Office Manager for Doctor and Five Owners of Dallas-Area Home Health Agencies Also Arrested WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—February 28, 2012. A physician and the office manager of his medical practice, along with five owners of home health agencies, were arrested today on charges related to their alleged participation in a nearly $375 million[Read More…]
Day: February 28, 2012
New Influenza Virus Discovered in Guatemalan Fruit Bats
Bat flu virus is not believed to present a threat to humans Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2012. A new influenza A virus discovered in fruit bats in Guatemala does not appear to present a current threat to humans, but should be studied as a potential source for human influenza, according to[Read More…]
U.S. Bank in Park Forest Robbed Tuesday
The Web site BanditTrackerChicago.com released this photo of the suspect in today’s robbery of U.S. Bank. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Officials in Park Forest say that U.S. Bank, 99 Indianwood Boulevard, was robbed late this morning. According to BanditTrackerChicago.com, the suspect is described as an African American male, 5′ 6" to[Read More…]
Why I Voted for Jesse Jackson, Jr.
I voted for Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. And you should too. I voted today for Jesse Jackson, Jr. for Congress. And you should vote for him too. Among the many reasons I favor Jesse, Jr. over Debbie Halvorson, consider the following from the Chicago Tribune: Seated beside her "distracted" opponent[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, February 27, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012 – 1:22 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for coming to the White House for your daily briefing. I do not have any announcements at the top, so once I get my papers in order here I will take your questions. Ben.[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, February 27, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Trip to London, Tunis, and the Maghreb IRAN Congratulations of Iranian Film Director Asghar Farhadi SYRIA Friends of Syria Meeting / Sanctions / Humanitarian Initiative / Pressuring the Assad Regime / Opposition Group / China and Russia / Syrian[Read More…]
IDVA This Week to Swap Schedules of Veterans’ Service Offices in Litchfield and Carlinville
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) this week is swapping the schedules of two southwestern Illinois Veterans’ Service Offices located in Litchfield and Carlinville. Beginning tomorrow (Feb. 28th), IDVA will open a full-time Veterans’ Service Office in Litchfield. This office will be located in the offices[Read More…]
Industry Tries to Overturn Ban on Grand Canyon Uranium Mining
Conservation groups to defend international icon in court Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012. In an attempt to open public lands around Grand Canyon National Park to dangerous new uranium mining, the National Mining Association today filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Interior Department’s recent enactment of a 20-year ban[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, February 27, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012. TEPCO to Seal Seabed Near Fukushima Daiichi Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to cover about 17 acres of the seabed near the cooling water intakes of Fukushima Daiichi’s six reactors with a two-foot-thick mix of cement and clay. TEPCO said the project will prevent[Read More…]
