Costa Rica—(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2012. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the northwest coast of Coast Rica today. The quake hit Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula, on the Pacific coast about 87 miles west of the capital, San Jose. It was centered more than 28 miles deep.[Read More…]
Day: September 5, 2012
Million Hearts Launches New Educational Program to Improve Americans’ Blood Pressure Control
Team Up. Pressure Down. encourages pharmacist-patient engagement Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2012. Customers at drugstores around the nation can get help to improve blood pressure control, through a collaboration among pharmacists, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and other partners. The program, “Team Up. Pressure Down.,” includes educational videos,[Read More…]
‘Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity’ to Visit New York on September 6-7 to Call for End to Failed Drug War
Unprecedented Coalition of NY Organizations to Welcome Caravan with Vigil-March, Press Conference at City Hall, Action at HSBC Bank, and More Poet Javier Sicilia and Other Drug War Survivors Will Honor 60,000+ Lives Lost in Mexico and Demand Accountability for Wall Street’s Money Laundering for Drug Traffickers New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 5,[Read More…]
Occupy Obama Day 2: Homeowners & Anti-Eviction Activists Demand President Obama Replace Head of Fannie&Freddie, Ed DeMarco
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2012. Chicagoans fighting eviction and foreclosure will rally with Maria Dolores at the regional offices of Fannie Mae, a taxpayer-funded mortgage lending company that is evicting Dolores and thousands of other families across Chicago. For months, Dolores had sought a mortgage modification from her lender, Indy Mac/One West Bank. For more[Read More…]
Remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention (Video/Text)
Charlotte, North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2012 – 10:38 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! MRS. OBAMA: With your help. With your help. (Applause.) Let me start — I want to start by thanking[Read More…]
Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital (Rolling Stone)
Commentary Get to know Mitt Romney via footwork from Rolling Stone: Last May, in a much-touted speech in Iowa, Romney used language that was literally inflammatory to describe America’s federal borrowing. "A prairie fire of debt is sweeping across Iowa and our nation," he declared. "Every day we fail to[Read More…]
Rolling Stone: The Federal Bailout That Saved Mitt Romney
Commentary Get to know Mitt Romney. From Rolling Stone: Mitt Romney likes to say he won’t "apologize" for his success in business. But what he never says is "thank you" – to the American people – for the federal bailout of Bain & Company that made so much of his[Read More…]
State’s Traveling ‘Portrait of a Soldier’ Exhibits to Visit Chicago Area and Downstate Locations During September
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2012. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) is announcing that traveling versions of the state’s “Portrait of a Soldier” memorial exhibit will be touring Illinois during September. “Portrait of a Soldier” features hand-sketched portraits of approximately 300 fallen Illinois service members who have been killed since the[Read More…]