WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 17 – Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the ACLU of Indiana and the national ACLU today asked a federal court to block an Indiana city’s plan to use public funds in support of a religious school. The South Bend Common Council voted 5-4 to spend $1.2[Read More…]
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Reps Call on Agencies to Protect Water, Health, Wildlife from Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011. Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, and Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.), the Ranking Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water and Power, sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in a Town Hall Meeting in Atkinson, Illinois
Atkinson, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011 – 12:02 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Atkinson! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody have a seat. It is good to be back — back home. (Applause.) It is good to be back in Atkinson, good to be[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, August 17, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing TURKEY Statement on Turkish Soldiers Killed in Hakkari Province / U.S. Stands with Turkey in its Fight Against the PKK ISRAEL Secretary Clinton Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu EGYPT U.S. Concerned by the Charges Brought Against Asmaa Mahfouz / U.S. Supports[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, August 17, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 1st Lt. Damon T. Leehan, 30, of Edmond, Okla., died Aug. 14 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. [Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Protect Illinois Servicemembers from Predatory Lenders
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation that will help protect Illinois’ men and women in uniform from predatory lenders. The new law caps interest rates on certain types of loans under the Illinois Payday Loan Reform Act (PLRA) for active-duty Illinois servicemembers and their families. “We have[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, August 17, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011. TEPCO to Desalinate Used Fuel Pools Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to begin desalinating water in the used fuel storage pools at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility by the end of this week. TEPCO said it will start with the pool at[Read More…]
Doctors Favor Lawn Pesticide Bans
CANADA–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2011. British Columbia Premier Christy Clark and Opposition Leader Adrian Dix are to be commended for supporting a province-wide ban on the sale and use of lawn and garden pesticides. Not only will this legislation be hugely popular, it will also have a very positive effect on the health[Read More…]
Ducati Recall of Certain Model Year 2011 Diavel Motorcycles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2011 Summary: Ducati is recalling certain model year 2011 Diavel motorcycles manufactured from May 18, 2010 through June 13, 2011. The side stand was manufactured with insufficient material in the pivot area. Consequence: This could result in the possible bending and breakage of the side stand in[Read More…]
Lorillard Files Suit Challenging FDA Graphic Labels on First Amendment Grounds
GREENSBORO, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 16, 2011. Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO), the third largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States, today filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), challenging nine new cigarette warnings as an unconstitutional way of forcing tobacco manufacturers to disseminate the government’s anti-smoking message. Lorillard filed[Read More…]
