Iowa City, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012 – 1:28 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Hawkeyes! (Applause.) It is good to be back in Iowa! (Applause.) Can folks please give it up for Blake for that outstanding introduction? (Applause.) And I want to thank the University of Iowa Pep Band for firing everybody up.[Read More…]
Day: April 25, 2012
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, April 25, 2012
En Route Iowa City, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012 – 10:38 A.M. CDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning, everyone. Welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way from Colorado to Iowa. As you know, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, the President will be delivering remarks on the subject of[Read More…]
Alleged Acting New England Crime Boss Anthony Dinunzio Charged in Racketeering and Extortion Conspiracy
Nine Alleged Leaders, Underbosses, Members and Associates of the New England Crime Family Charged and Arrested Since January 2011 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2012. Anthony L. Dinunzio, 53, of East Boston, Mass., the alleged leader of the New England organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (NELCN), was arrested today on[Read More…]
Former Morgan Stanley Managing Director Pleads Guilty for Role in Evading Internal Controls Required by FCPA
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2012. A former managing director for Morgan Stanley’s real estate business in China pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to evade the company’s internal accounting controls, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch for[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, April 25, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT World Press Freedom Day / Eritrean Journalist Dawit Isaak MIDDLE EAST PEACE Palestinian Authority Restriction of Information Access / Settlements IRAN P-5+1 Process / Sanctions MIDDLE EAST PEACE Settlements NORTH KOREA U.S. Working Closely with China / Encourage North Korea to[Read More…]
Amnesty International Praises Connecticut Gov. Malloy For Signing Law to End Death Penalty
Hartford, CT-(ENEWSPF)- Amnesty International USA today applauded Governor Dannel P. Malloy for signing into law SB280, which repeals the death penalty in Connecticut for all future cases. The organization urged lawmakers considering repeal in other states to follow Connecticut’s example and vote to reject the “ultimate” human rights violation. Connecticut[Read More…]
Slow Jam The News with Barack Obama: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)
When Jimmy talks to the UNC audience about student loans, he decides a slow jam with President Obama and The Roots is appropriate. Comic genius.
Research Shows Genetically Engineered Crops Reduce Beneficial Soil Life
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012. Researchers at Portland State University have found that the cultivation of corn genetically engineered (GE) to express the insecticidal soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has negative impacts on beneficial soil life. The research team, led by PhD student Tanya Cheeke, was interested in determining whether the[Read More…]
WWII Veteran to Bicycle 360 Miles in Opposition to War
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012. World War II Marine combat veteran and Veteran For Peace member Samuel Winstead will be riding his bicycle on a 360-mile “Ride for Peace” that will depart Raleigh, NC, on Sunday, April 29, 2012, and conclude with a rally in front of the White House on[Read More…]
Chicago Headline Club Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Mary Mitchell and Mary Ann Bergerson Ahern
Finalists of the New Anne Keegan Award for Reporting on the Little Guy Also Announced Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Chicago Headline Club, the largest Society of Professional Journalists chapter in the country, today announced the winners of its 2011 Lifetime Achievement Awards. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern and Chicago[Read More…]