University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Secretary of State’s Mobile Service Unit will be at GSU on Tuesday, September 1, from 1:30 to 7 p.m., in the Hall of Governors. Services available at the mobile service unit include driver’s license renewal, replacement, and corrections; State ID card renewal, replacement, and corrections; vehicle[Read More…]
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Matteson Business Association Seminar ‘Doing Business with the Government’
Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Matteson Business Association is hosting a seminar on Doing Business with the Government at the Matteson Holiday Inn. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Matteson Holiday Inn 500 Holiday Plaza Drive, Matteson, Illinois, 60443. Anyone[Read More…]
Weekly Address – President Obama Debunks ‘Phony Claims’ about Health Reform; Emphasizes Consumer Protections, August 22, 2009
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2009. Each and every day in this country, Americans are grappling with health care premiums that are growing three times the rate of wages and insurance company policies that limit coverage and raise out-of-pocket costs. Thousands are losing their insurance coverage each day. Without real reform, the[Read More…]
Lutherans Overwhelmingly Approve Sexually Active Gays As Clergy
The news from WTAE in Pittsburgh: MINNEAPOLIS — The nation’s largest Lutheran denomination took openly gay clergy more fully into its fold Friday, as leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to lift a ban that prohibited sexually active gays and lesbians from serving as ministers. Under the[Read More…]
Chicago FBI: Three Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leaders Among Dozens Indicted in Chicago
Chicago-Based Cell Allegedly Handled 1,500 to 2,000 Kilograms of Cocaine Per Month; Local Indictments Seek Forfeiture of More Than $1.8 Billion in Cash Proceeds Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Thirty-six defendants in the U.S. and Mexico, including three alleged Mexican drug cartel leaders, were charged in eight indictments unsealed yesterday and today in[Read More…]
Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Accusure® Insulin Syringes
Huntsville, AL–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009. Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of Accusure® Insulin Syringes (1/2 cc – 31 G – Short Needle) with lot number 6JCB1 (Expiration 10/2011) – NDC 0603-7001-21. This lot was distributed between January 2007 and June 2007 to wholesalers and retail pharmacies[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting With Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009. “The President invited Senator Daschle to the White House for a quick check-in on the health insurance reform process and to exchange views on the process moving forward. Senator Daschle is one of the foremost experts on health care and on the legislative process, and has[Read More…]
FBI Responds to United States Parole Commission Decision to Deny Parole to Leonard Peltier
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Statement of Thomas J. Harrington, Executive Assistant Director, FBI Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch: The FBI family has never forgotten the ultimate sacrifice made by FBI Special Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams, and we fully support the decision of the United States Parole Commission to deny[Read More…]
Former Military Contractor Sentenced for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009. Raschad L. “Sean” Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. (KBR) assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his role in a bribery and a fuel diversion scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A.[Read More…]
Former UBS Banker Sentenced to 40 Months for Aiding Billionaire American Evade Taxes
MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009. Former UBS banker, Bradley Birkenfeld of Weymouth, Mass., has been sentenced to 40 months incarceration by Judge William J. Zloch in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. On June 19, 2008, Birkenfeld pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States, the Justice Department announced today. According to court documents[Read More…]
