Sutter Demands Huge Cuts Despite $4.19 Billion in Profits Since 2005    CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2012.  Registered nurses will hold a one-day strike Wednesday, June 13 for Bay Area hospitals operated by the wealthy Sutter corporation, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced yesterday.   Sutter continues to demand more than 100[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2012. TEPCO Finds Reactor 4 Fuel Storage Pool Is Level and Safe Plant Update Tokyo Electric Power Co. has published measurements showing that the used fuel storage pool at Fukushima Daiichi reactor 4 is level and can withstand a large earthquake. The company last week released details[Read More…]

Bakhtiyar Hajiyev Freed From Prison After Senators Send Letter WASHINGTON, D.C–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2012.  U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) welcomed the Azerbaijani government’s decision yesterday to release dissident Bakhtiyar Hajiyev from prison. The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan ordered Bakhtiyar Hajiyev released “for good behavior” under the condition[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2012.  Today, the President continues to advocate for passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act, a comprehensive bill that strengthens the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which made it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform substantially equal work.   The Paycheck Fairness[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2012 – 9:54 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT CLINTON: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here to ensure the reelection of President Obama and Vice President Biden. I thank you very much. (Applause.) You know, I was worried about getting half a step slow doing this[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2012 – 12:55 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. Welcome to the White House for your daily briefing on June 4, 2012. I have no announcements to make at the top, so assisted ably by my Principal Deputy — Q Did Josh lose all his friends? (Laughter.) MR.[Read More…]

IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–4 June 2012.  The United Nations top envoy in Iraq today condemned “in the strongest terms” an attack in central Baghdad, which reportedly resulted in dozens of deaths and injured many more. “These atrocious crimes against the Iraqi people need to stop and the perpetrators should be brought to justice,”[Read More…]

Advocates Applaud Governor’s Leadership Coalition Planning Massive Push for Next Two Weeks to Pass Marijuana Reform Law; Includes Major Online Advocacy Campaign Featuring Powerful Video Testimonials, and Hundreds Traveling to Albany to Pressure State Leaders NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2012.  Today, New York Governor Cuomo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg[Read More…]

South Sudan 2012 © Jean-Marc Jacobs/MSF – A new influx of 30,000 refugees crossed the border from Sudan’s Blue Nile State into South Sudan’s Upper Nile State over a period of about 2 weeks, joining the 70,000 refugees who are already hosted in overcrowded refugee camps. JUBA/BRUSSELS/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–JUNE 4, 2012—Tens of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2012 – 12:15 P.M. EDT Please see below for a correction (marked with an asterisk). CORRECTION:  Women still earn just 70 77* cents for every dollar a man earns. THE PRESIDENT:  Hey, guys, thanks for joining the call.  As Valerie just said, and I know everybody has been[Read More…]