Jacpueline and Miquel Cruz, longtime sweethearts, celebrate their marriage. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr today married longtime sweethearts who obtained the first marriage license of 2011. Jacqueline Cruz and Miguel Cruz have been a couple since being introduced by Miguel’s sister in 1997. While looking[Read More…]
Month: January 2011
Owners of Defunct Wildwood Industries Sentenced
Peoria, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Bloomington, Illinois couple who owned and operated Wildwood Industries, Inc., Gary and Toni Jo Wilder, were sentenced today to 15 years (184 months) and seven years (84 months), respectively, for their role in a $213 million fraud scheme that defrauded lenders to fund manufacturing equipment that did[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, January 3, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2011. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Tom Nides Welcomed as New Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Ambassador Steve Bosworth Trip to Seoul / Meeting with Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan and Ambassador Wi Sung-lac / Onward Travel to Beijing and Tokyo Ambassador Princeton Lyman Travel to Sudan /[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, January 3, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Maung P. Htaik, 20, of Hagerstown, Md., died Jan. 1 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Signing the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 2, 2011 “I was honored to sign the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act to ensure that rescue and recovery workers, residents, students, and others suffering from health consequences related to the World Trade Center disaster have access to the medical monitoring and treatment they need. We[Read More…]
Former Colombian Maritime Training Instructor and Co-Conspirator Plead Guilty to U.S. Drug Charges
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2011. A former Colombian maritime training instructor and a co-conspirator have pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport thousands of kilograms of cocaine from various ports along the coast of Colombia to waiting vessels that transported the cocaine to the United States and other countries, announced Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Seeks Delegates for Summer Science Education Camp
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn is calling on graduating high school seniors to apply for an opportunity to attend the National Youth Science Camp (NYSC) in West Virginia this summer. Students from across Illinois are encouraged to apply for a full scholarship to the month-long NYSC program. Two students[Read More…]
Federal Agencies Join Efforts to Reduce Radon Exposure
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2011 January is National Radon Action Month and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and eight other federal agencies are announcing a new effort to strengthen the fight against radon exposure. Radon exposure is the leading cause of non-smoking lung cancer. Senior leaders from the federal agencies are pledging[Read More…]
Deterring Possible War and Genocide in Sudan
A Message From George Clooney and John Prendergast Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2011. A new state is being born in Southern Sudan against a backdrop of decades of war between the South and North of Sudan. A peace deal in 2005 ended the latest round of open conflict, but the possibility[Read More…]
George Clooney: ‘The World Is Watching’ – New Satellite Sentinel Project Aims to Deter War in Sudan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2011. A new human rights project — initiated by George Clooney — will combine satellite imagery analysis and field reports with Google’s Map Maker technology to deter the resumption of war between North and South Sudan. Launched last week, the Satellite Sentinel Project will use satellite imagery[Read More…]
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