SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2011. The Illinois State Board of Education, Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office and the Illinois Lieutenant Governor’s Office today launched the second statewide Illinois Youth Digital Safety Contest to raise awareness about making safe and respectful choices through digital communications. The contest, open to students in grades kindergarten[Read More…]
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House Hears Testimony On Electronic Employment Verification System
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2011. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement today held a hearing on the merits of E-Verify, an electronic employment eligibility verification screening system. Some legislative proposals would mandate checking E-Verify – an error-prone database of all those eligible to work in the U.S. – before[Read More…]
Arnold Schwarzenegger to Join Secretary Chu at ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011. Two weeks after President Obama focused on innovation in his State of the Union address, the U.S. Department of Energy announced today that former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will keynote the second annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. Designed to bring together key players from across[Read More…]
Surgery on Fetus Reduces Complications of Spina Bifida
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011. A surgical procedure to repair a common birth defect of the spine, if undertaken while a baby is still in the uterus, greatly reduces the need to divert, or shunt, fluid away from the brain, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health and[Read More…]
Uninsured Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Continue to Gain Coverage through Affordable Care Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today made new resources available to consumer groups, states, health care providers, and others to increase awareness of the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), a health plan for uninsured Americans with pre-existing conditions created by the Affordable[Read More…]
Hall of Fame Inductee Richard Dent Speaks at Park Forest Business Breakfast (Video)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Hall of Fame inductee and former Chicago Bears defensive end Richard Dent speaks at this morning’s Business Breakfast at Dining on the Green. Details of Dent’s partnership with Mayor John Ostenburg, the Village Board and citizens of Park Forest will follow.
Testimony of Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole Re: ‘Terrorism and Transportation Security: TSA Oversight,’ Feb. 10, 2011
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2011. The following remarks were delivered today by Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole before the House Committee on Transportation Security. Good morning Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Jackson Lee, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you and this Subcommittee today to[Read More…]
UNESCO Chief Condemns Murder of Egyptian Journalist
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 February 2011 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the recent murder of Egyptian journalist Ahmed Mohammed Mahmoud, who was shot while covering the protests that began late last month in the capital, Cairo. Mr. Mahmoud, 36, was covering the[Read More…]
President Obama Details Plan to Win the Future through Expanded Wireless Access
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011. President Barack Obama will today detail his plan to win the future by catalyzing the buildout of high-speed wireless services that will enable businesses to grow faster, students to learn more, and public safety officials to access state-of-the-art, secure, nationwide, and interoperable mobile communications. In his State[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton on the Loss of Locally Employed Staff Member Khairy Ramadan Aly in Cairo
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011. On behalf of all the men and women of the State Department and USAID, I offer our condolences to the friends and loved ones of Khairy Ramadan Aly, a member of our Embassy family in Cairo who went missing from his home on January 28[Read More…]
