Day: December 18, 2012

LG Recalls Top-Loading Washing Machines Due to Risk of Injury

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2012. 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]

Newark Mayor Cory Booker: Medical Marijuana? Heck Yes..But I Want To Go Beyond That

NEWARK–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2012. by Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director  During an interview with HuffPo Live yesterday, Newark Mayor and potential gubernatorial candidate Cory Booker made some very strong statements in favor of drug law reform. When asked about medical marijuana, a program that was approved in his state, but has been slow[Read More…]

Robin Kelly’s Open Letter to Fellow Candidates on Gun Violence

Matteson, Ill–(ENEWSPF)–UPDATE: December 20, 2012. Former State Representative Robin Kelly sent the following letter to her fellow candidates for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois urging them to pledge support for her anti-gun violence initiative. Dear ______________, Like you, I was deeply saddened by the horrific events that[Read More…]

Senator Durbin: No More Silence on Gun Limits

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2012. Chicago Tribune By: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin What will it take? What will it take for a majority of Americans to speak out for a sensible firearms policy in our nation? It will take more than a congresswoman being shot point-blank in the face as she gathers[Read More…]

Video and Report: South Sudan Must Change Response to Jonglei Violence

BOR, JONGLEI STATE, South Sudan–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2012. The threat of escalating, mass violence against civilians in South Sudan’s volatile Jonglei border-state looms large, according to a new Enough Project field report and video.  Over the past year, violence in the world’s newest nation has been particularly severe in Jonglei state, accounting for more[Read More…]

Senate Approves Durkin Nomination For Illinois Northern District

  “Durkin’s outstanding legal experience and proven community leadership will serve the Northern District of Illinois well” WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2012. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Senate has approved the nomination of Thomas Durkin to fill a pending vacancy on the U.S. District Court[Read More…]

Toyota Motor Corp. Will Pay Record $17.35 Million in Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of Federal Law

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2012. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to pay $17.35 million, the maximum fine allowable under the law, in response to the agency’s assertion that the automaker failed to report a safety defect to the[Read More…]

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