Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Video of what amounted to hundreds of vehicles buried in mountains of snow on Lake Shore Drive. Video was shot around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. Nod to Joe Napoli for linking this video on Facebook.
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Political Transition in Egypt, If Any, Should Take Place Now, Says UN Chief
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 February 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today once more urged restraint by all sides in Egypt, as pro- and anti-government protesters clashed during demonstrations in the capital, Cairo, and said that any political transition should take place sooner rather than later. President Hosni Mubarak announced yesterday that he[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Lunar New Year
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2011. I send my best wishes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and all who celebrate the Lunar New Year across the United States and around the world. As people of all cultures and faiths welcome in the new year, let all of us celebrate our[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, February 2, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2011 – 1:13 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon. Take us away, Mr. Feller. Q Thanks, Robert. We have your statement earlier about developments in Egypt, but I’m wondering if you could start off by telling us the President’s personal reaction to the bloody chaos in the[Read More…]
Durbin Chairs Hearing on the Constitutionality of the Health Care Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) chaired the first-ever Congressional hearing examining the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act today, two days after a Florida court ruled the health care law was unconstitutional and hours before the Senate was scheduled to vote on a Republican[Read More…]
The Secret to Programs that Work: New Tools for Program Design and Evaluation
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2011. Less than one-third of Americans have confidence that the federal government can solve problems, according to a recent Center for American Progress survey. The sentiment may be worse at the state level. The Pew Center on the States recently found that less than 20 percent of[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Briefing with DHS and FEMA on the Response to the Ongoing Severe Winter Weather, Feb. 2, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2011. President Obama was briefed this morning by phone by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate regarding the ongoing response to the large winter storm currently moving across the country. Throughout this storm, the National Weather Service has issued winter storm watches, warnings or[Read More…]
Statement From White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Violence in Egypt. Feb. 2, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2011. The United States deplores and condemns the violence that is taking place in Egypt, and we are deeply concerned about attacks on the media and peaceful demonstrators. We repeat our strong call for restraint. Source: whitehouse.gov
Detroit-Area Man Who Shot Jews While Serving as Nazi Policeman Ordered Removed from the United States
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2011. An immigration judge in Detroit has ordered John (Ivan) Kalymon of Troy, Mich., removed from the United States because of his participation in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving during World War II as an armed member of the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police (UAP) in Nazi-occupied L’viv, Ukraine,[Read More…]
Durbin Calls on College and University Heads to Be ‘Better Stewards of Taxpayer Dollars”
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday called on the leaders of over 300 colleges and universities to become ‘better stewards of taxpayer dollars’ by doing more to ensure those investments are matched with student achievement. Durbin called on schools to make certain students are completing degrees[Read More…]
