Day: November 20, 2009

Senator Burris Public Letter of Qualified Admonition as Issued by Senate Ethics Committee

Park Forest, Il–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2009.  Today, the Senate Select Committee on Ethics has closed its inquiry on Senator Roland Burris.  Below is the Public Letter of Qualified Admonition issued to Senator Burris by the Committee. Dear Senator Burris: After an extensive investigation, the Select Committee on Ethics is issuing this[Read More…]

House Democrats Introduce Legislation to End High School Dropout Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2009.  Democratic lawmakers announced today they will introduce critical legislation to address the high school dropout crisis, which poses a growing threat to the nation’s economic stability and global competitiveness. Nearly one-third of all high school students do not to graduate every year, costing the U.S. economy[Read More…]

Alabama School Reverses Decision To Bar Lesbian Student From Attending Prom With Her Girlfriend

RUSSELLVILLE, AL–(ENEWSPF)–November 20 – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded Franklin County School System officials for reversing their decision barring a lesbian student from attending the school prom with her girlfriend. The School System’s about-face, permitting 17-year-old Tharptown High School junior Cynthia Stewart to bring her girlfriend to the[Read More…]

Statement from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on House Passage of the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2009. “President Obama commends the House of Representatives for taking action to protect the care and physician choice that Medicare beneficiaries and TRICARE patients have earned. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act includes key provisions to update the payment system – including eliminating the steep payment cut[Read More…]

P&G Voluntarily Recalls Specific Lots of Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray

Cincinnati–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2009.  The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) announced today it is voluntarily recalling three lots of its Vicks Sinex nasal spray in three countries:  the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. The company said it is taking this precautionary step after finding the bacteria B. cepacia in[Read More…]

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