WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. U.S. Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Tom Latham (R-IA) today introduced legislation to fix an arbitrary Medicare policy that excludes coverage of skilled nursing care. Under current Medicare policy, a beneficiary must have an “inpatient” hospital stay[Read More…]
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AARP Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Improve Care for People in Medicare
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. AARP today announced its endorsement of the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act, a bipartisan bill in the House and Senate to help confront the large out-of-pocket costs people in Medicare can face as the result of a hospital observation stay. The legislation, sponsored by Sens. John[Read More…]
Earth Had 13th Warmest March On Record
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The Earth experienced the 13th warmest March since record keeping began in 1880, as the climate phenomenon La Niña continued to be a significant factor. The annual maximum Arctic sea ice extent was reached on March 7 and tied with 2006 as the smallest annual maximum[Read More…]
NATO to Maintain High Operational Tempo as Long as Necessary in Libya
BERLIN–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2011. Foreign Ministers of NATO Allies and the six operational partners contributing to Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR met in Berlin today and reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to the enforcement of the United Nations Security Resolutions 1970 and 1973 in support of the Libyan people, and the protection of their[Read More…]
Afghanistan and NATO Put Theory into Practice in Their Enduring Partnership
BERLIN–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2011. At the meeting of Foreign Ministers in Berlin today, NATO and Afghanistan began to chart the path of how to take their Partnership forward, throughout the Transition process and beyond 2014. Today in Berlin, Afghanistan and the Foreign Ministers of the 48 nations which contribute to ISAF[Read More…]
New NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Assumes Duties
BERLIN–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2011. The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, welcomed the new NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Ambassador Simon Gass, at the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Berlin, Germany, on 14 April 2011. The Senior Civilian Representative is responsible for carrying forward the political-military aspects of[Read More…]
Landmark Bill Introduced in Senate Today to Ban Workplace Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 14 – A landmark bill was introduced in the Senate today that would, for the first time, make workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity illegal in most workplaces. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was introduced by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Tom Harkin (D-IA)[Read More…]
Statement by Common Cause on Today’s House Oversight Committee Hearing on ‘Tough Choices’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The following statement is attributed to Common Cause President Bob Edgar. The “tough choices ahead” for state and local governments that are the focus of a hearing today in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee deserve the best thinking of our smartest economists, administrators and[Read More…]
CAP Report: Class-Size Reduction Efforts Are Not a Cost-Effective Use of School
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. Today, the Center for American Progress (CAP) released a new report that finds that class-size reduction efforts are not a cost-effective use of school resources. “The False Promise of Class-Size Reduction” by Matthew Chingos shows that class-size regulations constrain school administrators and often are ineffective at[Read More…]
IL Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.8 Percent in March – 14th Consecutive Month the Rate has Improved
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell for the 14th consecutive month, dropping -0.1 to 8.8 percent in March, according to preliminary data released today by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. This is the lowest unemployment rate reported since February 2009 when it was 8.6 percent. The[Read More…]
