Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2010. The Park Forest Nurses Club will meet on Thursday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary United Protestant Church, 425 N. Orchard Drive (corner of Lincoln Highway and Orchard Dr.), Park Forest. Guest speaker, Dr. Shanaz Azad, M.D., will discuss “Vaccines.” Dr. Azad, who specializes[Read More…]
Day: November 5, 2010
Governor Quinn Ready to Work for the Common Good of All in Illinois
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2010. Outside the Thompson Center in Chicago, Governor Pat Quinn spoke publicly following the announcement earlier today that Republican Bill Brady had conceded the election. “We have many challenges ahead, this is an awesome job. I’m greatly honored to hold the job of governor,” Quinn said.[Read More…]
Federal Court Refuses To Throw Out Challenge To Guantánamo Prisoner’s Nine Year Detention
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 5 – A federal appellate court today sent a lawsuit challenging the unlawful detention of Guantánamo prisoner Mohamedou Ould Salahi back to district court for further review. In March, the district court had ordered Salahi released from Guantánamo because the government could not prove that he was part of[Read More…]
U.S. Assistance to Haiti Related to Hurricane Tomas and Cholera Outbreak, November 5, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2010. MR. TONER: Mark Ward from our Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, who is here to give us an update on U.S. efforts regarding Hurricane Tomas. Mark, over to you. MR. WARD: Thanks. We handed out some maps, right, and then – here it is as well[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, November 5, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2010. 1:44 p.m. EDT MR. TONER: We’ll also obviously continue to assess the situation throughout the weekend and, if necessary, we can do press calls or do a conference call tomorrow or Sunday as events dictate. I just have a few things at the top and then[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — Veterans Day
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2010. On Veterans Day, we come together to pay tribute to the men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces. Americans across this land commemorate the patriots who have risked their lives to preserve the liberty of our Nation, the families[Read More…]
Brady Concedes IL Governor’s Race
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2010. Senator Bill Brady has stated that he believes it is impossible for him to close the roughly 19,000 vote gap and conceded the election to Governor Pat Quinn. Brady said “There has been no greater honor for us to be part of the campaign,” and further[Read More…]
Keith Olbermann SUSPENDED From MSNBC Indefinitely Without Pay
From the Huffington Post: MSNBC has suspended star anchor Keith Olbermann following the news that he had donated to three Democratic candidates this election cycle. "I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay," MSNBC[Read More…]
Center for American Progress on the UN’s High Level Advisory Group Report on Climate Change Financing
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2010. By Richard W. Caperton and Andrew Light This morning, the UN’s High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing delivered its final report to the UN Secretary General. The report contains much valuable information. In particular, the advisory group clearly concluded that directing 100 billion dollars[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka on October Jobs Report
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)– November 5 – Tuesday’s election results and today’s jobs numbers are a clarion call to the next Congress that job creation and fixing our economy must be the number one priority. With the unemployment rate stagnant at 9.6 percent, it’s no wonder people are angry, frustrated and disappointed. Despite[Read More…]