WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
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NATO Secretary General Rasmussen: ‘NATO Will Up Military Pressure While Political Efforts are Stepped Up”
ROME–(ENEWSPF)–5 May 2011. After the first meeting in Doha, the Contact group on Libya gathered today in Rome. It brought together 22 Foreign Ministers and representatives of NATO and other key international and regional organisations under the co-chairmanship of Italy and the State of Qatar. Participants pledged to intensify the[Read More…]
NATO Military Committee and Partner Chiefs of Defence Meet on Partnership, Operations and Transformation
Brussels–(ENEWSPF)–5th May 2011. Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) from fifty-four NATO member and partner countries have concluded two days of meetings at NATO Headquarters. Chaired by Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC), NATO’s highest-level military officers gathered in Brussels to discuss key security issues following the April[Read More…]
May is for Migration: 5 Billion Birds Wing Their Way North
New York NY–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2011. In much of the U.S., May is peak migration month. Birds of every kind – songbirds, raptors, and shorebirds – fly from their winter homes in the south to their summer breeding grounds in places as far north as the Arctic. Along the way they[Read More…]
Daily Pill for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–5 May 2011. A new drug for the muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy has shown significant benefits in mice, opening the door for clinical trials. The promising results indicate that a simple, daily pill to treat all patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy should be possible, whether or not this[Read More…]
Health Reform’s Gifts for Mom
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2011. This Mother’s Day, moms can celebrate health care reform’s new provisions that help moms, moms-to-be, grandmothers, and their families to get healthy and stay healthy. Here are some of health care reform’s “gifts” that moms can already enjoy, as well as a sneak peek of gifts[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to Police Officers in New York,
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2011 – 12:38 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, listen, everybody, the — I’m not here to make a long speech. I am here basically to shake your hands and just to say how proud I am of all of you. Obviously we had an important day on[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at ‘Pride of Midtown’ Firehouse, Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2011 – 11:29 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, listen, the main reason I came here is because I heard the food is pretty good. (Laughter.) But to the Commissioner, to Mayor Giuliani — who obviously performed heroic acts almost 10 years ago — but most of all,[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by the Press Secretary Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, May 5, 2011
En Route New York, New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2011 – 10:27 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning. I don’t have any announcements, so let’s get started. Q What does the President want to do today? What does he want to see? MR. CARNEY: Well, the President believes it’s appropriate and fitting to[Read More…]
United States to Contribute $8.5 Million for Côte d’Ivoire Humanitarian Response
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2011. More than 170,000 refugees have fled Côte d’Ivoire – mostly to Liberia – and hundreds of thousands more have been internally displaced as a result of the recent political unrest and violence. In response, the United States is pleased to announce an additional pledge of $8.5[Read More…]
