Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAQ/EGYPT/LIBYA Secretarial Phone Calls IRAQ Statements made by Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council officials SYRIA Meeting in Ankara Conversations with the Britain and France regarding Syria EGYPT Security challenges in the Sinai U.S. support of IMF assistance to Egypt Arrest of Islam Afifi[Read More…]
Day: August 23, 2012
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, August 23, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012 – 12:12 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here. I have no announcements, so let’s get started. Associated Press — Ken. Q Thanks, Jay. Governor Romney’s campaign is promoting a number of steps on energy today. Some of the goals[Read More…]
Tropical Storm Isaac Continuing West-northwestward; New Warnings and Watches for Bahamas and Cuba, Aug. 23, 2012 – UPDATE 5 pm AST
Miami—(ENEWSPF)—August 23, 2012 – Update 5 pm AST. Tropical Storm Isaac is continuing to move west-northward. New warnings and watches have been issued with this update for the Bahamas and Cuba. Summary As of 500 pm AST (2100 UTC) Tropical Storm Isaac was located 16.0n, 67.1w about 180 miles (285[Read More…]
Wisconsin Neurosurgeon Convicted of Filing False Tax Return and Failing to File Report of Foreign Bank Accounts
Doctor Hid $8 Million in Secret Offshore Accounts in India Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 23, 2012. A jury convicted Arvind Ahuja yesterday on federal tax charges stemming from his failure to disclose offshore bank accounts maintained in India and the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement On the Romney-Ryan Energy Plan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Today, in New Mexico, Mitt Romney released details about his energy plan. Romney’s plan rehashes the reckless Big Oil and Big Coal priorities he has pushed for months, ending numerous public health safeguards, shredding the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, throwing open public lands and[Read More…]
Zest Garden Recalls Wilson & Fisher Bistro Sets Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Big Lots Stores
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. 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…]
New Economic Policy Institute Report on Job Losses
Nearly 77 Percent of Total Job Losses Are in U.S Manufacturing Sector; High-Tech Manufacturing Hit Hardest; Every Congressional District Suffers Losses Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. More than 2.7 million American jobs—2.1 million of them in manufacturing—have been lost or eliminated since 2001, due to the United States’ mushrooming trade deficit[Read More…]
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Creation of Freight Policy Council
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the launch of the Freight Policy Council which will focus on improving the condition and performance of the national freight network to better ensure the ability of the United States to compete in today’s global economy. The council will develop[Read More…]
Manufacturing Job Growth Continues in Most Metro Areas of Illinois
State Unemployment Rate Drops Every Month This Year CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. The July local unemployment rate fell in five metro areas, increased in four and was unchanged in three compared to last year, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of[Read More…]
Nano-origami Project Combines Art and Engineering to Further Technology
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Engineers and artists at the University of Michigan will receive nearly $2 million from the National Science Foundation for a four-year research campaign to find out whether the ancient art of origami could bring nanotechnology into the third dimension. Industry is highly proficient at patterning[Read More…]
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