Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010.  Starting April 30, an administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission will mail more than 140,000 refund checks totaling about $6 million to consumers who bought certain “For Women Only” brand dietary supplements from TV home shopping channel QVC, Inc.  Last year, QVC settled charges that[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Secretary Janet Napolitano: Chairman Leahy, Senator Sessions, and members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify today; I appreciate the great interest this Committee has in homeland security and law enforcement issues. Today I will focus on[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 27 – At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing earlier today, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said the Justice Department will review the recently passed Arizona anti-immigrant law. The Arizona law is the most extreme anti-immigrant law in the country, requiring law enforcement to question individuals about their immigration[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010.  AstraZeneca LP and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP will pay $520 million to resolve allegations that AstraZeneca illegally marketed the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services’ Health[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. Remarks as prepared for delivery: Over the past 15 months, Secretary Sebelius and I have made it a top priority of both our Departments to crack down on health care fraud, which we know costs taxpayers billions of dollars each year. Through our Health Care Fraud[Read More…]

ARLINGTON, Va.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010.  The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that MSHA inspectors responded to three separate anonymous complaints about hazardous conditions at three coal mines owned by Massey Energy Co. Following each investigation, MSHA ordered the withdrawal of miners from designated areas of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010.  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty against Southwest Airlines for violating federal rules regarding passengers denied boarding (“bumped”) on oversold flights. “The Department of Transportation is committed to protecting the rights of airline passengers,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.  “We[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 April 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his relief at the release of four peacekeepers serving with the joint African Union-United Nations mission in the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur who were set free after having spent more than two weeks in captivity. The unarmed South African[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2010. Representatives Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH) and Tom Rooney (R-FL) introduced an important bill addressing the criminal justice system in the House today. Laura W. Murphy, Director of the American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office, appeared at a press conference announcing the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010 – 9:50 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody. As a nation, we continue to experience the consequence of three distinct but closely related challenges.  One is a financial crisis, born of reckless speculation that threatened to choke off lending to families and to businesses.  And[Read More…]