New Treasury Analysis Shows 9.4 Million Families Expected to Receive More Than $18.2 Billion in Tax Relief From American Opportunity Tax Credit This Year WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—January 20, 2011. In a town hall-style discussion today with parents, students and educators from Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Education[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Makes Three Appointments to University of Illinois Board of Trustees
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2011. On Wednesday, Governor Pat Quinn made three appointments to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Patricia Brown Holmes and Ricardo Estrada will join the board as new appointees, while Karen Hasara will continue to serve following her September 2009 appointment. “Students from all over the world[Read More…]
EPA and Chrysler to Take Latest Hybrid Technology from Lab to Street
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2011. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan on Wednesday to announce a cooperative agreement to develop and adapt hydraulic hybrid technology for the light duty auto market. The goal of this partnership is to design a Chrysler[Read More…]
Secretary Chu Announces Major New Recovery Act Milestone: 300,000 Homes Weatherized
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2011. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced yesterday that states and territories across the country have now weatherized more than 300,000 low-income homes under the Recovery Act, a major milestone in the Department’s efforts to reduce home energy bills for families. This means that states are now[Read More…]
Roche Personalized Investigational Medicine Shows Survival Benefit in Advanced Skin Cancer
Basel, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2011. Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced yesterday that BRIM3, a Phase III clinical study of RG7204 (PLX4032), met its co-primary endpoints showing a significant survival benefit in people with previously untreated BRAF V600 mutation-positive metastatic melanoma. Study participants who received RG7204 lived longer (overall survival)[Read More…]
Everyone Can Help Make Breastfeeding Easier, Surgeon General Says in ‘Call to Action’
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 20, 2011 – Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin today issued a “Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding,” outlining steps that can be taken to remove some of the obstacles faced by women who want to breastfeed their babies. “Many barriers exist for mothers who want to breastfeed,” Dr.[Read More…]
Boeing Statement on Chinese Approval of 200 Boeing Aircraft
SEATTLE–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 19, 2011. Boeing (NYSE: BA) is pleased to have received final approval today from the Chinese Government confirming a $19 billion aircraft agreement. China’s approval of airline contracts for 200 orders covers aircraft to be delivered over a three-year period, 2011-2013. The approval helps Boeing maintain and expand its[Read More…]
Mafia Takedown: Largest Coordinated Arrest in FBI History
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)– Early this morning FBI agents and partner law enforcement officers began arresting nearly 130 members of the Mafia in New York City and other East Coast cities charged in the largest nationally coordinated organized crime takedown in the Bureau’s history. Members of New York’s infamous Five Families—the Bonanno, Colombo,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Hu of the People’s Republic of China at State Dinner
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011 – 7:51 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good evening, everybody. Please have a seat. On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. And thank you for joining us as we host President Hu and the Chinese delegation, and as we pay tribute to the[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending January 15, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Jan. 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 404,000, a decrease of 37,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 441,000. The 4-week moving average was 411,750, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
