Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. As part of President Obama’s all of the above approach to energy, the Obama Administration today joined with the governors of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will streamline the efficient and responsible development[Read More…]
Month: March 2012
Governor Quinn Encourages Attendance at First Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network Event
Berwyn Event to Connect Families Facing Foreclosure with Resources to Help Keep Their Homes CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. As part of his commitment to affordable housing and foreclosure prevention, Governor Pat Quinn today encouraged Illinois families facing foreclosure to attend the Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network’s first “Keep Your Home, Illinois” workshop.[Read More…]
Virginia Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Scheme to Conceal Pakistan Government Funding for His U.S. Lobbying Efforts
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2012. Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, 62, a U.S. citizen and resident of Fairfax, Va., was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and tax violations in connection with a decades-long scheme to conceal the transfer of at least $3.5[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, March 30, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. Seniors, Others Await Fate of Health Reform as Supreme Court Hears Arguments Seniors were among the many supporters and opponents of the 2010 health care law keeping a close eye on the Supreme Court this week, as the court heard oral arguments on the case to[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest Aboard Air Force One, March 30, 2012
En Route Burlington, Vermont–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012 – 10:36 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good morning, as we fly on Air Force One toward a beautiful neck of the woods in the country. We’ve got a couple of campaign events each, both in Vermont as well as in Maine. I have one quick[Read More…]
Marijuana Legalization Winning By 5% In New Poll
A New Poll Out States What Most People Already Know – Time To Legalize OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. A new poll was released yesterday by Rasmussen Reports that states 47% of people surveyed support ending marijuana prohibition, versus 42% that want to keep marijuana illegal. 10% of respondents were undecided. I[Read More…]
Madigan: House Passes Debtors’ Rights Act
Bill Would Ban Practice of Sending Debtors to Prison When They Cannot Afford to Pay Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan applauded House lawmakers for passing the Debtors’ Rights Act of 2012 to protect vulnerable consumers from being hauled to jail over unpaid debts. On Thursday, legislators voted 107-0-1[Read More…]
Novartis’s Day in Court Set for July 10, 2012
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. India’s Supreme Court will now begin hearing a challenge to the country’s patent law by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis on July 10, 2012. The Novartis Supreme Court case is the final act in a legal battle that stretches back six years and has significant ramifications[Read More…]
Statement from Reverend Al Sharpton and NAN Re: the Continued Calls for Justice on Behalf of Trayvon Martin
New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2012. “Since the time that Attorney Ben Crump, representing the parents of Trayvon Martin, reached out to me and National Action Network (the first national civil rights group to get involved in the case), I have called for the arrest of George Zimmerman for probable cause[Read More…]
Community Members March to Mayor Bloomberg’s House to Protest Out of Control Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC
Under Bloomberg, More Than 400,000 People Arrested on Low-Level Marijuana Charges in NYC, at a cost of over $600 Million; Most Are Black and Latino, Despite Whites Using Marijuana at Higher Rates Illegal Searches and Bogus Misdemeanor Arrests Continue, Despite Order by Commissioner Kelly to Halt Unlawful Police Practices; Marijuana[Read More…]
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