Libya
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2011. MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. As was just announced in the White House press briefing, given current security conditions in Libya, coupled with our inability to guarantee fully the safety and security of our diplomatic personnel in the country,[Read More…]
Representative Paul Broun (R-GA): ‘Violent Statements are Unacceptable’
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–Feb 25 – U.S. Representative Paul Broun, M.D. (GA-10) today released the following statement in response to comments from a constituent at his town hall meeting: “Tuesday night at a town hall meeting in Oglethorpe County, Georgia an elderly man asked the abhorrent question, “Who’s going to shoot Obama?” I[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, February 25, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Jerome Firtamag, 29, of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, was medically evacuated from Kandahar, Afghanistan, to the United States on Dec. 1, 2010, for treatment of a[Read More…]
