Elyria, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012 – 2:36 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Well, hello, Ohio! AUDIENCE: Hello! THE PRESIDENT: It is good to be back here at Lorain. Last time I was here I had[Read More…]
Day: April 18, 2012
South Sudan Joins World Bank Group
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012 – The Republic of South Sudan became the newest member of the World Bank Group today when South Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Kosti Manibe Ngai, signed the Articles of Agreement and Conventions of the World Bank Group in Washington DC. In addition to becoming a[Read More…]
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Streamline Short Sales to Help Borrowers and Communities
New Timelines Take Effect in June Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 18, 2012. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop enhanced and aligned strategies for facilitating short sales, deeds-in-lieu and deeds-for-lease in order to help more homeowners avoid foreclosure. The effort will come in stages[Read More…]
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, Named One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World
One of Only 10 People to be Named to Prestigious List for Second Year in a Row NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. For the second year in a row, TIME magazine has named Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), to the 2012 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual[Read More…]
Brain-activated Muscle Stimulation Restores Monkeys’ Hand Movement After Paralysis
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. An artificial connection between the brain and muscles can restore complex hand movements in monkeys following paralysis, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. In a report in the journal Nature, researchers describe how they combined two pieces of technology to create[Read More…]
Environmental Groups Praise EPA’s First-Ever Clean Air Protections for Fracking
Agency takes important first step to protect air quality and public health Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. Today environmental groups praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) vital updates to nationwide air quality protections to include oil and natural gas production. This is the first federal safeguard aimed at curbing air[Read More…]
MNA Nurses Help Make History With Passage of Vulnerable Adult Legislation
ST. PAUL–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012 – MNA nurses helped make history this week, as Minnesota became the first state to declare criminal neglect of a vulnerable adult a felony while also protecting the rights of healthcare workers. “I’m so proud of our nurses and the other healthcare workers who stood up, spoke[Read More…]
COMISAF Condemns Actions in Photos
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012 — The commander of the International Security Assistance Force, Gen. John R. Allen, strongly condemns the actions depicted in photos released by LA Times that appear to show U.S. Army personnel posing with the bodies of insurgents who killed themselves in suicide attacks in 2010. “The[Read More…]
Durbin Applauds TD Bank’s and Eastman Credit Union’s Decision to Adopt Fee Disclosure Form
Banks Choose to Clearly Disclose Account Fees to Their Customers WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to the CEOs of TD Bank and Eastman Credit Union applauding their decision to voluntarily adopt a disclosure form designed to make checking account terms and fees transparent[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Blumenthal, Rubio, Cornyn Call on Advertisers and Investors to End Online Child Sex Trafficking at Backpage
“I urge Village Voice Media to immediately shut down the adult services section on Backpage.com” Lawmakers continue campaign for elimination of the “adult entertainment” section on Backpage.com, the leading U.S. website for prostitution WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2012. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (D- Conn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)[Read More…]
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