Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2010. YNot Foods, Inc. of Madison, WI is recalling 2,541 cases because it may contain undeclared milk and soybean. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk and/or soybean run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. Product[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, December 20, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2010 – 12:44 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS: Mr. Feller. Q Thanks, Robert. A few questions on START. Can you give us your updated sense of where we stand? Does the White House feel that it has — still has the votes? MR. GIBBS: The White House believes that[Read More…]
Vice President Biden Announces Staff Changes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2010. The Vice President announced today that his longtime aide and Deputy Press Secretary Annie Tomasini will be leaving at the end of the year, returning to her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, for a position at Harvard University. She will be succeeded by Amy Dudley, who most[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Belarusian Elections and Political Violence
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2010. The United States strongly condemns the actions that the Government of Belarus has taken to undermine the democratic process and use disproportionate force against political activists, civil society representatives and journalists, and we call for the immediate release of all presidential candidates and the hundreds of[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualties, December 20, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Sean A. Osterman, 21, of Princeton, Minn., died Dec. 16 from wounds received Dec.14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Encourages Families to Donate Frequent Flyer Miles to Wounded Servicemembers
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2010. On Sunday, Governor Pat Quinn encouraged families throughout Illinois to support Operation Hero Miles, a program that benefits servicemembers who were injured in Iraq or Afghanistan. Through the program, people can donate unused frequent flyer miles to allow military families to visit their loved ones recovering in[Read More…]
Total Lunar Eclipse and the Winter Solstice Coincide on December 21
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2010. With frigid temperatures already blanketing much of the United States, the arrival of the winter solstice on December 21 may not be an occasion many people feel like celebrating. But a dazzling total lunar eclipse to start the day might just raise a few chilled spirits.[Read More…]
UN Climate Change Chief Urges Nations to Act on Cancún Agreements
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 December 2010 – The United Nations climate change chief today called on countries to follow up on the recent conference in Cancún with higher global emissions cuts and the rapid launch of new institutions and funds. The agreements reached at the conference, which concluded in the Mexican city[Read More…]
Kroger Recalls Pet Foods Due to Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2010. The Kroger Co. said today it is recalling select packages of pet food sold in some of its retail stores because the products may contain aflatoxin, which poses a health risk to pets. Kroger stores in the following states are included in this recall: Alabama,[Read More…]
To End Christmas Wars, Separate Secular From Sacred
Commentary By Charles C. Haynes Director, Religious Freedom Education Project Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe singlehandedly breathed life into the flagging “war on Christmas” debate when he announced earlier this month that he wouldn’t ride his horse in the Tulsa Holiday Parade of Lights this year — something he has[Read More…]
