CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2014. When journalism student Aaron Lee takes center stage as student graduation speaker during Roosevelt University’s Dec. 12 Commencement at the Auditorium Theater, he will not only be sharing a story of perseverance in the face of serious illness; but also, loss of a loved one. He also[Read More…]
Day: December 9, 2014
Center for Constitutional Rights on NY Attorney General Call for Investigative Power: After Decades of Demands, There Is No Time to Waste
New York –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2014. In response to New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s call today that Governor Andrew Cuomo grant him the power to investigate in instances of police shootings of unarmed civilians, Vince Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), issued the following statement:[Read More…]
NY Attorney General Schneiderman Requests Executive Order To Restore Public Confidence In Criminal Justice System
Broad Coalition Calls On Governor To Act Immediately NEW YORK – (ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2014. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today was joined by a broad coalition of elected officials in outlining an immediate first step toward restoring public trust and confidence in the fairness of reviews of cases involving unarmed[Read More…]
Media Availability with Secretary Hagel in Kuwait, Dec. 8, 2014
KUWAIT–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: All right, folks, just like we’ve done this before. The secretary won’t have an opening statement. We’ll just go right to a couple of questions. We don’t have a whole lot of time, as usual, so we’re probably only going to take about[Read More…]
Congressmen Blumenauer, Poe Water for the World Act Passes House of Representatives
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2014. Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2901, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act authored by Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Ted Poe (R-TX). The Senate is expected to take action quickly on the bill, sending it to the President’s desk. Once[Read More…]