Day: August 6, 2013

State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, August 6, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT U.S. Mission Closures YEMEN U.S. Response to Immediate, Specific Threat Status of U.S. Embassy Sana’a Yemen Travel Warning in Effect since 2002 Reduction in Staff at Embassy Sana’a U.S. Embassy Operations in Sana’a Continue Concerns about Attacks against U.S. Citizens or[Read More…]

Congressional Leaders Tell Wall Street to ‘Can It’

Merkley, Blumenauer, Bonamici Highlight Wall Street Speculation That Is Costing Middle Class Families Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013.  Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley, Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici visited Hopworks Brewery today to call attention to Wall Street speculation in commodity markets that is driving up the prices of aluminum,[Read More…]

Study: Marijuana Consumers More Knowledgeable About The Plant’s Health Effects Than Non-Users

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director People who consume cannabis are more likely to be knowledgeable about the substance’s health effects than are those who abstain from it, according to survey data reported online in the International Journal of Public Health Policy. Researchers at the University[Read More…]

CTV BEST GROUP Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Dietary Supplements BEST SLIM 40 Pills Becaus of Potential Health Risk

Recall of Dietary Supplements BEST SLIM 40 Pills LOT # 109400 EXP: Dec. 31, 2016 sold nationwide Duluth, GA –(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013.  CTV Best Group announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of all lots of a dietary supplement products distributed by the company under the names[Read More…]

Groups Go To Court to Protect Buffalo National River from Factory Hog Farm Waste

Lawsuit challenges federal loan guarantees for industrial swine facility in the Buffalo National River watershed Little Rock, AR–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013.  A coalition of conservation and citizen groups filed suit today challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for their inadequate[Read More…]

Center for American Progress’ Julia Gordon on the President’s Plan for Strengthening the Nation’s Housing Market

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013.  For the first time since early 2011, President Barack Obama today outlined his agenda for strengthening the nation’s housing market and laid out a plan for the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The president endorsed moving toward an explicitly priced, catastrophic government backstop, with[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Announces Charges Against Premier Bank Board of Directors in $70 Million Criminal Fraud Scheme

Attorney General Alleges Failed Wilmette Bank Defrauded Troubled Asset Relief Program Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with the Special Inspector General for the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the Office of the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation[Read More…]

Background Briefing on the Status of the Defense Department’s Civilian Furlough Planning Efforts in the Pentagon Briefing Room, August 6, 2013

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2013. SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL:  Okay.  Well, today, Secretary Hagel announced — and I think you now have it — that as part of DOD’s efforts to improve productivity and readiness, we’ll be reducing the furlough days for DOD’s civilian employees from up to 11 days to six[Read More…]

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