SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–November 23, 2010. Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, is urging people to share their family health history during Thanksgiving and other holiday family gatherings to help ensure a longer, healthier future together. Since 2004, the U.S. Surgeon General has declared every Thanksgiving to be National Family[Read More…]
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DOD Identifies Third Army Casualty, November 22, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. David S. Robinson, 25, of Fort Smith, Ark., died Nov. 20 in Qalat, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related accident. He was assigned to the 2nd[Read More…]
Remarks By State Department’s Special Representative for North Korea Policy Stephen Bosworth, Nov. 23, 2010
Beijing, China—(ENEWSPF)—November 23, 2010. Remarks made by Stephen W. Bosworth, State Department’s Special Representative for North Korea Policy after meetings with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH: Good evening. It has been a long day but I will make a couple of remarks. First of all, I want[Read More…]
FBI Releases 2009 Hate Crime Statistics
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Today, the FBI released 2009 statistics which indicated that 6,604 criminal incidents involving 7,789 offenses were reported as a result of bias toward a particular race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national origin, or physical or mental disability. Hate Crime Statistics, 2009, published by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, includes[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on North Korean Shelling of South Korean Island
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 23, 2010. Earlier today North Korea conducted an artillery attack against the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. We are in close and continuing contact with our Korean allies. The United States strongly condemns this attack and calls on North Korea to halt its belligerent action and to fully[Read More…]
Richard Seymour Hits Ben Roethlisberger
For those who want to know the complete story, just watch… Seymour was saddled with a $25,000 fine today. Good for him.
ALNAC Says Durbin Uninformed About Airport Project
Commentary With Congresswoman Halvorson now serving as a lame-duck legislator in Washington, the rhetoric over the proposed Peotone Airport is heating up. Sadly, over the past two years, neither Congresswoman Halvorson or Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., were able to set aside their incredible egos and work for the benefit of[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, November 22, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2010. INDEX: HAITI Cholera Crisis / Upcoming Elections / Helped Train Domestic Observers NORTH KOREA Ambassador Bosworth Leading Interagency Team to Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing / Claims of Uranium Enrichment Program / U.S. is Assessing Information / Evaluating Implications LEBANON Hariri Assassination / Special Tribunal for Lebanon EGYPT[Read More…]
New Affordable Care Act Rules Give Consumers Better Value for Insurance Premiums
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2010. New regulations issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) require health insurers to spend 80 to 85 percent of consumers’ premiums on direct care for patients and efforts to improve care quality. This regulation, known as the “medical loss ratio” provision of[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Additional Army Casualty, November 22, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Sgt. David J. Luff Jr., 29, of Hamilton, Ohio, died Nov. 21 in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was[Read More…]
