Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was joined today by Joseph M. Demarest, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI’s New York office, in announcing the arrest of a fugitive wanted for the December 2008 stabbing death of a Chicago[Read More…]
Month: January 2010
Chicago FBI: $10,000 Reward Offered in Search for Credit Union Robbers
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today that a reward of up to $10,000 was being offered for information leading to the identification and arrest of the individuals responsible for the October 7, 2009 armed robbery of[Read More…]
President Obama Calls for Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 28 – During his State of the Union address Wednesday night, President Obama said he would work with Congress and the military this year to repeal the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. The policy, passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1993, states that openly lesbian[Read More…]
Statement by White House Press Secretary on S.2949
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2010. On Wednesday, January 27, 2010, the President signed into law: S. 2949, the “Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act of 2010,” which increases, from $1 million to $25 million, the cap for fiscal year 2010 on the amount that the Department of[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Funding for NIU’s Cole Hall Construction, Stevens Building Renovations
DEKALB–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Northern Illinois University (NIU) will get $8 million to renovate Cole Hall, which on Feb. 14, 2008 was the tragic scene of an unprovoked attack where five students were shot and 19 were wounded. An additional $2.3 million will be used[Read More…]
U.S. Postal Inspectors to Aid Haitian Postal System Recovery
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2010. Because a viable postal sector is critical to any nation’s economic stability, Chief Postal Inspector William R. Gilligan, Jr. is sending U.S. Postal Inspectors to Haiti to conduct security assessments and help prepare for the restoration of mail service to the earthquake-ravaged country. “Members of the[Read More…]
U.S. Officials Consider Role in Haiti Beyond Immediate Relief
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 27, 2010 – The U.S. government still is figuring out the details of American assistance in Haiti, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said here today, noting that Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and President Barack Obama discussed the issue yesterday. “I think that everybody would say by now that[Read More…]
Maryland Lawmakers Prepare to Introduce Medical Marijuana Legislation
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2010. Yesterday, a team of bipartisan Maryland legislators announced the details of two bills that would make medical marijuana legal and accessible for qualified patients in the state. The bill’s main sponsor in the House is Del. Dan Morhaim (D-Baltimore County), who, as an internist and emergency[Read More…]
U.S. Helps Haitians Keep Earthquake Survivors Informed
PORT-AU-PRINCE–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2010. Haitian police and civilian volunteers, assisted by the U.S. military distributed more than 43,800 hand-held radios to survivors of the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. In a collaborative effort, the team handed out self-powered radios at major distribution centers in Cité Soleil, the Presidential Palace, the Petionville Club[Read More…]
Haitian Recovery Must Include Strengthening of Human Rights – Top UN Official
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2010 – Not only must Haiti’s infrastructure be built back better in the wake of the devastating earthquake, but its human rights mechanisms must also be enhanced, the top United Nations rights official said today. “Our paramount goal must be ensuring that all Haitian people attain their[Read More…]