Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—December 13, 2010. Senior State Department officials have reported that Ambassador Richard Holbrooke has died this evening. Ambassador Holbrooke had undergone surgery at George Washington University Hospital over the past three days to repair a tear in his aorta. At a holiday reception for U.S. diplomats held late Monday,[Read More…]
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Voluntary Recall Of All Lots Of Rolaids Extra Strength Softchews, Roldaids® Extra Strength Plus Gas Softchews, And Roldaids® Multi-Symptom Plus Anti-Gas Softchews
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. is voluntarily recalling all lots of ROLAIDS Extra Strength Softchews, ROLAIDS Extra Strength plus Gas Softchews, and ROLAIDS Multi-Symptom plus Anti-Gas Softchews (full product details below) distributed in the United States. McNeil is taking this action following some[Read More…]
Tropical Nut & Fruit of Charlotte, NC Announces a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Walnut Products Because of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010. Tropical Nut & Fruit of Charlotte, NC, is voluntarily recalling all its products containing walnuts supplied by Atlas Walnuts, LLC after November 16, 2010 because they have the potential to contain Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in[Read More…]
U.S. and Indonesian Scientists Find Biodiversity Runs Deep in Sulawesi Sea
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010. New submarine volcanoes, a large hydrothermal field with a thriving exotic animal ecosystem and areas rich with deep-sea ocean animals are among the discoveries reported today by U.S. and Indonesian scientists who explored the largely unknown deep Sulawesi Sea last summer off the coast of Indonesia.[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Senate Vote on Middle-Class Tax Cuts
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010 – 5:31 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. I am pleased to announce at this hour the United States Senate is moving forward on a package of tax cuts that has strong bipartisan support. This proves that both parties can in fact work together to grow[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, December 13, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010 – 1:50 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS: Mr. Feller. Q Two topics. On the health care ruling, the passage here in which the judge says that the unchecked expansion of congressional power to the limit suggested by the minimum coverage provision would invite unbridled exercise of federal [Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Honoring the NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010 – 3:09 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! AUDIENCE: Hello! THE PRESIDENT: Well, it is great to be here at THEARC with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington. Give it up for the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers. (Applause.) I want to congratulate everybody on[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Berkeley School District in Illinois
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010. The Justice Department today announced it has filed a lawsuit against Berkeley School District, Berkeley, Ill., alleging that the school district violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to reasonably accommodate the religious practices of Safoorah Khan, a Muslim teacher at McArthur[Read More…]
Briefing by Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration on Recent Trip to Sudan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010. MR. TONER: Thank you, and thanks to all of you for joining us. As part of our regular effort to brief you all during this period of intensified diplomatic engagement and the run-up to the January 9th referendum, we’re very fortunate to be joined this morning[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, December 13, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Stacy A. Green, 34, of Alexander City, Ala., died Dec. 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th[Read More…]
