Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Abdullah Abdullah Meetings with State Dept Officials 1000th ISAF Supply Mission Transits Russian Airspace AFGHANISTAN Kabul Bank CHINA Release of Lawyers Jiang Tianyong and Liu Xiaoyuan / Human Rights Issues SYRIA Arrest of Activist Calls Into Question the Syrian Government’s[Read More…]
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Blue Island Man Charged In Murders of Three Young Women
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. A Blue Island man was charged today with the murders of three young women over the course of one year’s time between 2009 and 2010 and police and prosecutors believe the man may be a serial offender and are seeking the public’s help in providing information on[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, April 20, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. John F. Kihm, 19, of Philadelphia, Pa., died April 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team,[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney aboard Air Force One, April 20, 2011
En Route San Francisco, California–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011 – 11:45 A.M. EDT. MR. CARNEY: I have no announcements or statements so I will just take your questions. Q On some of the criticism from the Republicans on the Hill over the President’s plan for reducing the deficit, they say that there’s no[Read More…]
FDA Warns Companies to Stop Making MRSA Claims for Over-the-Counter Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued four warning letters to companies that manufacture and market over-the-counter (OTC) drug products, including hand sanitizers, that claim to prevent infection from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA). Labeling and marketing materials for the affected products also claim that[Read More…]
At Chernobyl Disaster Site, Secretary General Ban Stresses Need for ‘New Chapter’ for Affected Region
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 April 2011 – Making the first visit by a United Nations Secretary-General to Chernobyl, the site of the April 1986 nuclear accident, Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the many victims of the disaster and called for a “new chapter” to begin in the areas still affected. “It[Read More…]
Sierra Club: One Year after the BP Disaster Gulf Communities are Still in Crisis
New Orleans, LA–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. One year after the largest oil spill in American history, Big Oil continues to rake in record profits, Congress has still not acted to hold BP accountable and thousands of working families and small business owners in the Gulf are still struggling to recover. Statement[Read More…]
NTSB Opening Investigation into Air Traffic Control Incident Involving Aircraft Carrying Michelle Obama
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into an air traffic control incident on Monday in which the airplane carrying First Lady Michelle Obama aborted a landing attempt at Andrews Air Force Base after an air traffic controller had sequenced it too close to[Read More…]
Statement of Chris Canfield One Year After Deepwater Horizon Explosion
Port Sulpher, LA–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. Statement of Chris Canfield, Vice President Gulf of Mexico Conservation and Restoration One Year After Deepwater Horizon Explosion. “A year ago, most of us were occupied with our own concerns when we heard the news. A violent explosion far out in the Gulf of Mexico[Read More…]
Groups Tell Congress: Get Together and Get Gulf Restoration Done
Port Sulphur, La–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. On the first anniversary of the BP oil well blowout, regional and national leaders urged Congress to hold BP accountable by passing legislation to dedicate BP’s Clean Water Act (CWA) fines to restoring the Gulf’s damaged environment and economy. Under current law, fines paid by[Read More…]
