Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Even though the Library will be closed for renovations this week, the Potpourri of Lectures series will be held at Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. This week’s lecture is, “Have You Ever Wondered How All Those Paintings Got Into the Art Institute?” The lecture will be held at[Read More…]
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Save the Children President Charles MacCormack Urges Congress to Strengthen Haiti’s Capacity to ‘Build Back Better’
Westport, Conn.–(ENEWSPF)– In his testimony today before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee, Save the Children President Charles MacCormack urged Congress to help ensure a brighter future for Haiti and its children by strengthening the capacity of its government, citizens and private sector. He noted that well-coordinated collaboration between the Haitian[Read More…]
The Politically Motivated Selective-Victimhood of Sarah Palin
Commentary By Karl Frisch You’ve got to hand it to Fox News contributor Sarah Palin. After all, there aren’t many people who can make news with a single Facebook post. Her status updates are like catnip for journalists and media types. In a story detailing purported liberal criticism of White[Read More…]
Getting Out of the Deep Unemployment Hole
Commentary By David Madland The employment figures released by the Department of Labor today show mixed news for workers. Unemployment fell to 9.7 percent in January 2010 from 10.0 percent in December 2009. Only 20,000 jobs were lost last month, and temporary employment increased, which is a harbinger of future[Read More…]
Gen. Colin Powell Adds his Powerful Voice in Support of Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– The effort to repeal the discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law received a monumental boost of support from General Colin Powell. The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the 1990’s, who supported the laws passage back in 1993, changed his position in a statement sent[Read More…]
Two New Jersey Executives Each Sentenced to 27 Months in Jail for Roles in Nationwide Scheme to Defraud the Federal E-Rate Program
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Former co-owners of a New Jersey-based computer services provider were each sentenced to 27 months in jail for participating in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced. Benjamin Rowner and Jay H. Soled, former owners of DeltaNet Inc., were also each sentenced to[Read More…]
President Clinton to Make Second Visit to Haiti Following Earthquake
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)– President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, will travel to Haiti on Friday to meet with Haitian leaders, visit Gheskio clinic in Port-au-Prince, and deliver essential supplies. President Clinton traveled to Haiti two weeks ago, days after[Read More…]
U.K. Firm Pleads Guilty to Illegally Exporting Boeing 747 Aircraft to Iran
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Balli Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Balli Group PLC, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to a two-count criminal information in connection with its illegal export of commercial Boeing 747 aircraft from the United States to Iran, announced[Read More…]
Resident of India Pleads Guilty in International Online Brokerage ‘Hack, Pump and Dump’ Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– A resident of India pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges arising from an international fraud scheme to "hack" into online brokerage accounts in the United States and use those accounts to manipulate stock prices, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal[Read More…]
Madigan Suit Against Washington County Contractor Alleges Failure To Fulfill Home Improvement Contracts
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit in Washington County Circuit Court alleging that a local home repair contractor solicited contracts and collected fees for work that the contractor failed to perform or completed in a substandard manner. Madigan’s suit alleges that Everett and Myra Henson, who operate[Read More…]
