SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2009. Today Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco denied the request of Our Family Coalition; Lavender Seniors of the East Bay; and Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) to join Perry v. Schwarzenegger, a federal lawsuit challenging California’s[Read More…]
Day: August 19, 2009
Burley Design Recalls Child Trailers Due to Risk of Injury
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2009. 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. Name of Products: 2009 d’lite ST and Solo ST Child Trailers Units: About[Read More…]
Ridgid Table Saws Sold Exclusively at Home Depot Recalled
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2009. 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. Name of Product: Ridgid 10-inch Table Saws Units: About 3,000 Distributor: One World[Read More…]
Workers Uniting Union Counters the Lies in U.S. Health Care Debate
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2009. Workers Uniting, the world’s first international union, has launched an attack on the lies and misinformation being spread in the USA by opponents of President Obama’s health insurance reform plan. In an online campaign, the union representing three million working people from every industrial sector in[Read More…]
Barney Frank to Woman with Obama-As-Hitler Sign: What Planet Are You From?
Commentary From Talking Points Memo (TPM): Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) had an amazing moment at a town hall meeting, confronting a woman with an Obama-as-Hitler sign, and who asked Frank why he supported Obama’s “Nazi policy” on health care: Frank, who is a member of at least two groups that[Read More…]
Orchard Drive Reimagined, Redesigned
According to this proposal, Orchard Drive will have bike lanes north of Lakewood Boulevard. (Graphic: Baxter & Woodman) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Representatives from the Village of Park Forest and consulting engineers Baxter & Woodman held an open house Monday evening regarding the upcoming reconstruction of Orchard Drive. According to Village[Read More…]
America: Home of the For-Profit Health Care System
Commentary By Rosemary Piser Associate Editor One of the primary reasons why the United States will never be able to have the type of national health care program found in places like Canada, Great Britain, or France is due to the fact that the delivery of health care in the[Read More…]