Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2010. One month ago this week, BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off Louisiana’s coast, killing 11 people and rupturing an underwater pipe. The resulting oil spill has not only dealt an economic blow to Americans across the Gulf Coast, it also represents an environmental disaster. In[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, May 21, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010. See below for an answer to a question(marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. *As Mr. Brennan said, we don’t deal with Hezbollah, Hezbollah is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Our policy towards Hezbollah has not changed. We do not[Read More…]
Jon Stossel Calls for Repeal of Public Accommodations Section of Civil Rights Act
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski My opinion: John Stossel is a crazy libertarian. I’m not criticizing all libertarians everywhere. But John Stossel is crazy. In my humble opinion. I heard him speak a few years ago at the Annual Meeting of the Inland Press Association. He used an ice rink experiment/analogy[Read More…]
MSNBC’s Red Tape Chronicles Takes On Credit Card Swipe Fees
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Bob Sullivan covers Internet scams and consumer fraud for MSNBC.com. He is the winner of multiple journalism awards for his coverage of online crime and author of Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day and What You Can Do About It. and Your[Read More…]
Ten Days Left To Save With May College Illinois!® Prepaid Tuition Rates
Springfield, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010. Only 10 days remain to lock in current College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program prices, as prices will increase June 1, according to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). “The coming week and a long Memorial Day weekend offer the perfect opportunity to research the advantages[Read More…]
Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall on Certain Lexus LS 460 and LS 600h L Vehicles
TORRANCE, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010 – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 3,800 Lexus late 2009 and certain 2010 model year LS 460 and LS 600h L vehicles in the U.S. equipped with Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS) to address[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, May 21, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary is now in Shanghai/While in Tokyo she met w/senior Japanese officials, discussing the strengthening of our alliance and stressing the importance of our partnership The Secretary and Indian Minister of External Affairs Krishna to lead high-level interagency discussions at inaugural U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue,[Read More…]
IDVA Hosts “Helping Our Hometown Heroes” Veterans Benefits Fair in Des Plaines
DES PLAINES–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) hosted Helping Our Hometown Heroes benefits fair for veterans today at the Frisbie Senior Center in Des Plaines to assist veterans with accessing benefits information from federal, state and local agencies and organizations. “Helping Our Hometown Heroes give veterans[Read More…]
H1N1 Flu: Situation Update, May 21, 2010
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of May 9-May 15, 2010, nationally all key flu indicators are low. Activity levels at this time are[Read More…]
Illinois Weekly H1N1 Activity Information Estimates, May 21, 2010
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of May 21, 2010) Allocated 3,981,400 Ordered 3,590,100 Shipped 3,585,920 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]
