WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. In a video message to the American people, President Obama and Vice President Biden launched the Campaign to Cut Waste, which will hunt down and eliminate misspent tax dollars in every agency and department across the federal government. The Vice President hosted an event at the White[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, June 13, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Capt. Michael W. Newton, 30, of Newport News, Va.,died June 11 at Faryab province, Afghanistan,of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 84th[Read More…]
Men’s Health Week: June 13-19, 2011
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. Dr. Damon T. Arnold, Illinois Department of Public Health Director and a prostate cancer survivor, is urging men throughout the state to recognize the importance of a healthy lifestyle, regular exercise and medical check-ups. In an effort to raise awareness about issues affecting men’s health, including[Read More…]
ACLU: Supreme Court Affirms Discriminatory Citizenship Requirements for Children of Unmarried U.S. Citizens Born Abroad
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. An evenly-split Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court’s ruling upholding a law that unfairly discriminates against fathers, by establishing different citizenship criteria for children born abroad to an unmarried U.S. citizen depending on the sex of the citizen parent. In a one-sentence order without written opinion,[Read More…]
Got Slugs? Here’s a Primer
Maine–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. Slugs love the moist conditions currently in play in many regions of the nation. While our colleagues in Houston and elsewhere are reporting a drought of epic proportions, the near constant rain and high humidity on the Eastern seaboard has brought an onslaught of questions about slugs.[Read More…]
FDA Approves Potiga to Treat Seizures in Adults
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. Potiga (ezogabine) tablets were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as an add-on medication to treat seizures associated with epilepsy in adults. Potiga was approved for the treatment of partial seizures, the most common type of seizure seen in people with[Read More…]
This Week: Senators, Representatives, White House Officials And More Than 2,000 Progressive Activists To Gather For Netroots Nation
Annual Conference To Take Place In Minneapolis Thursday–Sunday Minneapolis-(ENEWSPF)- Netroots Nation, the premier political conference for progressive activists, politicians and bloggers will kick off this Thursday at the Minneapolis Convention Center. This year’s conference will be the largest in the six-year history of Netroots Nation, with more than 2,200 people[Read More…]
NASA Spacecraft Captures Video of Asteroid Approach
This movie shows surface details beginning to resolve as NASA’s Dawn spacecraft closes in on the giant asteroid Vesta. The framing camera aboard NASA’s Dawn spacecraft obtained the images used for this animation on June 1, 2011, from a distance of about 300,000 miles (483,000 kilometers). PASADENA, CA-(ENEWSPF)– Scientists working[Read More…]
Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Reported in Molucca Sea
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey reports that a 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck in the Molucca Sea, 130 miles ENE of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. The location of the rumbler is 210 km (130 miles) ENE of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia; 219 km (136 miles) NNW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia;[Read More…]
NASA Probes Suggest Magnetic Bubbles Reside At Solar System Edge
Artist’s interpretation depicting the new view of the heliosphere. The heliosheath is filled with “magnetic bubbles” (shown in the red pattern) that fill out the region ahead of the heliopause. In this new view, the heliopause is not a continuous shield that separates the solar domain from the interstellar medium,[Read More…]
