Day: August 21, 2009

Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Accusure® Insulin Syringes

Huntsville, AL–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009.  Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of Accusure® Insulin Syringes (1/2 cc – 31 G – Short Needle) with lot number 6JCB1 (Expiration 10/2011) – NDC 0603-7001-21.  This lot was distributed between January 2007 and June 2007 to wholesalers and retail pharmacies[Read More…]

FBI Responds to United States Parole Commission Decision to Deny Parole to Leonard Peltier

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Statement of Thomas J. Harrington, Executive Assistant Director, FBI Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch: The FBI family has never forgotten the ultimate sacrifice made by FBI Special Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams, and we fully support the decision of the United States Parole Commission to deny[Read More…]

Former Military Contractor Sentenced for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009.  Raschad L. “Sean” Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. (KBR) assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his role in a bribery and a fuel diversion scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A.[Read More…]

Former UBS Banker Sentenced to 40 Months for Aiding Billionaire American Evade Taxes

MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2009.  Former UBS banker, Bradley Birkenfeld of Weymouth, Mass., has been sentenced to 40 months incarceration by Judge William J. Zloch in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. On June 19, 2008, Birkenfeld pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States, the Justice Department announced today. According to court documents[Read More…]

Cloth Books Recalled by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 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: eebee’s “Have a Ball” Adventures Cloth Books Units: About 15,000[Read More…]

Human Rights Campaign, Servicemembers United Bring National Tour to Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ to Omaha

Gay, lesbian, and straight service members highlight “Voices of Honor: A Generation Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’” Omaha, NE .–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, in partnership with Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops[Read More…]

Human Rights Campaign Announces ‘Generation Equality Scholarship’ Winners

HRC Foundation awards five $2000 scholarships to student activists committed to achieving LGBT equality Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy organization, announced five winners of the Generation Equality Scholarship for LGBT and allied students who have demonstrated exceptional commitment[Read More…]

Human Rights Campaign Statement on Sentencing in Lateisha Green Murder Trial

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, issued the following statement on the sentencing of Dwight DeLee in the brutal murder of Lateisha Green, a 22-year-old African-American transgender woman, outside a Syracuse house party in November. DeLee was convicted on[Read More…]

Insurance Jive: The Real ‘Death Panels’

Commentary from Courage Campaign: Our “Insurance Jive” video shows that insurance companies actually operate de facto “death panels” — and demonstrates why we must demand that a strong public option be included in health care reform. Send this video to your friends and help spread a progressive message that shows[Read More…]

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