Month: August 2012

LIHEAP Priority Enrollment Begins Sept 4 in Illinois

Seniors, People with Disabilities Can Begin Applying for Home Heating Assistance SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012.  The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Energy Assistance today announced that seniors and people with disabilities can begin applying for winter heating assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)[Read More…]

Statement by Secretary Panetta on Mental Health Executive Order

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012.  “I want to thank President Obama for his leadership in ensuring that America’s service members, military families and veterans receive the best possible mental health care and support.  Today’s executive order will help the Department of Defense team with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, August 31, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary’s Travel to Pacific and Asia SYRIA Meeting in New York / Humanitarian Assistance / Turkish Response Ambassador Ford President Morsi’s Comments CHINA/JAPAN Senkaku Islands Dispute VENEZUELA Refinery Fire AFGHANISTAN Attacks on Australian and ISAF Soldiers ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS Rachel Corrie Case IRAN[Read More…]

Readout of President Obama’s Call with Parish Presidents, Mayors, and County Leaders from Louisiana and Mississippi

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. This afternoon, the President convened a call with a number of Parish Presidents, Mayors and County Leaders from Louisiana and Mississippi who were impacted by Hurricane Isaac.  On the call, the President asked Secretary Napolitano and Administrator Fugate to provide the officials with an update on[Read More…]

Statement by NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Azerbaijan’s Decision to Pardon Ramil Safarov

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. President Obama is deeply concerned by today’s announcement that the President of Azerbaijan has pardoned Ramil Safarov following his return from Hungary.  Safarov confessed to the murder of Armenian Army officer Gurgen Margaryan in Budapest in 2004, and was serving a life sentence in Hungary for[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama to the Troops at Fort Bliss, TX

Fort Bliss, Texas–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012 – 1:06 P.M. MDT   THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Team Bliss! (Applause.) Hooah! Thank you so much, everybody. Hooah!   AUDIENCE: Hooah!   THE PRESIDENT: To General Lloyd Austin, thanks for the introduction and your leadership, leading our troops in Iraq and taking care of our soldiers[Read More…]

US Conference of Bishops Statement Supports Adjunct Union at Duquesne

PITTSBURGH–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012.  In the spirit of the Labor Day Statement delivered by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Adjuncts Association will distribute flyers at Monday’s parade asking Duquesne to treat all faculty members with dignity and to recognize their union.  The Conference of Catholic Bishops points out[Read More…]

NASA Administrator Statement at Neil Armstrong Memorial Service

  Apollo 11 Astronauts Michael Collins, left, and Buzz Aldrin talk at a private memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls  More photos from the Aug. 31 service. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012.  Today, we pay tribute to a[Read More…]

Amnesty International Calls on Afghanistan to Investigate ‘Despicable’ Beheadings of Children

New York–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012.  In separate incidents in Afghanistan that Amnesty International called “despicable,” a 12-year-old boy was found beheaded on Wednesday and a 7-year-old girl was reportedly beheaded and had her legs amputated by unknown assailants on Thursday. Amnesty International’s deputy director for Asia, Polly Truscott, said: “These two[Read More…]

Mitt Romney Vows to Do Away With Advancements in Women’s Health

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012.  Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, blasted Mitt Romney for his call to repeal the Affordable Care Act during his acceptance speech for the Republican Party’s nomination. “Once again, Romney vowed to repeal Obamacare, one of the greatest advancements for women’s health in a generation,[Read More…]

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