CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2010. All too often – especially during the summer construction season or after a major storm – property owners are solicited by unscrupulous roofing contractors and pressured to accept work with high prices and low quality. As the agency responsible for licensing roofing contractors, the Illinois Department of[Read More…]
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One Year After Obama’s Cairo Speech, U.S. Policies Continue To Unfairly Target Muslims
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2010. One year after President Obama’s Cairo speech on the relationship between the United States and Muslims around the world, the American Civil Liberties Union reiterates its call for improvements to national security policies that unfairly target Muslims. Many of the discriminatory policies identified by President Obama[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the Employees of K. Neal International Trucks, Inc.
Hyattsville, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2010 – 9:43 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: Well, let me just — please, everybody, have a seat — have a seat. It is wonderful to be here. And I want to make a couple of quick acknowledgments. This guy[Read More…]
Chicago Blackhawks Fans Take Heed: Phillies Fan Who Intentionally Vomited on Child Pleads Guilty
Commentary Chicago Blackhawks fans in Philadelphia for the Stanley Cup Finals might want to wear rain ponchos if they’re lucky enough to get anywhere near the Wachovia Center. Why? A 21-year-old New Jersey man pleaded guilty to intentionally vomiting on a man and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands during[Read More…]
Poll: Growning Number of Americans Oppose Repealing Health Insurance Reform Law
News Analysis A new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll asks a random sample of 855 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone May 6-9, 2010, whether any parts of the health insurance reform law should be repealed. Results show that a plurality of Americans said they would prefer Republicans to leave the new[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander for Deepwater BP Oil Spill Response, June 3, 2010
METAIRIE, La.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP oil spill response, briefed national and international media today on developments in the ongoing response. The briefing took place at 9:15 a.m. at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans. U.S. COAST GUARD ADMIRAL THAD ALLEN:[Read More…]
Obama Administration Sends $69 Million Bill To BP
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. The Obama Administration today sent a preliminary bill for $69.09 million to BP and other responsible parties for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The Administration will continue to bill BP regularly for all associated costs to ensure the Oil Spill Liability[Read More…]
UN Condemns Murder of DR Congo Human Rights Defender, Urges Inquiry
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 June 2010 – Senior United Nations officials called today for a prompt and rigorous investigation into the killing of a renowned Congolese human rights defender whose body has been found on the outskirts of the capital, Kinshasa, one day after he was summoned to a police station. Secretary-General[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, June 3, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton meets with Indian Education Minister Kapil Sibal/U.S.-Indian cooperation in higher education Under Secretary Burns’ meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Rao Secretary Clinton’s meeting with civil society activists from the Middle East and North Africa Special Envoy Mitchell’s visit to the Middle East[Read More…]
ACLU Sues For Records About Government’s Use Of Unconstitutional Spying Powers
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2010. The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union sued the government today for the release of documents about the implementation of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA), an unconstitutional spying law that gives the executive branch virtually unchecked power to collect[Read More…]
