Updated August 10, 2010 at 3:09 PM CST Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2010. CNN News has reported that former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens has died in a plane crash that occurred Monday night in a rugged stretch of terrain near Dillingham, Alaska. The Senator’s former chief of staff Mitch Rose[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama on Teacher Jobs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2010 – 11:43 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. One of the biggest challenges of this recession has been its impact on state and local communities. With so many Americans unemployed or struggling to get by, states have been forced to balance their budgets with fewer[Read More…]
Former Sen. Ted Stevens Dies in Alaska Plane Crash (Video/Text)
Dillingham, Alaska–(ENEWSPF)– From ABC News: Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens died in a plane crash in southwest Alaska, a spokesman for the Stevens’ family confirmed to ABC News today. Five of the nine people who were on board died in the plane crash near Dillingham, Alaska, and two were seriously[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, August 9, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Senior Administration Officials Meet with BP Executives at the White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner, White House Counsel Robert Bauer, and National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen and other senior administration[Read More…]
Statement by White House Press Secretary on Senior Administration Officials Meeting with BP Executives, August 9, 2010
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EZVille, Ltd. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Revivexxx® Extra Strength
Ronkonkkoma, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. EZVille, Ltd. has been informed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that FDA lab analysis of Revivexxx® Extra Strength distributed by the company was found to contain undeclared tadalafil. Tadalafil is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of male Erectile Dysfunction (ED), making Revivexxx®[Read More…]
EZVille, Ltd. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Solo Slim®
Ronkonkoma, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. EZVille, Ltd. has been informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that FDA lab analysis of Solo Slim® distributed by the company was found to contain an undeclared drug ingredient. Solo Slim® was found to contain Didesmethyl Sibutramine. Sibutramine is an FDA-approved drug used as[Read More…]
Press Briefing by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, August 9, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010 – 9 AM EDT Thad Allen: Thanks. Good morning, everyone. As you know at the end of last week, we successfully cemented in the well from the top down. There were pressure tests conducted at the end of last week to make sure we had integrity[Read More…]
BP Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, August 9, 2010
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control The MC252 well has been shut-in since July 15; there is currently no oil flowing into the Gulf. BP continues to work with[Read More…]
BP Forms Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Escrow Trust
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. BP announced today that it has established a trust and made a $3 billion initial deposit of the previously-announced $20 billion escrow account to pay legitimate claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon incident and the resulting oil and gas spill. “The purpose of the escrow account was[Read More…]
