WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. This week, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) released the following statement in response to a letter written by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, that called for an extensive, burdensome investigation of Planned Parenthood Federation of America[Read More…]
Day: September 29, 2011
Internet Archive Reaches 3 Million Items With Rare Galileo Texts From the University of Toronto Libraries
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. Galileo’s Dialogo de Cecco di Ronchitti … de la Stella Nuova and Considerazioni … spora Alcuni Luoghi de Discorso di Lodovico delle Colombe – two pamphlets from a volume of fifteen treatises on comets published from 1575 to 1606, together represent the 3 millionth text to[Read More…]
Shermag Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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[Read More…]
Reebok to Pay $25 Million in Customer Refunds To Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising of EasyTone and RunTone Shoes
Settlement Order Prohibits Reebok from Making Unsupported Claims that ‘Toning Shoes’ Strengthen, Tone Muscles Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. In its ongoing effort to stem overhyped advertising claims, the Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that Reebok International Ltd. has agreed to resolve charges that the company deceptively advertised “toning shoes,” which[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Conviction of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The United States condemns the conviction of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Pastor Nadarkhani has done nothing more than maintain his devout faith, which is a universal right for all people. That the Iranian authorities would try to force him to renounce that faith violates the religious[Read More…]
Quinn Administration Announces New Jobs at FedEx Packaging Facility Grand Opening
GRAYSLAKE–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the opening of a new FedEx facility in Grayslake that would result in the creation of more than 450 new jobs, including managers, clerical staff, maintenance workers, drivers and more. Local officials, FedEx representatives and Assistant Director of Illinois Department of Commerce[Read More…]
IDOT, ISBE Asks Kids to ‘Hike it, Bike it’ on International Walk to School Day
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011 To support a healthy lifestyle for children and encourage green transportation practices, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Board of Education are urging schools across the state to participate in International Walk to School Day on Oct. 5. The event, which started as a[Read More…]
IDHS Launches Public Awareness Campaign to Help People with Disabilities Find Employment
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) is launching a new aspect of its public awareness campaign to help people with disabilities enter the workforce. A billboard campaign will officially begin October 1 and reach every region of the state. “We want[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces $12 Million i6 Green Investment to Promote Clean Energy Innovation and Job Creation
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. The Obama Administration today announced the six winners of the i6 Green Challenge, an initiative to drive technology commercialization and entrepreneurship in support of a green innovation economy, increased U.S. competitiveness and new jobs. Projects in Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, New England and Washington will each[Read More…]
It’s Not Only Wall Street That’s Occupied … Across the Country, Americans Say Wall Street Must ‘Pay US Back’
Bay Area, CA / Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. This week, homeowners, clergy, congregants, unions, and students in California’s Bay Area and Boston will conduct direct actions demanding that banks such as Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America pay their fair share of taxes, end the mortgage crisis, and[Read More…]
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