WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)– May 15, 2010- Sampco, Inc., a Chicago, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 87,000 pounds of beef products that may contain the animal drug Ivermectin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. Ivermectin is a broad-spectrum antiparasitic and is used as a de-worming agent in[Read More…]
Day: May 15, 2010
Weekly Address: President Obama ‘Wall Street Reform Will Bring Greater Security to Folks on Main Street’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2010. On Thursday, I paid a visit to a small business in Buffalo, New York, a town that’s been hard hit in recent decades. I heard from folks about the struggles they’ve been facing for longer than they care to remember. And I talked with them about[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation – World Trade Week, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2010. For our Nation to compete and win in the 21st century, we must rebuild our economy on a stronger, more balanced foundation. Part of that effort will require us to boost our exports, which are critical for our long-term prosperity and which support millions of American[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation – National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week. 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2010. The transportation networks of early America connected our rapidly growing Nation with natural waterways and dirt roads, making travel difficult and time-consuming. In the time since, undeveloped paths have given way to iron and concrete thoroughfares, and our modern transportation system has profoundly shaped our landscape,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, May 14, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2010. INDEX: IRAN Human Rights/ al Qaida JAPAN Futenma UNITED KINGDOM Meeting with UK Foreign Minister BRAZIL Secretary’s Call to Brazilian Foreign Minister INDIA Discussions Regarding Iran IRAQ Ambassador Hill PAKISTAN Times Square Bomber MARSHALL ISLANDS Secretary’s Meeting with Marshall Island’s President CHINA Human Rights Dialog SOUTH[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton With British Foreign Secretary William Hague After Their Meeting
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2010. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon. I am delighted to welcome Foreign Secretary Hague here to the State Department on his first overseas trip in his new position. I was pleased to host him when he was in his shadow stage some months ago, so this is[Read More…]
‘No Religious Test’ Should Mean No Religious Test
Commentary By Charles C. Haynes Director, Religious Freedom Education Project Editor’s note: This commentary originally appeared May 11 on The Washington Post‘s Web site. Reprinted by permission. Q: If Elena Kagan is confirmed to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court would for the first time in its[Read More…]
Buchanan Complains That With Kagan, Supreme Court Will Have Too Many Jews
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– From Pat Buchanan’s May 14 syndicated column (emphasis added): Indeed, of the last seven justices nominated by Democrats JFK, LBJ, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, one was black, Marshall; one was Puerto Rican, Sonia Sotomayor. The other five were Jews: Arthur Goldberg, Abe Fortas, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Stephen[Read More…]
Mother and Son Among Five Charged in Englewood Drug Sweep
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was joined May 13 by Jody P. Weis, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (CPD), in announcing the arrest of three suspected members or associates of the Gangster Disciples street gang. A[Read More…]
Chicago Police Officer Charged with Lying to FBI Agents About Bribes for Promising to Fix Police Board Cases
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Chicago police officer will appear in Federal Court May 10 on charges alleging that he lied to federal agents about whether he had ever solicited or accepted bribes from fellow officers in exchange for promising to fix disciplinary cases before the Chicago Police Board. The defendant, Victor[Read More…]