Columbus, OH–(ENEWSPF)–December 10 , 2010. Governor Ted Strickland today issued the following statement on the pending tax and unemployment legislation compromise currently before the United States Congress: “As I said a few weeks ago, I am puzzled by leaders of the Republican Party who would say that we cannot provide unemployment[Read More…]
Day: December 10, 2010
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Haiti: UN Security Council Calls on All Sides to End Post-Electoral Violence
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 December 2010 – The Security Council today called on all sides in Haiti to refrain from further violence in the dispute over preliminary results from last month’s first round of presidential and legislative elections. In a press statement following a briefing from Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain LeRoy,[Read More…]
Cast Iron Skillets Sold by QVC Recalled Due to Burn Hazard; Manufactured by Meyer Trading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Seattle Bike Supply Recalls Redline Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
43 Environmental Projects Receive TogetherGreen Innovation Grants
New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. Restoration of a wildlife sanctuary damaged by the Gulf oil spill, conservation internships for urban teenagers, and promotion of sustainable ranching are only three of the 43 projects in 27 states that will receive a total of nearly $1.1 million in the latest round of[Read More…]
35,000 New Species ‘Sitting in Cupboards’
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–10 December 2010. Of the estimated 70,000 species of flowering plants yet to be described by scientists, more than half may already have been collected but are lying unknown and unrecognised in collections around the world, a new study suggests. A lack of resources for collections of plant specimens[Read More…]
Flint Mayor Backs Middle Class Tax Cut Framework
Flint, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010- Flint Mayor Dayne Walling released the following statement today in support of President Barack Obama’s decision on extending tax relief. “It is not easy to find compromise in government and what President Obama has done is demonstrate that true leaders can work together for the betterment[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. More than 60 years later, the Declaration reflects the world’s commitment to the idea that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” As Americans, this self-evident truth[Read More…]
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010: Win for Women, Mothers and Working Families
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. Today, the White House released a report entitled “The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010: Win for Women, Mothers and Working Families” to continue to make the economic case for tax agreement. The full report is below. A post by Valerie[Read More…]