Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago area physician who surrendered his medical license was sentenced to five years in federal prison for stealing approximately $13 million from Medicare and more than 30 other public and private health care insurance programs over roughly five years, federal law enforcement officials announced today. Sushil Sheth,[Read More…]
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Newton Gingrich: Do As I Say, Ignore What I Do. Ex-Wife Speaks Out
We always knew Newton Gingrich was a piece of work, but, wow. What. A. Piece. Of. Work. he really is. Here’s a must-read from his second wife, Marianne Gingrich, reported in Esquire: "He believes that what he says in public and how he lives don’t have to be connected," she[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, August 10, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides an Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. A full transcript is available here.[Read More…]
Asurion Recalls Counterfeit BlackBerry®-branded Batteries Due to Burn and Fire Hazards
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2010. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Counterfeit BlackBerry®-branded cell phone batteries[Read More…]
Reannouncement of Goldstar and Comfort-Aire Dehumidifier Recall
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today reannounced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. 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…]
NOAA Reopens More than 5,000 Square Miles of Closed Gulf Fishing Area
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2010. Today NOAA reopened 5,144 square miles of Gulf waters to commercial and recreational finfish fishing. The reopening was announced after consultation with FDA and under a re-opening protocol agreed to by NOAA, the FDA, and the Gulf states. Since July 3, NOAA data have shown no[Read More…]
Former US Senator Ted Stevens Dies in Alaska Plane Crash
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…]
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…]
