Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. In 2013, the United States will chair the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, a partnership of nearly 80 countries and international organizations that has been working since 2009 to turn the tide on maritime crime along one of the world’s busiest shipping[Read More…]
Year: 2013
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, January 3, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary’s Health / Plans to Return to Work / Committed to Testifying on Benghazi Senator Kerry Confirmation Hearings / Visits to DOS ISRAEL/PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES Palestinian State Can Only Happen Through Negotiations $450 million for Palestinian Authority / Congress DEPARTMENT Special Envoy[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Urges Women to Make Cervical Health a Priority
Marking January’s Cervical Health Awareness Month, Experts Note that Cervical Cancer Is Preventable — which Starts with Regular Screening NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. Noting that cervical cancer is preventable and that proper screening is key to early detection, Planned Parenthood is calling on women to protect their cervical health during[Read More…]
Study: Vaporized, Low-Potency Cannabis Mitigates Neuropathic Pain
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The administration of vaporized, low THC cannabis is associated with reduced analgesia in subjects with neuropathic pain, according to clinical trial data published online by The Journal of Pain. Investigators at the University of California, Davis Medical Center conducted a[Read More…]
MAP Task Force Submits Report to Illinois General Assembly
Concludes that access to college for low-income students should remain MAP’s primary goal. Report cautions that the successful program is stretched in its ability to provide sufficient grant aid to all students who are eligible to receive it. Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. In a report delivered to the General Assembly on[Read More…]
Connecting the Dots: 10 Disastrous Consequences of the Drug War
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. Huffington Post Connecting the Dots: 10 Disastrous Consequences of the Drug War, Tony Newman, January 3, 2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/drug-war-consequences_b_2404347.html The war on drugs is America’s longest war. It has been 40-plus years since Nixon launched our modern “war on drugs” and yet drugs are as plentiful as ever. While the[Read More…]
New Illinois Law Requires Radon Testing in Day Care Centers
January is Radon Action Month SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2012. Parents of children in day care will be better informed about levels of radon in their child’s facility under a new law that took effect Jan. 1, 2013. Licensed day care centers and day care homes are now required to test for[Read More…]
Statement from Governor Pat Quinn on U.S. Senator Mark Kirk’s Return to Capitol Hill Today
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today issued the following statement regarding U.S. Senator Mark Kirk’s return to Capitol Hill after suffering a major stroke early last year: “I want to join in welcoming Senator Mark Kirk back to the United States Senate. Each step that he takes is an[Read More…]
Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty for Conspiring to Commit Hate Crimes Against African-Americans in Jackson, Mississippi
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. Joseph Dominick, 21, from Brandon, Miss., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Miss., to one count of conspiracy to commit federal hate crimes in connection with his role in the assault of African-Americans in Jackson. Defendants Deryl Paul Dedmon, 20; John Aaron[Read More…]
Florida-Based American Sleep Medicine to Pay $15.3 Million for Improperly Billing Medicare and Other Federal Healthcare Programs
Facilities in Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. Florida-based American Sleep Medicine LLC has agreed to pay $15,301,341 to resolve allegations that it billed Medicare, TRICARE – the health care program for Uniformed Service members, retirees[Read More…]
