BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—25 February 2011. During a visit to Budapest, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made the following statement: What is happening in Libya is of great concern to all of us. It’s a crisis in our immediate neighbourhood. It affects the lives and safety of Libyan civilians and those of[Read More…]
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Winter Storm Warning From Cook County Department of Homeland Security
Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The last time this agency sent a warning, Chicago was eventually buried in 19 inches of snow. From the Cook County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management: The Cook County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHSEM) has been advised by the National Weather Service[Read More…]
NASA’S Shuttle Discovery Heads To Space Station On Its Final Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011. The final flight of space shuttle Discovery lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 4:53 p.m. EST Thursday to deliver a new module and critical supplies to the International Space Station. The STS-133 mission is delivering the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM), a facility created[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, February 24, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011 – 1:18 P.M. EST. See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everybody. Sorry I’m late. I apologize. Q New regime. Q This is a new leaf. MR. CARNEY: What,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Meeting with the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011 – 1:50 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, I don’t want to waste too much time with a big windup. And I know that everybody here has already been busy today doing some terrific work. I just want to, first of all, thank Jeff and I want[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, February 24, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Prime Minister Gusmao of Timor-Leste Secretary Clinton’s Upcoming Travel to Geneva U.S. Supports Human Rights Council Special Session Tomorrow U.S.-EU Passenger Name Records Agreement Negotiations U.S DART Team has Arrived in New Zealand LIBYA Evacuation of U.S. Citizens/Ferry to[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Bill to Strengthen Illinois Prevailing Wage Act
Chicago—(ENWESPF)–February 24, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced new legislation to beef up the state’s Prevailing Wage Act to include, among other things, making violations of the Act a felony. Also, those criminally convicted would be prohibited from working on public projects for a period of four years. “We[Read More…]
Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Appoints New Executive Director
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011. The Chair of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission, retired Judge Patricia Brown Holmes, announced the appointment of David C. Thomas as Executive Director of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission. The Commission was created to investigate claims of convicted persons that claim they were[Read More…]
Concrete International Intervention Needed in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – UN Envoy
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 February 2011 – A senior United Nations official today called for “credible and effective international intervention” to break the impasse in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, noting that a negotiated solution would help stabilize a Middle East currently in ferment. “I must in all frankness report[Read More…]
Texas Resident Arrested on Charge of Attempted Use of Weapon of Mass Destruction
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011 Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 20, a citizen of Saudi Arabia and resident of Lubbock, Texas, was arrested late yesterday by FBI agents in Texas on a federal charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction in connection with his alleged purchase of chemicals and equipment necessary[Read More…]
