WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2009. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties today held a hearing on the need for reform of death penalty appeals. Specifically, the hearing focused on the impact of habeas corpus limitations to pending death penalty sentences. The right to habeas corpus allows[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama on Job Creation and Economic Growth
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009 – 11:23 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, Strobe, for your extraordinary leadership here at Brookings, and thanks to all of you in attendance. Almost exactly one year ago, on a frigid winter’s day, I met with my new economic team at the headquarters[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Settlement of Cobell Class-Action Lawsuit on Indian Trust Management
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. “Today, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Attorney General Eric Holder announced that, at long last, a settlement has been reached in the Cobell class-action lawsuit. This suit was originally filed in 1996 over the United States government’s trust management and accounting of hundreds of thousands of[Read More…]
Administration Launches Comprehensive Open Government Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. As part of the Obama Administration’s work to change how Washington does business, the White House Tuesday issued the Open Government Directive requiring federal agencies to take immediate, specific steps to open their operations up to the public. The Administration also released an Open Government Progress[Read More…]
President Obama Announces Proposals to Accelerate Job Growth and Lay the Foundation for Robust Economic Growth
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. Today, the President laid out some of the broad steps that he believes should be at the heart of our efforts to help put Americans back to work and get businesses hiring again. This announcement is part of the President’s ongoing effort to take every responsible[Read More…]
Washington Times Continues Anti-Gay War on Kevin Jennings, ‘Obama’s Buggery Czar’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Washington Times continued its anti-gay war on Department of Education official Kevin Jennings in a December 8 editorial entitled "Obama’s buggery czar," the paper’s ninth editorial smearing Jennings since late September. The Times editorial advanced several false and misleading claims in order to paint Jennings as a[Read More…]
Late Nite Catechism Dinner and Comedy
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2009. The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University and Nuns4Fun will present “Late Nite Catechism” dinner and show on Saturday, December 12. The event will be held at Jenny’s Steak House, 20 Kansas Street, Frankfort, IL. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. with the show[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton to U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2009. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you all very, very much. This is an extraordinary evening, and I am deeply honored to receive this award on behalf of the State Department and USAID, the work that is done every single day by the men and women who serve[Read More…]
Bipartisan Amendment Preserves Federal Standard Disallowing Public Funding of Abortion
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2009 – Today, Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson and a bipartisan group of senators filed an amendment to extend the more than 30-year federal standard disallowing public funding for abortion to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009, the Senate health care bill. “As written, the[Read More…]
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, December 7, 2009
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2009. Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: David T. Matsuda, Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation Michael P. Huerta, Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation President Obama said, “I am grateful that such talented individuals have[Read More…]
