Three-year commitment by 13 major banks will help increase lending to small businesses in underserved communities WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. Speaking at Wrap Tite, Inc. – a small business in Solon, Ohio – Vice President Biden and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills today urged Congress to pass the American[Read More…]
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Fact Sheet: Advancing U.S. Interests at the United Nations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. The Obama Administration has dramatically changed America’s course at the United Nations to advance our interests and values and help forge a more secure and prosperous world. We have repaired frayed relations with countries around the world. We have ended needless American isolation on a range[Read More…]
Officials Expect Smooth ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 20, 2011 – The law is passed, the studies completed, the findings certified and the service member training accomplished. Today, after years of debate and months of preparation, the Defense Department starts on a new footing with the repeal of the so-called “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law that since[Read More…]
First West Nile Virus Related Death Reported in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first West Nile virus related death in Illinois for 2011. A Cook County man in his 60s, who had underlying health conditions, was diagnosed with West Nile virus in August and died earlier this month. “Although[Read More…]
NATO and ISAF Leadership Join President Karzai in Condemning Murder of High Peace Council Chairman
KABUL–(ENEWSPF)–20 September 2011. The commander of the International Security Assistance Force and the NATO Senior Civilian Representative join President Karzai in condemning the murder of High Peace Council Chairman Prof. Burhanuddin Rabbani, and the wounding of Secretary to the High Peace Council Mohammad Massoom Stanekzai, in an attack at Prof.[Read More…]
Durbin Statement on the Passing of U.S. Senator Charles Percy
WASHINGTON,D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. U.S.Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement yesterday on the passing of former U.S. Senator Charles Percy (R-IL): “Chuck Percy was a political opponent in the Douglas and Simon campaigns but always a friend. That statement reflects a better moment in American politics and a man[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Hospitalizations Increase for Alcohol and Drug Overdoses
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. Hospitalizations for alcohol and drug overdoses — alone or in combination — increased dramatically among 18- to 24-year-olds between 1999 and 2008, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. Led[Read More…]
Army-Funded Study Links Gulf War Illness to Pesticides and More
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. A study supported by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command links pesticide exposure and other factors to Gulf War illness (also referred to as Gulf War Syndrome), an illness characterized by a wide range of acute and chronic symptoms experienced by veterans and civilians[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2011. Today, the discriminatory law known as ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is finally and formally repealed. As of today, patriotic Americans in uniform will no longer have to lie about who they are in order to serve the country they love. As of today, our armed[Read More…]
Statements from Members of Congress and Leaders Across the Country on the President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2011. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks today on the Senate floor about President Obama’s deficit reduction plan. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Last week, the President presented the country with a roadmap[Read More…]
