WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Push Around and Whisper Ride Buggies Units:[Read More…]
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Remote-Controlled Helicopters Recalled by Imagine Nation Books Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: “Fly Dragonfly” (also called “Queen Bee”) Remote-Controlled Helicopters Units: 46,000[Read More…]
Remarks by Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler at the National Institute on Health Care Fraud
Miami, Florida–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. Thank you for that kind introduction and to all of you for inviting me to speak with you today about one of the most important priorities for the Department of Justice and the Obama Administration: healthcare; specifically, healthcare fraud. Every year, hundreds of billions of dollars[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending May 8, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 444,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 448,000. The 4-week moving average was 450,500, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, May 13, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS The President Introduces Legislation to Enhance the Response As part of the administration’s commitment to pursue full compensation for damages from BP and other responsible parties, the President sent a legislative package to Congress that will enable the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response[Read More…]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response, May 13, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 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 and Containment Subsea efforts continue to focus on, firstly, progressing options to stop the flow of oil from the well through interventions[Read More…]
Afghanistan: UN Helps Rush in Aid to Thousands of Flood Victims
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 May 2010 – The United Nations is helping Afghanistan rush in emergency food and non-food aid for thousands of people hit by floods earlier this month, particularly in the three worst-affected western provinces. Within hours of the floods striking the provinces of Herat, Ghor and Badghis, where at[Read More…]
Spain Calls For Arrest Of CIA Agents Involved In Extraordinary Rendition
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. A Spanish prosecutor has asked a judge there to authorize the arrest of 13 CIA agents for their alleged role in the Bush administration’s “extraordinary rendition” program. The agents are accused of participating in the rendition of Khaled El-Masri, a German citizen who was kidnapped in[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton Aboard Air Force One en route Buffalo, New York
Aboard Air Force One, En Route Buffalo, NY–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010 – 12:22 P.M. EDT MR. BURTON: Welcome aboard, flight to Buffalo. In his remarks, the President will talk about the economic crisis and some of the steps that he and the administration have taken to get us out of it. [Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Russian President Medvedev
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010. President Obama spoke with President Medvedev earlier today by phone. President Obama informed President Medvedev that he was sending the New START Treaty to the United States Senate for its consideration later in the day. The Presidents stressed the importance of completing the ratification process in[Read More…]
