WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent In Charge of the Chicago Field Division Carl Vasilko yesterday to discuss crime gun tracing and the ongoing law enforcement efforts of the ATF Crime Gun Intelligence Center in[Read More…]
Day: February 6, 2015
Senators Durbin, Cummings Introduce Legislation To Put Coordinated Federal Oversight Of For-Profit College Industry Into Law
Committee to improve enforcement of federal law and increase for-profit college accountability to students and taxpayers established by executive action last year WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2015. Assistant Senate Democratic Leader, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on[Read More…]
Environmental and Business Leaders, Illinois Lawmakers Unveil Goals of New Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition
35% Renewable Energy by 2030 & 20% Energy Efficiency by 2025 will Add More Jobs Per Year in Illinois SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2015 — With Illinois facing critical decisions about its energy future, members of a new coalition that represents 33 Illinois businesses and more than 26 organizations representing[Read More…]
Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on January 2015 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2015. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the January 2015 Employment Situation report released today: “2015 is picking up right where 2014 left off – with strong, steady, sustained job growth that is leading a dynamic recovery. “Employers and workers alike[Read More…]
People Who Eat Organic Have Lower Pesticide Levels in Their Bodies
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2015. People who eat an organic diet have lower levels of pesticides in their bodies than those who eat conventional fruits and vegetables grown with pesticides, according to a new study published yesterday. The study, “Estimating Pesticide Exposure from Dietary Intake and Organic Food Choices: The Multi-Ethnic Study[Read More…]
Destination: Chicago Links New Interests to Future Careers for Hundreds of Youth
Chicago City of Learning & Hive Learning Network bring together 20+ citywide youth-serving organizations. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2015. Recently, hundreds of young Chicagoans, along with their parents and teachers, plus representatives of two dozen youth-serving organizations citywide, converged at Jones College Prep for the second annual Destination: Chicago—Winter Break. Presented by[Read More…]
Army Approves Awards for Victims of 2009 Fort Hood Attack
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2015. Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced today that he has approved awarding the Purple Heart and its civilian counterpart, the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom, to victims of a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, following a change in the medals’[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the 2015 National Security Strategy, Feb. 6, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2015. President Obama’s 2015 National Security Strategy (NSS) provides a comprehensive blueprint for defending and advancing America’s interests at home and around the world. It is clear-eyed about our nation’s challenges as well as our strategic opportunities. The strategy wisely calls for drawing on all the sources[Read More…]
‘Historic’ Surveillance Ruling Finds UK and USA Intelligence-Sharing Illegal
The Tribunal found that intelligence sharing between the USA and the UK was unlawful prior to December 2014. © David Goddard/Getty Images LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–6 February 2015. Amnesty International and others won an historic victory today as the legal body that oversees the practices of the UK secret services acknowledged that the[Read More…]
No Impunity for Corporate Torturers at Abu Ghraib, Attorneys Argue
Alexandria, VA –(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2015. Today, four Iraqi victims tortured at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison urged a federal district court to reject attempts by private military contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. (CACI) to have their lawsuit for the contractor’s role in their torture dismissed. Attorneys from the Center for[Read More…]
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