Day: July 29, 2011

Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, July 29, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011.   Reid Plan Would Address Debt Ceiling without Affecting Medicare, Social Security Without signed legislation to raise the national debt limit by August 2, the Treasury will not have enough funds to pay the nation’s bills. Administration officials have warned of potentially calamitous effects on the[Read More…]

Statement from Commerce Secretary Locke on the Advance Estimate of GDP for the Second Quarter of 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011.   The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released the advance estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2011. Today’s release also contained revisions to prior years. Real GDP grew 1.3 percent at an annual rate, below private-sector expectations of 1.8-percent growth[Read More…]

Bravo Sports Recalls Disney-Branded Pogo Sticks Due to Fall and Laceration Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011.  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…]

Voters Strong Desire for Job Creation Affirms USW’s Long-Standing Position

Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011.  United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard urged Congress and President Obama to heed the results of a new opinion poll released today showing Americans want Washington to focus on creating jobs, particularly in the manufacturing sector. The bipartisan poll released by the Alliance for[Read More…]

Why Plant ‘Clones’ Aren’t Identical

UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–29 July 2011.  A new study of plants that are reproduced by ‘cloning’ has shown why cloned plants are not identical. Scientists have known for some time that ‘clonal’ (regenerant) organisms are not always identical: their observable characteristics and traits can vary, and this variation can be passed on[Read More…]

Big Oil Pumps Up Profits with Taxpayer Subsidies as Deficit Mounts

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011.  This week, while the debt ceiling fight remains unresolved and conservatives in Congress ask for more spending cuts without closing tax loopholes, the five Big Oil companies—ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, and Shell—posted massive second-quarter profits thanks in no small part to billions in unnecessary subsidies and[Read More…]

AAA: July Gas Prices Continue to Fall

AURORA, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011- Gas prices throughout Illinois and Indiana continued to fall in July. Monthly average prices in Illinois reached $3.87, according to AAA Chicago’s most recent Fuel Gauge Report. The Illinois average for regular unleaded gasoline has decreased $.09 during the past month, but is still $1.05 higher[Read More…]

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