2014 Minority Health Conference goes mobile SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. Building on the momentum of national health care reform, the 2014 Illinois Minority Health Conference, hosted by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Center for Minority Health Services and the Illinois Public Health Association, offers sessions focused on the Affordable[Read More…]
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White House Report: Race to the Top Setting the Pace for Gains across the Education System
More support for educators and increases in student achievement are among signs of progress as anniversary of President Obama’s signature education reform approaches WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. In the four years since the Obama Administration announced its first Race to the Top grants, the President’s signature education initiative has helped[Read More…]
Joint U.S.-EU Statement on Combating Illicit Trafficking
NETHERLANDS–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. The European Union and the United States of America, in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), each understand the importance of nuclear security and embrace the shared international responsibility to develop and promote systems and measures for the prevention of, detection of, and response to[Read More…]
Kazakhstan on Cooperation in the Sphere of Nonproliferation and Strengthening Nuclear Security
NETHERLANDS–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. The Republic of Kazakhstan and the United States of America have confirmed a shared commitment to nonproliferation and strengthening nuclear security. The Republic of Kazakhstan and the United States of America note with satisfaction the successful efforts of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program and will continue to[Read More…]
Joint Statement by the United States and Ukraine, March 25, 2013
NETHERLANDS–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. On the occasion of the third Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, the United States and Ukraine today reaffirm their strategic partnership and emphasize the important role of nuclear nonproliferation in that relationship. The United States values its 20-year partnership with Ukraine on these issues. Our nonproliferation[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady Before Number Seven School Classroom Visit, Chengdu, China
Chengdu, China–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014 – 11:16 A.M. CST MRS. OBAMA: (Applause.) Well, I’m very excited to meet all of you. I am here to learn from you. I’m very interested to hear all the things you’re doing here at the Number Seven School. I’m really interested to see how the[Read More…]
Parkers Farm Acquisition, LLC Issues Voluntary Recall of Products Due to Listeria Contamination
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is alerting consumers to avoid eating certain peanut butter, cheese, salsa, and spreads produced by Parkers Farm Acquisition, LLC of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, after state agriculture department product sampling determined some of the finished products to be contaminated with[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finds Four Out of Five Payday Loans are Rolled Over or Renewed
Research Shows the Majority of Payday Loans Are Made to Borrowers Caught in a Revolving Door of Debt WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 25, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report on payday lending finding that four out of five payday loans are rolled over or renewed within[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Admiral Kirby, March 24, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon. I don’t really have any specific announcements except to say that the secretary is hosting his senior leadership team here at the Pentagon this afternoon. As you know, he holds these senior leadership councils about once every 90 days or[Read More…]
Freedom to Marry Expands Strategic Communications Team
Adds to Team of Experts to Help Finish the Job New York–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2014. As part of its ongoing multi-million dollar campaign to finish the job and secure the freedom to marry nationwide, Freedom to Marry today announced Kevin Nix as its new communications director. A veteran of the movement,[Read More…]
