Landover, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011 – 11:40 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Please, everybody have a seat. It is wonderful to be with all of you today. I want to make just a couple of quick acknowledgments. First of all, we have one of the fine senators from the great state of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.4% in December; Payroll Employment Increases by 103,000
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011. In December, the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 9.4 percent, and nonfarm payroll employment increased by 103,000. From a recent low point in December 2009, payroll employment has risen by 1.1 million, or an average of 94,000 per month. In December, employment increased[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Units for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation, January 7, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011. The Department of Defense identified today two units to deploy as part of upcoming rotations of forces operating in Afghanistan. The scheduled rotation for these replacement forces will take place in early 2011. These units are scheduled to be deployed for approximately one year. The announcement[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Three Army Casualties, January 6, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation New Dawn. They died Jan. 2 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1013th Engineer (Sapper) Company[Read More…]
Statement from Governor Pat Quinn On the Legislative Passage of Major Medicaid Reform
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a statement on the General Assembly’s passage of Medicaid reform legislation. “Today is an important day for our state. For too long we have simply talked about Medicaid reform; today we are following through with legislation that will help stabilize our budget[Read More…]
Illinois Company Recalls Ground Beef
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011. A Chicago food company has recalled approximately 200 pounds of ground beef patties that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced yesterday. The ground beef patties were produced by Columbus Meat Market Inc., 906 W. Randolph, Dec. 27, 2010,[Read More…]
Flu Activity in Illinois Increasing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting flu activity has increased to the “regional level”, meaning many regions in Illinois are reporting recent laboratory confirmed influenza. The most recent surveillance data shows an increase in influenza activity in Illinois, but the flu is not yet[Read More…]
MTV Joins with George Clooney, Google, the United Nations and Others to Help Deter War in Sudan
New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011– MTV and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, are teaming up with George Clooney and the Satellite Sentinel Project– along with Not on Our Watch, the Enough Project, Google, the United Nations UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and Trellon, LLC[Read More…]
FDA Warns Public of Continued Extortion Scam by FDA Impersonators
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as FDA special agents and other law enforcement personnel as part of a continued international extortion scam. The criminals call the victims — who in most cases previously purchased drugs over the[Read More…]
Christmas Tree Shops Recalls Oven Rack Guard Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011. 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…]
