Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. “I welcome the introduction of this strong bi-partisan legislation to control the flood of special interest money into America’s elections. Powerful special interests and their lobbyists should not be able to drown out the voices of the American people. Yet they work ceaselessly toward that goal:[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Three Individuals to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Janet L. Yellen, Governor and Vice-Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemPeter Diamond, Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemSarah Bloom[Read More…]
Coast Guard Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Update, April 29, 2010
LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010 – 12:34 PM (CST)– The unified command continues with a comprehensive oil well intervention and spill-response plan following the April 22 sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 130 miles southeast of New Orleans. More than 1,000 personnel are involved in the response effort both on[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending April 24, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 448,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 459,000. The 4-week moving average was 462,500, an increase of 1,500 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Simplicity Cribs Recalled by Retailers; Mattress-Support Collapse Can Cause Suffocation and Strangulation
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing the recall of all Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames. This recall includes fixed-side and drop-side cribs. These cribs pose a risk of serious injury or death due to entrapment, strangulation, suffocation and fall hazards[Read More…]
FDA Expands Recall of Defibrilators to Include Additional Models
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. This update alerts users that Nihon Kohden (NK) and GE Responder models are also affected although they were not identified in earlier communications about this recall. In addition, Cardiac Science issued a software upgrade for the devices’ self tests on 02/24/10 for the Powerheart automatic[Read More…]
NATO and Russia Step Up Their Efforts to Counter Air Terrorism
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–29 April 2010. NATO and Russia have begun a testing phase of a joint system for air traffic coordination. This will be the first NATO-Russia system of this kind to be fielded. The system focuses primarily on the fight against terrorism and will provide a shared radar picture of air[Read More…]
UN Urges Restraint by All Sides in Nepal Ahead of Maoist Protests
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 April 2010 – The United Nations human rights office in Nepal is urging restraint by all sides to prevent violence during upcoming protests announced by the Maoists, while stressing the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. “I urge the Government of Nepal to ensure that fundamental[Read More…]
Senator Dodd: An Orthodontist is Not a Significant Financial Player
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2010. Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) issued the following statement responding to false claims by the Chamber of Commerce and Senate Republicans that the new bureau to protect consumers from abusive financial products and services would cover orthodontists and other small businesses offering customers a[Read More…]
Senator Dodd Statement: It’s Time for this Debate on Wall Street Reform to Begin
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2010. Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) issued the following statement on the news that Senate Republicans will at last allow debate on the bill to bring accountability to Wall Street. “For the last year and a half, I have worked with Senator Shelby as I[Read More…]
