WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011. One year after the Affordable Care Act’s Patient’s Bill of Rights took effect, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report summarizing some of the achievements of the health reform law. In the eighteen months since the president signed the Affordable Care[Read More…]
Day: September 23, 2011
Nature Offers Key Lessons on Harvesting Solar Power, Says U of T Chemistry Professor
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011. Clean solutions to human energy demands are essential to our future. While sunlight is the most abundant source of energy at our disposal, we have yet to learn how to capture, transfer and store solar energy efficiently. According to University of Toronto chemistry professor Greg Scholes,[Read More…]
Pepperidge Farm Voluntarily Recalls Limited Quantity Of Baked Naturals Sesame Sticks
Norwalk, Conn–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011 – Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of 10.2-ounce boxes of Baked Naturals Sesame Sticks as a precaution due to the possible presence of small, thin pieces of wire. The affected product is marked with a yellow 20% More! banner across the top[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on No Child Left Behind Flexibility
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011 – 10:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Well, welcome to the White House, everybody. I see a whole bunch of people who are interested in education, and we are grateful for all the work that you do each[Read More…]
Four Alleged New England La Cosa Nostra Members and Associates Charged with Racketeering and Other Crimes
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 23, 2011. Four alleged members and associates of the New England La Cosa Nostra (LCN), including an alleged Rhode Island leader, have been arrested and charged in a second superseding indictment returned yesterday in federal court in Providence, R.I., with crimes involving racketeering and extortion. The charges and arrests[Read More…]
Organic Farmers Call for Clear Rules to Spur Innovation
Farmers urge federal regulators to clarify organic rules to eliminate the use of methyl iodide and promote green farming San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011. In light of growing concerns about the use of the cancer-causing strawberry pesticide methyl iodide, the New York Times reports today that farmers are urging the United[Read More…]
NRDC: House Votes Against Saving Lives in Approving TRAIN Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011. The House today approved the deadly TRAIN Act, needlessly putting tens of thousands of lives at risk and threatening the health of thousands more by allowing indefinite delays of badly needed pollution protections. Following is a statement by Franz Matzner, NRDC’s climate and legislative director: “The House effectively[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, September 23, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011. Alliance Praises the President’s Economic Proposal On Monday, President Obama outlined a series of spending cuts and tax increases that will result in $4.4 trillion in deficit reduction. The plan calls for comprehensive tax reform, the closing of tax loopholes, and ending special interest tax[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Receives Palestinian Application for UN Membership
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 September 2011. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today submitted an application for Palestine to become a United Nations Member State. Mr. Abbas handed over an application to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at UN Headquarters in New York this morning. Palestine currently has observer status at the UN. According to[Read More…]
Time for Action on UN-Backed Treaty Banning Nuclear Tests is Now, Ban Stresses
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 September 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged all remaining States to seize the moment and sign and ratify the global treaty banning nuclear tests, with the aim of bringing it into force by 2012. “We know that a comprehensive ban on nuclear tests is an indispensable stepping stone to[Read More…]
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