In the US, Native American women are facing an epidemic of sexual assault and violence. One in three reports being the victim of a rape or attempted rape and Native American women are also 10 times more likely to be murdered than other groups of women in the US. Most[Read More…]
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Durbin, Emanuel Announces $1.5 Million DOT Investment in Chicago Transit
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $1,500,000 in funding for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to continue work on a new bus service along the Western Avenue and Ashland Avenue. The Western[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Chairs Hearing on Hate Crimes and the Threat of Domestic Extremism
Experts Testify about “Upsurge” in Domestic Terrorism WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2012. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, chaired a hearing today on hate crimes and the threat of domestic extremism. Today’s hearing, which comes just a[Read More…]
DoD and VA to Fund $100 Million PTSD and TBI Study
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2012. The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are investing more than $100 million in research to improve diagnosis and treatment of mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). “At VA, ensuring that our Veterans receive quality care is[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, September 19, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Progress Report on Visas RUSSIA USAID / Programs did not Interfere with Elections Will Continue to Work with Civil Society / Support Free and Fair Elections LIBYA/MIDDLE EAST Security Evaluation / U.S. is not Withdrawing from the World In Close Touch[Read More…]
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