Day: April 19, 2010

Statement by Vice President Biden on Iraq

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010 – 1:37 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, folks.  I want to give you a brief update on an extremely important development in Iraq.  Early this morning on — early in the morning October 18th (sic April 18th), Iraqi security forces with the support of[Read More…]

UN Calls for Diverting Weapons Budgets to Economic Development

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2010 – The General Assembly today held a day-long debate on disarmament with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling on the world to reverse its spending on weapons as compared with development. “The world is over-armed, and development is under-funded,” he told the 192-member Assembly at the start of[Read More…]

UNICEF: Children Seriously Affected by Qinghai Earthquake

BEIJING–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2010 – As teams of rescuers continue to search for survivors in earthquake flattened Jiegu Town, on the 4000 metre high Tibetan plateau, the immediate danger to children from cold weather has emerged. Over the weekend many residents slept in the open in sub-zero temperatures, trying to keep[Read More…]

USDA Employees Remember Those Lost in 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and the employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture marked the 15th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing with a moment of silence to honor the memories of the 168 people, including seven colleagues from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,[Read More…]

Statement from DOT Secretary LaHood on Toyota’s Agreement to Pay Maximum Civil Penalty

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2010.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today made the following statement after Toyota Motor Corporation agreed to pay a $16.375 million fine – the largest fine permitted by law – for failing to notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a dangerous pedal defect for[Read More…]

Toyota Motor Corporation Agrees to Settle NHTSA Civil Penalty

Torrance, California—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2010. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it has agreed to settle the civil penalty demanded in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s April 5 letter related to the company’s recall for slow-to-return and sticky accelerator pedals by paying $16.4 million.   The company said: “We agreed[Read More…]

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