NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2011.  Standard & Poor’s has cut the long-term credit rating of the United States one notch from AAA to AA+ based on concerns about the government’s budget deficits and rising debt burden.  It is anticipated that this move will eventually raise interest rates for the government, businesses[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2011.  Licenses for New U.S. Reactors Nearing Final Reviews Industry/Regulatory/Political Issues Licensing for new U.S. reactors is proceeding according to schedule, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in letters to electric utilities in Georgia and South Carolina. The agency expects to issue a final safety report this month[Read More…]

DARFUR–(ENEWSPF)–5 August 2011.  Rwandan peacekeepers serving with UNAMID escort IDPs on their return from an IDP camp to their original village in Sehjanna, near Kutum, North Darfur. (July 2011) A peacekeeper serving with the joint United Nations-African Union force in Darfur (UNAMID) has been killed and another blue helmet is[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011.  Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the July 2011 Employment Situation report released today: “Our nation’s labor market continued to add jobs in the month of July. The private sector added 154,000 jobs, and total non-farm payrolls rose by 117,000, with a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011.  AARP, Mehri & Skalet and Kerr & Wagstaffe today filed a class action on behalf of reverse mortgage borrowers and their survivors designed to head off illegal foreclosures and evictions. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011.  Nevada Senator and Majority Leader Harry Reid today issued the following statement following Senate passage of a short-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration that will put thousands back to work: “On Monday 74,000 Americans will go back to work because the Senate passed a bi-partisan[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011.  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Senate Majority Leader’s announcement of an FAA deal: “This is a tremendous victory for American workers everywhere. From construction workers to our FAA employees, they will have the security of knowing they are going to go back to work and get[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011.   I’m pleased that Congress has passed an agreement which will allow tens of thousands of people to return to their jobs rebuilding runways and working on construction projects all over America, while removing the uncertainty hanging over the jobs of thousands of hardworking FAA employees.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011.  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the July edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. The latest housing data offer continued mixed signals as home prices[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011.  Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes the release of Saeed Mahdi, and recognizes that he has now been granted access to a lawyer. MSF firmly maintains that Saeed Mahdi was working with the organization in the capacity of driver and translator. We remain concerned about[Read More…]