Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. Hospitalizations for alcohol and drug overdoses — alone or in combination — increased dramatically among 18- to 24-year-olds between 1999 and 2008, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. Led[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Army-Funded Study Links Gulf War Illness to Pesticides and More
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. A study supported by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command links pesticide exposure and other factors to Gulf War illness (also referred to as Gulf War Syndrome), an illness characterized by a wide range of acute and chronic symptoms experienced by veterans and civilians[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. Today, the discriminatory law known as ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is finally and formally repealed. As of today, patriotic Americans in uniform will no longer have to lie about who they are in order to serve the country they love. As of today, our armed[Read More…]
Statements from Members of Congress and Leaders Across the Country on the President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks today on the Senate floor about President Obama’s deficit reduction plan. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Last week, the President presented the country with a roadmap[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks to the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, Belgium—(ENEWSPF)—September 20, 2011. The following remarks are attributed to Attorney General Eric Holder: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is an honor to address the distinguished members of this committee and to discuss the goals – and the sacred responsibilities – that we share. During my tenure as Attorney General,[Read More…]
Update: Illinoisan Infected in Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Rocky Ford Cantaloupes , Sept. 20, 2011
35 Persons Affected in 10 States SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—(ENEWSPF)—September 20, 2011. A total of 35 people in 10 states have been infected in the multistate outbreak of listeriosis linked to Rocky Ford Cantaloupes shipped by Jensen Farms in Colorado, including a suburban Cook County woman, the Illinois Department of Public Health[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Three Chicago Area Home Repair Contractors
Consumers Bilked Out of Over $600,000 for Work that Allegedly was Never Completed Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—September 20, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday filed three lawsuits against fraudulent home repair businesses that cheated Chicago area homeowners out of more than $600,000 for repairs that were never completed. Madigan filed the lawsuits in[Read More…]
ACLU Says Denial of Clemency for Troy Davis Exemplifies Death Penalty’s Systemic Injustices
ATLANTA–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles today denied clemency to Troy Davis, despite serious concerns that he was wrongly convicted of killing a police officer in 1989. “The refusal today by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant Troy Davis clemency underscores the vast[Read More…]
Countdown to Europe’s First Soyuz Launch Under Way
EU–(ENEWSPF)–20 September 2011. Assembly of the three-stage Soyuz The clock is ticking for the first Soyuz flight from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket, which will carry the first two satellites of Europe’s Galileo navigation system into orbit, is being prepared for launch on 20 October. Final[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on President Obama’s Plan for Jobs and Deficit Reduction
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011. Today President Obama said some things that very much needed to be said. He said we need to focus first and foremost on creating jobs, and he laid out a plan for doing just that. He said that asking millionaires like Warren Buffett to start paying[Read More…]
