Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on June 14, 2010, MYLES D. ALLALI, age 24, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, was sentenced in United States District Court in Benton. ALLALI to 60 months’ imprisonment, a $700 fine, and 15 years[Read More…]
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Mark Kirk Makes Like Bunny, Flees From Press
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From Greg Hinz at Crain’s Chicago Business: The Democratic and Republican nominees for the U.S. Senate, Alexi Giannoulias and Mark Kirk, gave their views on planning and environmental issues at a Metropolitan Planning Council lunch on Monday. But the news was what happened afterward: Mr. Kirk literally ran[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, June 21, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Conversation with Japanese Foreign Minister Okada / Relocation of US base at Okinawa Announcement of Marzuki Darusman as UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean Human Rights Condemnation of Journalist Killings in the Philippines Support for Upcoming Elections in Guinea U.S. Congratulations Colombians[Read More…]
CAP Report Addresses Homeless Gay and Transgender Youth
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. Gay and transgender homeless youth make up an estimated 20 percent of all homeless youth in the United States, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. Tomorrow, the Obama administration will release their strategy to prevent and end homelessness. CAP’s new report,[Read More…]
Three Peacekeepers Serving with UN-African Force Killed in Ambush in Darfur
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 June 2010 – The African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur vowed today that it would not be intimidated from carrying out its work after three blue helmets were killed and a fourth was seriously wounded in an ambush in a remote part of the war-wracked Sudanese region.[Read More…]
BP Disaster Commission Says Early End to Drilling Ban Unlikely
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. The commission appointed by President Obama to investigate the BP disaster in the Gulf won’t likely recommend lifting a ban on deepwater drilling, The New York Times reports. William K. Reilly, co-chair of the bipartisan panel, said lifting the moratorium would require fundamental changes to the[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander June 21, 2010
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response, briefed the media this morning. JOE KLINKER: OK. Good morning, everyone. This is Lt. Joe Klinker, Press Secretary for Admiral Allen, National Incident Commander. Thank you for joining us today.[Read More…]
Administration Sends Third Bill to BP
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. The Obama Administration today sent a third bill for $51.4 million to BP and other responsible parties for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. As a responsible party, BP is financially responsible for all costs associated with the response to the spill,[Read More…]
Florida Peninsula Command Post Implements Trigger Response Plan
MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. The Florida Peninsula Command Post (FPCP) has implemented a “Trigger Response” plan that will provide early, responsible and practical actions to collect oil products offshore and protect sensitive shorelines and natural resources if weathered Deepwater Horizon-related oil products were to approach the Florida Peninsula or Florida Keys.[Read More…]
Salazar Swears-In Michael R. Bromwich to Lead Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today swore-in former Justice Department Inspector General Michael Bromwich to lead reforms that will strengthen oversight and policing of offshore oil and gas development. Bromwich will oversee the fundamental restructuring of the former Minerals Management Service, which was responsible for[Read More…]
