Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011 – 1:54 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. Just one quick announcement just to make sure everyone received the email announcement that National Security Advisor Tom Donilon will be holding a conference call to discuss Libya and the events in the Middle East at 2:30 p.m. [Read More…]
Day: March 11, 2011
Morocco: Announcement by King Mohammed VI
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. The United States welcomes the announcement by King Mohammed VI outlining his pledge to ongoing democratic development through constitutional, judicial and political reforms. This is a moment of profound change in the region and under the leadership of King Mohamed VI Morocco has made significant[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Clinton On the Earthquake in China
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I send our deepest condolences to those affected by the recent tragedy in southwestern China. As people in Yunnan province mourn the loss of life and work to save those that are injured[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Additional Army Casualty, March 10, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Loren M. Buffalo, 20, of Mountain Pine, Ark., died March 9 in Kandahar province of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. [Read More…]
IDOT Partners With State and Local Law Enforcement to Boost Safety for St. Patrick’s Day
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2011. St. Patrick’s Day festivities typically mean many Illinoisans will be celebrating with family and friends, but too often, celebrations can turn deadly because of impaired drivers. That is why the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Illinois State Police (ISP) are partnering with more than 150[Read More…]
Durbin Responds to OCC Chief on Interchange, Meets with Small Business About Benefits of Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to the Acting Comptroller of the Currency, John Walsh, yesterday, in response to his recent comments about interchange reform. Durbin’s letter corrected the record about what the new interchange law will and won’t do, and urged[Read More…]
Durbin Statement on HELP Committee Hearing Investigating For-Profit Colleges
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today submitted a statement for the record at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing chaired by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) on Bridgepoint Education, Inc, a for-profit college company. In his statement, Durbin focused on accreditation agencies which, he[Read More…]
Durbin Announces More Than $250,000 in FEMA Grants to Will and Kankakee Counties Firefighters
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2011. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has awarded $263,966 in grants to fire departments in Will and Kankakee Counties for hiring initiatives aimed at increasing the number of frontline firefighters.[Read More…]
