Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Free the Press Campaign / Syrian Journalist Mazen Darwish CHINA Query on Chen Guangcheng / Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell Secretary Clinton’s Upcoming Travel / Secretary’s Statement in November ISRAEL/ PALESTINIANS Special Envoy David Hale’s Recent Travel IRAN U.S. Position Remains the[Read More…]
Day: April 30, 2012
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Noda of Japan at Joint Press Conference
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2012 – 2:16 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Please be seated. Good afternoon, everybody. It is a great pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Noda of Japan, one of America’s closest allies in the Asia Pacific region but also around the world. And, of course, one of the reasons[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Building and Construction Trades Department Conference
Washington, DC–(ENEWSFP)–April 30, 2012 – 10:38 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hey! Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much. Everybody, please have a seat. (Applause.) Thank you, guys. Everybody, take a seat. Well, thank you, Sean,[Read More…]
United States-Japan Joint Statement: A Shared Vision for the Future
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2012. The U.S.-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of peace, security, and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. This partnership has underwritten the dynamic growth and prosperity of the region for 60 years. The strength of this Alliance, which was demonstrated during the Great East Japan Earthquake of[Read More…]
Affordable Care Act Saved People on Medicare Over $3.4 Billion on Prescription Drugs
In the first three months of 2012 alone, more than 220,000 people on Medicare saved an average of $837, 8.9 million used a free preventive service Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2012. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare have saved a total of $3.4 billion[Read More…]
Citing Lack of Efficacy, EPA Orders Hospital Disinfectant Removed from Market
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the manufacturer of an antimicrobial disinfectant intended for use in hospitals to remove the product from sale. Citing a violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA issued a Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order[Read More…]
Heather Adney, Rich East Stellar Student
Rich East Stellar Student Heather Adney. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest continues with our series of stellar students from Rich East High School. Mr. Kevin Kredens, the school’s publicity liaison, provides each student a series of the same questions. All responses are in the students’ exact words,[Read More…]
Forest Trail Students Pitch In and Help Out
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On a snowy Friday morning in January, a group of Forest Trail School students and Cheryl Muench, Forest Trail co-principal, put on winter weather gear, grabbed snow shovels donated by the Park Forest Police Department and walked into the school’s surrounding neighborhood to shovel residents’ driveways and[Read More…]
Forest Trail Students To The Rescue
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Forest Trail School students Oceana Mohead, Brett Hinson, D’Andre Allen, and Alexander Godley will be recognized by the Village of Park Forest during special ceremonies for the good citizenship they exhibited when they came to the aid of an elderly woman this winter. The four students comforted[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of April 30, 2012
Marian teacher Gary Kopycinski with former student Dennis Kelly of Purdue. Kelly spent some time working out at Marian Friday as he waited for a call from the NFL Draft. Kelly was picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles in the Fifth Round of the draft. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April[Read More…]