WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 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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Senators Call on VA to Stop Dragging Its Feet in Getting Family Caregivers Critical Benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. Yesterday, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and 16 other Senators from both sides of the aisle, in writing to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, and the Director of the Office of Management and[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Intent to Recognize Southern Sudan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2011. On behalf of the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Southern Sudan for a successful and inspiring referendum in which an overwhelming majority of voters chose independence. I am therefore pleased to announce the intention of the United States to formally[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call to Green Bay Packers Coach Mike McCarthy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2011. This afternoon, President Obama called Green Bay Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy to congratulate him and the team on their Super Bowl victory. The President commended Coach McCarthy on his leadership in guiding the team through a rash of injuries both throughout season and during[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, February 7, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2011. INDEX: DEPARTMENT The United States Congratulates the Government of Sudan on Southern Sudan Referendum Results / The United States Looks forward to Working with Southern Leaders / Petition to be Recognized by the United Nations / African Union Summit: Report Not True / The United States[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, February 7, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Lucas T. Pyeatt, 24, of West Chester, Ohio, died Feb. 5 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Radio Battalion, II[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Orland Park Business Owners Fined $1.8 Million for Illegal Dumping Near Lynwood
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a Cook County judge ordered two individuals and the companies they own to pay $1.8 million in penalties for illegally dumping a mountain of construction debris at an unpermitted site near Lynwood. Judge Richard Billik on Friday ruled that John Einoder[Read More…]
Sudan: UN Panel Hails South’s Vote for Independence, But Cautions on Tasks Ahead
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 February 2011 – The United Nations panel that monitored the independence referendum in Southern Sudan today hailed the official results showing that an overwhelming majority opted for secession, but cautioned that the two sides now need to build constructive new ties. “Their work is not over,” Secretary-General Ban[Read More…]
Sierra Club Moves to Intervene in Justice Department Case Against BP
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2011. Today, the Sierra Club filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Justice Department’s civil suit against BP, arising from last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest offshore drilling disaster in American history. The Justice Department suit, filed on December 15, 2010,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the Chamber of Commerce, February 7, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2011 – 11:30 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Please, have a seat. Thank you very much, Tom, for the gracious introduction. I want to make a few other acknowledgments. To Tom Bell, the Chamber Board President, thank you for helping to organize this. There[Read More…]
