WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 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: Step2® Basic Rhythms Drums™ Units: About 21,000[Read More…]
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Testimony by Secretary Napolitano, Before Senate Committee on the Judiciary Re: Strategy for Southwest Border
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Secretary Janet Napolitano: Chairman Leahy, Senator Sessions, and members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify today; I appreciate the great interest this Committee has in homeland security and law enforcement issues. Today I will focus on[Read More…]
Secretary Napolitano Testifies Administration Will Review Arizona Immigration Law
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 27 – At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing earlier today, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said the Justice Department will review the recently passed Arizona anti-immigrant law. The Arizona law is the most extreme anti-immigrant law in the country, requiring law enforcement to question individuals about their immigration[Read More…]
Pharmaceutical Giant AstraZeneca to Pay $520 Million for Alleged Off-label Drug Marketing
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. AstraZeneca LP and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP will pay $520 million to resolve allegations that AstraZeneca illegally marketed the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services’ Health[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the AstraZeneca Settlement Announcement
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. Remarks as prepared for delivery: Over the past 15 months, Secretary Sebelius and I have made it a top priority of both our Departments to crack down on health care fraud, which we know costs taxpayers billions of dollars each year. Through our Health Care Fraud[Read More…]
Steelworkers Outraged Over Arizona’s Shameful Immigration Bill
Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. The United Steelworkers (USW) union is proud of its long history of fighting to preserve American jobs while at the same time supporting common sense immigration reform that protects the rights of individuals in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. “The recent law passed by the Arizona Legislature[Read More…]
Hazard Complaints Result in Surprise Inspections at 3 Massey-Owned Mines
ARLINGTON, Va.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that MSHA inspectors responded to three separate anonymous complaints about hazardous conditions at three coal mines owned by Massey Energy Co. Following each investigation, MSHA ordered the withdrawal of miners from designated areas of[Read More…]
DOT Fines Southwest Airlines for Violations of Denied Boarding Compensation Rules
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2010. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty against Southwest Airlines for violating federal rules regarding passengers denied boarding (“bumped”) on oversold flights. “The Department of Transportation is committed to protecting the rights of airline passengers,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “We[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Voices Relief at Release of UN-AU Peacekeepers Freed in Darfur
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 April 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his relief at the release of four peacekeepers serving with the joint African Union-United Nations mission in the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur who were set free after having spent more than two weeks in captivity. The unarmed South African[Read More…]
House Introduces Significant Criminal Justice Legislation
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2010. Representatives Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH) and Tom Rooney (R-FL) introduced an important bill addressing the criminal justice system in the House today. Laura W. Murphy, Director of the American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office, appeared at a press conference announcing the[Read More…]
