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Former Executive Director of the American Samoa Special Services Commission Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal More Than $325,000 in AmeriCorps Grant Funds
WASHINGTON—The former executive director of the American Samoa Special Services Commission (the commission) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to steal more than $325,000 in AmeriCorps grant funds, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
Illinois House Takes Up Radical Anti-Abortion Agenda Items This Week
CHICAGO , March 7, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — This is a critical week for women’s reproductive health care in the Illinois House, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois . Copying a disturbing pattern across the nation, members of the Illinois House of Representatives will consider a number of legislative proposals designed to “eliminate meaningful access to abortion services in Illinois and increase regulatory costs in the state,” according to the ACLU.
Chicago’s Next Mayor Will Support Green City Policies
Questionnaire Responses Show All Candidates Support “Green Growth Platform” of Environmental Law & Policy Center and Other Chicago Environmental Groups CHICAGO , Jan. 18, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — All of Chicago ‘s mayoral candidates committed to improving Chicago ‘s environment through their responses to the Green Growth Platform issued by the City’s leading environmental and conservation groups. The candidates’ responses are online at: www.mayoralgreenplatform.org .
Australian birds attract mates with ‘scary movie effect’
January 17, 2011 Using a horror film to bring your date closer is a classic move in the teenage playbook. Now, a study of Australian birds finds that other animals use the same “scary movie effect” to attract female attention, by hitchhiking mating signals onto the calls of predators.
Environmental Groups Issue Green Growth Platform for Next Chicago Mayor
Groups Raise 20 Questions for Mayoral Candidates’ Responses for Voters CHICAGO , Jan. 6, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Today, seventeen leading Chicago environmental and conservation groups issued their Green Growth Platform and questionnaire for the City.
Deputy spots mountain lion near Bedford
BEDFORD, Ind. (AP) – A southern Indiana sheriff is warning the public about the presence of mountain lions in the area after four reported sightings in the past week.
Isle Royale wolf-moose research project
(The Isle Royale research project) The Isle Royal research project monitors wolf and moose behavior. John Vucetich is assistant professor of wildlife ecology at Michigan Technological University.
Statement from Governor Pat Quinn on U.S. <!–more–>EPA’s Decision to Allow Use of E15 Fuel in Newer Vehicles
CHICAGO – October 13, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today applauded the decision by the U.S.
Rare toads make long hop home from US to Tanzania
A newborn Kihansi spray toad clings to the back of an adult female at the Bronx Zoo in New York. Photograph: Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society/AP It is an exhausting journey for a human, never mind a dwarf amphibian three-quarters of an inch long.
