NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 January 2010 – Another plane loaded with UNICEF emergency relief supplies arrived in Port-au-Prince this morning, carrying urgently needed water and sanitation supplies. This is the second load of UNICEF water and sanitation materials to arrive in Haiti in the past 24 hours. The shipment contained additional oral[Read More…]
Day: January 16, 2010
Haiti Quake ‘A Great Tragedy,’ Acting Top UN Envoy Says, January 16, 2010
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 January 2010 – The acting top United Nations envoy to Haiti called Tuesday’s catastrophic earthquake “a great tragedy,” as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon prepares to visit the impoverished Caribbean nation tomorrow. With the top UN official in Haiti, Hédi Annabi, still unaccounted for, Mr. Ban dispatched Edmond Mulet, his[Read More…]
NPR: Justice Department Intervenes In Gay Rights Suit (Audio and Text)
From NPR: For the first time in a decade, Justice Department lawyers have moved to intervene in a lawsuit on behalf of a gay high school student who was beaten up for being effeminate. The case marks a novel interpretation of the Title IX statute, which prohibits discrimination against students[Read More…]
Alaska’s Half-Term Governor Makes Half-Baked Debut As Fox News Contributor
Commentary By Karl Frisch This week, Sarah Palin, the half-term governor of Alaska-turned-Facebook terror analyst, joined Fox News as a contributor — the third such politician eyeing a bid for the GOP nomination in 2012 now working at the right-wing cable network. Palin’s appearances on Fox News this week are[Read More…]
Navy Medicine Responds to Haiti Earthquake Disaster
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort. Continuing Promise combines U.S. military and interagency personnel, non-governmental organizations, civil service mariners, academic and partner nations to provide medical, dental, veterinary and engineering services afloat and ashore alongside host nation personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Snow/Released) Washington,[Read More…]
Corporate Efforts Fuel Mercy Corps Response to Haiti Earthquake
Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2010. Corporations are generously supporting Mercy Corps’ response to this week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. Companies including ITT, Best Buy and Gap have contributed as well as collected donations from employees and customers. Violá, the Haitian subsidiary of Seattle-based wireless service provider Trilogy Partners International, is providing[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama, Former President Bill Clinton, and Former President George W. Bush on the Recovery and Rebuilding Effort in Haiti
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2010 -11:02 A.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. In times of great challenge in our country and around the world, Americans have always come together to lend a hand and to serve others and to do what’s right. That’s what the American people have been doing[Read More…]
Sun-Times Endorses Robin Kelly for IL State Treasurer
From the Chicago Sun-Times: Two strong Democratic candidates are vying to become the next Illinois treasurer. But only one has the right experience, temperament and background for the job. Robin Kelly, the chief of staff in the treasurer’s office, is the Chicago Sun-Times’ choice in the Feb. 2 primary. Kelly, 53,[Read More…]
REPORT: Top Fox News Programs Devote Scant Coverage To Haiti Earthquake
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– On January 13, Fox News’ three top-rated programs for 2009 — The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity, and Glenn Beck — devoted a combined total of less than 7 minutes of coverage to the earthquake in Haiti, instead choosing to air such things as Beck’s hour-long interview with Sarah Palin,[Read More…]
’24’ Returns To Fox With A Refreshed Jack Bauer (Video and Text)
From the Chicago Sun-Times: Here’s one reason to be proud to be an American: No matter how deep the recession, no matter how hopeless the situation, we can rest assured that there will always be enough money in the budget to blow things up for entertainment purposes. Rare is the[Read More…]