Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2011. The United States is concerned by reports of the detention on March 31 of many Russian citizens who were participating in peaceful rallies throughout Russia to demonstrate their support for Article 31 of the Russian Constitution, which guarantees Russian citizens the right to peaceful assembly.[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 31, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2011 – 1:40 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Hope everyone is well on this cold and rainy day. I don’t have much. I just wanted to — to start with, rather — I just wanted everyone to take note of the fact that[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, March 31, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT U.S. Remains Concerned with the Iranians Government’s Continued Persecution of Baha’is and other Religious Minority Communities LIBYA Musa Kusa/ State Department Did Not Play a Role/NEA Assistant Secretary Feltman Trying to Get Envoy into Eastern Libya/Depends on Security Situation/Status Has[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Additional Army Casualty, March 31, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pvt. Jeremy P. Faulkner, 23, of Griffin, Ga., died March 29 of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire in Konar province, Afghanistan. He[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Capital Funding For Expansion of Southwestern Illinois College
BELLEVILLE–(ENEWSFP)–March 31, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today visited Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC) to announce a $19.1 million investment that will help improve energy efficiency at the school’s Belleville campus. The Illinois Jobs Now! capital investment will fund construction of an environmentally-friendly, 72,000 square-foot expansion of the Liberal Arts Building. The[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Asks Commerce Secretary to Help Resolve Itasca Company’s Dispute
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with the CEO of Illinois-based Fellowes, Inc., Jamie Fellowes, to discuss the company’s effort to recover hundreds of millions of dollars worth of capital assets and intellectual property that were stolen by the company’s onetime Chinese business partner. Late[Read More…]
To The Editor: Not So Fast On ‘Great Recession’ Op-Ed
To The Editor: With regard to your 3/30/11 commentary, “Did Mayor John A. Ostenburg Cause The Great Recession?”, the Village government’s share of property taxes for tax year 1999 for SD 163 (Rich Township) in 1999 was 21.5% and 30.6% in 2009. Conversely, the school’s share decreased from 67.3% to[Read More…]
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